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Beverley Callard Jokes on Mile-High Club in I'm A Celeb

Published 10 April 2026

Beverley Callard, the 69-year-old former Coronation Street actress known for her role as Liz McDonald, sparked laughter among viewers during the second episode of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa, aired Tuesday on ITV. The all-stars spin-off, filmed in Kruger National Park, brought back familiar faces including Adam Thomas and Seann Walsh, with whom Callard shared a cheeky conversation about airplane bathrooms that veered into talk of the mile-high club.

While enduring conditions at the basic Savannah Scrub camp, Callard confided in Thomas and Walsh about her discomfort using the camp's facilities, leading to a lighthearted exchange on flight toilets. Thomas remarked on the awkward walk back to one's seat, prompting Walsh to joke about the added embarrassment of joining the mile-high club, a term for sexual encounters on planes. Callard denied any involvement and quipped about the upcoming flight home with her husband, Jon McEwan, whom she married in 2010. Thomas, caught off guard, laughed and said, "What's going on here? It's like an episode of Coronation Street." Neither Thomas nor Walsh claimed membership in the club, and Callard teased Thomas about not keeping up with her...

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