I’m A Celebrity fans thought they spotted Nick Pickard secretly indulging into a panini during Wednesday night’s episode.

The Hollyoaks actor, 48, lost out to Josie Gibson in the public vote after they both unexpectedly came in the bottom two.

And before he was announced as the fourth campmate to leave the jungle, viewers were baffled at whether the actor had tucked into some food on the sly.

Other perplexed viewers cleared the confusion up to confirm Nick was just holding a scrunched up paper bag, which appeared to look like a panini.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, fans wrote: ‘Was that a sandwich in #nick’s hand?’

I’m A Celebrity fans thought they spotted Nick Pickard, 48, secretly indulging into a panini during Wednesday night’s episode

The Hollyoaks actor lost out to Josie Gibson in the public vote after they both unexpectedly came in the bottom two

‘What did Nick have in his hand? Looked a bit like a sandwich/ burger in brown paper’.

‘Is that Nick eating a sandwich?’

‘Said the same thing!’

‘Omg I noticed this?! They must get food after challenges no wonder they want to do one’.

‘Was Nick eating a sandwich/ panini?’

An insider told The Sun: ‘This is the bags the rice comes in. You saw Nigel using one as a bin bag yesterday cleaning up camp.’

Nick received a triumphant welcome as he was greeted with applause from some of the eliminated contestants and the other celebrities’ loved ones.

The soap star was clearly thrilled to be reunited with his girlfriend Sarah Corrin as he wrapped an arm around her waist after arriving at the hotel.

Also present was Frankie Dettori and Marvin Humes’ wife Rochelle.

And before he was announced as the fourth campmate to leave the jungle, viewers were baffled at whether the actor had tucked into some food on the sly

Nick received a triumphant welcome as he was greeted with applause from some of the eliminated contestants and the other celebrities’ loved ones

The soap star was clearly thrilled to be reunited with his girlfriend Sarah Corrin as he wrapped an arm around her waist after arriving at the hotel

After his elimination, Nick also appeared on Good Morning Britain and told how he wants to see Sam Thompson crowned King of the Jungle.

He said: ‘I’d like Sam to win he’s such a huge fan of the show and he just wants to do cyclone bless him, he really is enthusiastic.’

The actor also told how adjusting to life in the jungle was tough for the first few days.

He said: ‘It takes a few nights to climatize the first few nights I was like, “what’s this noise? whats that?” for two, three nights we were like, “they’re playing the noises through speakers” and then after a while we were like no its real.’

Nick and Sarah live together in Liverpool but their relationship has remained out of the public eye.

They have been dating for several years and Sarah was the first family member to arrive in Australia last week to support Nick.

She told MailOnline she has been begging family and friends to vote the soap star for his first Bushtucker Trial.

‘I’ve still yet to see him do a Bushtucker Trial and all my friends and family are like, “What shall we do?” And I keep saying, “Vote! Vote” and people are like you’re not meant to vote him in but I think we are! I think he’d enjoy it,’ she said.

 He grinned as he arrived to speak to the co-hosts and admitted he was happy to be leaving because he felt like his time on the show had come to an end

Nick is the longest-running soap actor on Hollyoaks – playing Tony Hutchinson for 28 years and Sarah said: ‘It’s nice people get to see the Nick part of him and not just Tony. But you haven’t seen all of him yet.

‘I’ve wanted him to do it for years. He’s very competitive and a good team player so that’s why I’ve always said, out of all the things he could do, I’m A Celebrity would be a good one for him.’

‘I’m really surprised I haven’t seen him have a hunger tantrum. He is the most positive upbeat person you’ll ever meet but don’t mess with him and his food.

‘When people are going off for the Trials he’s like ‘Don’t worry if you don’t get all the stars’ but I know on the inside he’s like inside, ‘You have to get all the stars’.’