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Lily Waddell

I'm A Celeb star and aristocrat Lady C is sacked after explosive Prince Andrew rant

I'm A Celebrity star and aristocrat Lady C has been axed after her Prince Andrew rant.

Lady Colin Campbell, 70, was dropped from turning on the Christmas lights in Prince Charles' home town after she weighed in on the scandal rocking the royal family.

The reality star was expected to appear at the switch-on in Tetbury, Glos. on December 6, not far from Prince Charles' Highgrove House estate.

However, her outspoken Good Morning Britain appearance angered Christmas lights organisers so much they pulled her appearance from the annual event.

In a heated discussion about the Duke of York and disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, she said "soliciting sex was not the same as paedophilia" on Tuesday's GMB.

I'm A Celeb star and aristocrat Lady C is sacked after explosive Prince Andrew rant (Ken McKay/ITV/REX)

She said: "You all seem to have forgotten that Jeffrey Epstein, the offence with which he was charged and for which he was imprisoned, was for soliciting prostitution from minors.

"That is not the same thing as paedophilia."

Tetbury Town Council shunned Lady C in the light of her controversial comments.

Lady Colin Campbell, 70, was dropped from turning on the Christmas lights in Prince Charles' home town after she weighed in on the scandal rocking the royal family (Ken McKay/ITV/REX)
Lady C's comment left GMB host Piers stunned (Ken McKay/ITV/REX)

They wasted no time in replacing her as the council asked the Mayor to step up to the job of turning on the Xmas lights instead.

A statement from the council read: "The Town Council has been advised by the organisers of the Christmas Lights Switch on Event that, in view of the recent controversy, they have decided to ask the Mayor to turn on the Christmas Lights, with a pupil from St Mary’s Primary School."

The Mirror has approached Lady C's representatives for further comment.

Lady C doesn't shy away from controversy as she claimed earlier this year the #MeToo movement has "prevented men from being men".

The telly personality quit the I'm A Celeb jungle on "medical grounds" while appearing on the 15th series of the show.

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