Robert, Esther, Carly and Nicola were forced to cross a treacherous lake.

The ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ contestants were given two pairs of floating mechanical feet – one manual and one motorised – and a boat with no paddle to cross the vast water.

Nicola said before the task: “This looks like hard work to me. I don’t want to do that, I don’t exercise and I can’t promise I won’t fall in.”

Beauties Nicola and Carly decided they would operate the manual feet together while Robert pulled TV presenter Esther along in the boat – but all did not go according to plan.

Robert – who is bookies’ favourite to be the first contestant voted off the reality show - lost his balance and fell into the water, forcing Esther to power herself along with the talk show host’s hat while he swam to the shore.

The two girls made it safely to the other side.