Gillian McKeith has said that she and Shaun Ryder have "turned a corner" after winning treats for their I'm a Celebrity... South Africa campmates.
On Monday, audiences saw McKeith's surprise entrance to the all-star show, much to the shock of Happy Mondays singer Ryder.
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Tuesday's episode saw the pair, who frequently argued when they competed on their original I'm a Celebrity... in 2010, forced to team up again for the series' first Chest Challenge.
But despite campmates speculating over the outbreak of "World War Three", both McKeith and Ryder appeared to get on very well - laughing and joking with each other throughout.
The challenge involved untangling wires and matching them up to international area codes.
Ryder admitted to McKeith that although he had been to many countries around the world, he could only remember the "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" elements while being there.
"Has it taken its toll?" McKeith asked him, to which Ryder laughed and said: "You tell me, Gillian."
At one point during the challenge, Ryder even gave his former nemesis a hug to "get her brain working again" after she admitted being tired and unable to think.
Speaking after the challenge, McKeith said: "The two of us working together, getting along so well was a surprise, a pleasant surprise.
"We've turned a corner."
Earlier, Ryder had told the Bush Telegraph: "I've been trying to be nice to her. I'm a different person, whatever. I don't think Gillian was pleased to see me."
Meanwhile, back at camp, other contestants speculated that Ryder may have "killed Gillian with a stick", due to how long the pair had been gone.
Tuesday's episode also saw Geordie presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announce Jordan Banjo and Janice Dickinson as the two campmates taking part in the first eating trial of the series.
The pair went on to face 10 "genitalia-heavy" dishes of varying degrees of repulsiveness but earned several stars for their campmates.
In the final moments of the show, it was announced that three new celebrities - Myleene Klass, Andy Whyment, and Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo - will be joining the show on Wednesday's episode.
The campmates will have to decide which of the three should undertake a challenge immediately upon arrival.
The show continues on Virgin Media One and ITV.
Source: Press Association
