I’m A Celebrity star Martin Roberts’ cryptic hand signals and what they mean revealed
I'M A Celebrity star Martin Roberts has left viewers baffled for a number of reasons - most recently, however, the subject of confusion has been surrounding some hand gestures he has been making.
Last week The Homes Under the Hammer presenter was spotted making, what seemed to be, signals to home as the Bushtucker Trial results were read out.
The 53-year-old, who has two children with wife Kirsty, grinned as he sat on a log and twirled his hand and tapped his finger against the air before biting it.
Unsurprisingly, many viewers found this odd and thought that the gestures may have been secret messages to home.
So The Sun Online decided to investigate whether the hand gestures he was making really meant something - or whether it was simply a coincidence.
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We sent the video to Debra Keyser, Managing Director of the School of Sign Language in the UK, to help us in figuring out whether these meant anything.
She revealed that while he was not using British Sign Language (BSL), he seemed to be making one sign over and over again.
Debbie said: "One sign he is using repeatedly could be the sign for number 11.... the sign is the thumb and fore finger tapping together."
She added: "British sign language is used in the UK, however similar to accents sign language can differ in each parts of the UK especially signs for number."
What could '11' mean to Martin?
While there doesn't seem to be a particularly personal reason for Martin Roberts to be signing "11", there are several jungle-related reasons.
Coincidentally, Danny Baker was the 11th contestant to make his way into the camp and was the one who had the most friction with Martin. The camp was left divided after their bitter arguments, while some viewers claimed that Danny was 'bullying' Martin. Could it have been a message to home about his troublesome campmate?
When the footage was aired, it was also almost 11 days until the end of I'm A Celebrity. Perhaps this was reassurance as to his family as to how long was left until it was over?
Of course, this could all be a simple coincidence. We'll have to see whether he makes any more hand gestures tonight...
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