The Jump 2016: Joe Swash shocks Linford Christie by tickling his manhood in final
THE JUMP has been laced with endless controversy, and tonight Joe Swash decided too add a little more by groping Linford Christie’s manhood before the watershed.
Joe Swash grabs Linford Christie's crotch on The Jump
While Davina McCall presented the final of the Channel 4 series, the former EastEnders star was spotted cupping Linford’s crotch.
The pair were stood beside the night’s host when the mischievous I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! winner reached over to have a good squeeze of the Olympian’s nether regions.
Linford was visibly shocked by the prank, but managed to hold himself together like a champion and began chuckling away with the 34-year-old.
Naturally, the stint caught the eyes of viewers, who were quick to comment on Twitter.
The EastEnders actor pulled a wicked prank on the Olympian
Was Joe Swash just grappling Linford's lunchbox
Simon, asked: “Anyone else see joe swash tickle linford christies d**k?.” while Julie teased: “Joe Swash bet that's not coffee in that cup!!!”
"Was Joe Swash just grappling Linford's lunchbox?" one Twitter user wrote.
Another added: "Any particular reason Joe Swash is tapping Linford Christie's bits and bobs?"
The incident came before Ben Cohen was crowned the third champion of the winter sport’s show, beating Tamara Beckwith, Sid Owen, Tom Parker and Dean Cain into first place.
Ben Cohen was crowned the champion of The Jump
The England rugby star was the first finalist to jump and flew a whopping 18.25m, which proved to be unbeatable.
This series has dominated headlines after seven celebrities were forced to pull out due to injury.
The show, dubbed "the most dangerous show on TV" by its critics, launched to just 2.3 million viewers last month, while last week’s semi-final only saw 1.6 million of them return.
Shocking moment Rebecca Adlington sustained a serious injury
The rugby star beat Dean Cain in the nail-biting final
Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle was almost left paralysed by her stint in the show, eventually needing surgery to fuse broken vertebrae, while Rebecca Adlington, Tina Hobley, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Sarah Harding, Linford Christie and Heather Mills also left the contest with injuries.
Last year's winner Joey Essex was due to present the trophy but presenter Davina McCall revealed the reality star was in hospital.
She said: "He's in hospital and for once it isn't anything to do with us. He's having his wisdom teeth out."