The grim reason why I’m A Celeb contestants always wear red socks

There's a pretty grim reason behind the fashion choice

This year's series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is well and truly underway.

But despite being on our screen for two decades, there are some mysteries that still surround the show, such as the reason behind the contestants' camp getup.

Regular viewers will have noticed over the years that the celebrities all wear red socks while they are in camp.

And it turns out that there is a practical reason behind this, according to a show insider.

Bob McCarron a.k.a. the legendary Medic Bob worked on the show for years, told Woman’s Own a few years ago that the socks are actually to cover up blood splatters from the many and varied blood-sucking bugs that live in the jungle.