On our 24th birthday we were getting a little bit (read: a lot) tipsy at a house party at our mum’s house, but Dougie Poynter had pretty much the opposite type of celebration yesterday – he did it in the Australian jungle while being pelted with insects, a few snakes and fly pupae. Mmm!

The McFly star had woken up a little bored on the morning of his 24th birthday, so a very helpful (!) Mark Wright suggested he do a Bushtucker Trial to brighten up his day.

Of course Dougie didn’t say no – and he ended up on his back (oi oi) on a giant clock where he had to find the numbers to go with said clock in a load of insect-filled boxes. Cockroaches, rats and snakes surrounded him, but the fella didn't flinch. And of course he took the smothering of fly pupae as a part of the parcel of the task and told Ant and Dec after that the gunk tasted like ‘soup’.

Naturally, our fave little man nailed the task with three minutes to spare (did anyone ever doubt him) and rushed back to the jungle to pounce on Mark with his happy news... oh and then have a wash.

Speaking about his impending shower, Doug revealed, “I set myself my own personal challenge of seeing how long I could go without a wash. I’ve gone four days without washing but the smell was so bad I’ll have to wash now.”

Dougie, we love you – but frankly, that made us wretch a bit. We wonder how new girlfriend Lara Carew-Jones took that delightful admission.