I'm A Celebrity's Amir Khan Mocked After Asking If A Woman Has Ever Been Prime Minister

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Amir Khan has made one hell of a gaffe on ā€˜Iā€™m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!ā€™ after asking if a woman has ever been prime minister.

The boxer was left red faced after forgetting all about Margaret Thatcher and current PM Theresa May during Sunday (26 November) nightā€™s episode of the ITV reality show.

Fans on Twitter went in on him when he made the blunder after Georgia Toffolo was made the campā€™s deputy prime minister in the jungleā€™s latest switch-up of power.

Amir Khan was mocked for asking if there's ever been a female prime minister
Amir Khan was mocked for asking if there's ever been a female prime minister
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ā€œHas a woman ever become prime minister?ā€ Amir enquired.

As the camp looked at him aghast and laughed, so soon realised his error, although not quite to the full extent.

ā€œOh, Margaret Thatcher. Shit!ā€ he exclaimed.

"Has there ever been a woman Prime Minister?" šŸ™‹šŸ»šŸ™‹šŸ¼#ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/JOIVmvJoHN

ā€” I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) November 27, 2017

It was then up to Rebekah Vardy to break the news to him that Theresa May is currently in power.

A mortified Amir responded: ā€œOh and Theresa May. Guys, donā€™t tell no-one that.ā€

The remark prompted a lot of hilarity on social media:

Amir Khan just asked if a a woman could be prime minister... #imaceleb pic.twitter.com/3bIqZwrWQo

ā€” Lewis McDonald (@lewismcdnld) November 26, 2017

Amir Khan... "Can a woman be Prime Minister?" #imacelebrity #AmirKhan #whataplonker pic.twitter.com/fkkA96JbIS

ā€” Cathryn Johnson (@CathrynJ4) November 26, 2017

Amir is coming across as a bit of a misogynist / sexist man. Seriously Amir??? You don't know our current prime minister is a woman. Wow!.. and yes women can be prime ministers. Also men can cry dear and show emotions. Nothing weak about that. #ImACeleb #ImACelebrity

ā€” Natasha (@l__Natasha__l) November 26, 2017

*login to Twitter*

Amir Khan asks if there has ever been a female Prime Minister.

*log out of Twitter* pic.twitter.com/vcPowSxhcz

ā€” Hanna Flint (@HannaFlint) November 27, 2017

ā€œHave we ever had a woman prime ministerā€ - Amir Khan, 2017: the year of Brexit, the year of the UK going to shit because of Theresa May. A woman ? #ImACeleb

ā€” š•Šš•šš•žš•£š•’š•Ÿ š”¹š•™š•¦š•š•š•’š•£ (@sxmrvn) November 26, 2017

Amir Khan ā€œhas there ever been a female prime minister?ā€
Iā€™m starting to feel a little bit hard done to when I was partnered with him on Celeb Who Wants to Be a Millionaire! #imaceleb pic.twitter.com/SqylNk5pPh

ā€” Jason Manford (@JasonManford) November 26, 2017

We'll always remember where we were when Amir Khan asked:
"Can a woman become Prime Minister?" pic.twitter.com/k6kZntGNjO

ā€” Gem 106 (@gem106fm) November 27, 2017

Amir Khan ā€œ have we had a lady prime ministerā€ #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/P3SqH315u7

ā€” Sophia reid (@sophiareid69) November 26, 2017

Omg amir khans took too many shots to the head, has there ever been a female prime minister #ImACeleb2017 #amirkhan

ā€” Wayne davies (@biker4ta) November 26, 2017

The UK population after Amir Khan asked if there has ever been a female Prime Minister šŸ¤¦ #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/1Ec1kcxRKS

ā€” Lizzie (@lizzieblix) November 26, 2017

It is not the first time Amir has copped some flak on Twitter during his appearance on ā€˜Iā€™m A Celebrityā€™.

He and Rebekah Vardy were previously branded ā€œirresponsibleā€ for dangerous comments they made about men crying, claiming they believed it showed ā€œweaknessā€.

One of his old tweets also came back to haunt him, when it was revealed he had claimed going into the jungle was ā€œfor has beensā€ in a post from 2012.

ā€˜Iā€™m A Celebrityā€™ continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV.

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