GET THEM OUT OF THERE

SPENCER AND HEIDI PRATT MAY *NOT* HAVE LEFT "I'M A CELEBRITY . . . GET ME OUT OF HERE!" AFTER ALL:

On Monday night's premiere of "I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!", "Hills" knuckleheads SPENCER and HEIDI PRATT threatened to QUIT the show. Regardless of how "real" any of it was, they eventually backed down and decided to stay.

Then on last night's episode, they actually DID leave . . . but according to several sources online, they could very well be back once again. (--This show is essentially being filmed LIVE . . . so unfortunately, we can't tell you now what the outcome is.)

If you actually watched this insanity, their "departure" was pretty ridiculous. STEPHEN BALDWIN . . . (--the born-again Baldwin) . . . offered to conduct a farewell BAPTISM for Spencer and Heidi. And they were all about it. (--They refer to themselves as Christians, if you didn't know. At one point in the episode, Heidi . . . with a straight-face . . . said, quote, "My goal is to be a true disciple of Jesus . . . a Mother Teresa helping the poor and the hungry.")

Anyway, they actually left the set not long after that . . . but E! Online is reporting that they cancelled plans to fly back to L.A., and are planning some sort of "dramatic return" on tonight's episode.

If you care, TMZ is reporting that so-called "production sources" tell them that Spencer and Heidi DO want to come back . . . but NBC hasn't agreed to let them return yet. (--It's unclear why not . . . this stupidity is the ONLY plot on the show.)

Seriously. Aside from PATTI BLAGOJEVICH'S teary monologue about how her family's lives have been torn apart by "the system" . . . Spencer and Heidi's status on the show is the ONLY THING GOING ON. And really, who cares???

You really have to wonder what NBC was thinking here. Did they sketch this show out AT ALL . . . or were they just hoping something interesting would happen??? A lot of reality shows are completely pointless, but this one is breaking new ground!