Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have broken their silence on the I’m A Celebrity South Africa finale chaos, promising to reveal full details about the walkouts, Adam Thomas’s win and the tensions with Jimmy Bullard in their upcoming podcast
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have addressed the chaotic I’m a Celeb South Africa live final that descended into mayhem last Friday night.
In the teaser for their podcast Hanging Out with Ant and Dec, the pair made light of the pandemonium from the broadcast, with Ant quipping: “If you didn’t see it, I bet you read about it!
“It was quite the night!” Dec remarked, vowing to reveal the “ins and outs” of what unfolded. Ant responded: “It was a weird night of TV,” noting there were “walk-outs” during the show. Previewing the key talking points of their forthcoming podcast episode, the duo pledged to discuss Jimmy Bullard, with Dec saying: “The first question was to Jimmy about why did you call I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”
Ant interjected: “On the night I said I disagreed with him,” seemingly referring to Jimmy Bullard, with whom Ant publicly clashed when Jimmy pressed him to confirm that Adam had been aggressive during the programme.
Dec then suggested that somebody had a “bee in his bonnet” they were eager to air, though the clip didn’t make it entirely clear whom he meant, reports the Mirror.
Dec also disclosed that two of the All Stars had departed the group WhatsApp – Gemma Collins and Adam Thomas. Meanwhile, Ant teased he’d share an anecdote about bumping into Adam Thomas and Jimmy Bullard following the recording. While this trailer merely hinted at what’s in store, the full episode drops on Thursday – meaning fans won’t need to hang around long to catch all the latest behind-the-scenes gossip from the hosts who witnessed the drama unfold first-hand.
Fans were thrilled with the snippets of information shared by the hosts, with some claiming it was shaping up to be their “best podcast ever” and expressing eagerness for this “juicy watch”.
The final episode saw Adam Thomas crowned King of the Jungle, but witness clashes with David Haye and Jimmy throughout the concluding instalment, prompting both Sinitta and Gemma to storm out of the live recording.
Following the show’s conclusion, the actor has admitted he feels ‘dead inside and numb’ about the experience and insisted he won’t return to the programme even if offered ‘£10million’, claiming it’s ‘eaten away at his soul.’ Adam revealed he felt the colour ‘drain from his face’ when Ant and Dec declared him the winner, as his worst nightmare became reality.
Speaking on The Thomas Bro’s podcast with brothers Scott and Ryan Thomas, Adam said: “The most disturbing is that I look at David and even after the show and after everything he did, you know he sent me a voice note and was like ‘oh mate, what a great show that was. I’m so happy you won. Congratulations.’”
And he disclosed the blunt response he fired back to his former campmate. “I just sent him a message back just saying, you know, ‘I think this is where we draw the line and I hope that you find happiness, bro, but I’m done.’”
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