Spoiler warning: This article reveals the winner of the I’m A Celeb present
Adam Thomas has been topped the winner of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, incomes the title of “ultimate legend 2026”, after the dwell final present descended into chaos.
The 37-year-old actor was voted the winner by public vote through the dwell final on Friday, with fellow finalists Sir Mo Farah in second place and Harry Redknapp in third.
During the final, the previous Waterloo Road star was accused of being “abusive, aggressive and intimidating” by former footballer Jimmy Bullard.
The episode grew to become chaotic after David Haye joined in the dialog to accuse the present of enhancing footage to make Thomas appear like a “victim” and, after defending the actor, Sinitta and Gemma Collins walked off set.
Thomas has hit headlines since showing on the all-star present for his feud with boxer Haye, who he mentioned “broke” him and pushed him to his limits, and for his row with campmate Bullard for nearly compromising his time on the present.
Bullard mentioned their explosive row on the present, claiming Thomas dropped “c-bombs” which weren’t aired, and requested hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for his or her opinion as they’d “front row seats”.
McPartlin disagreed that the alternate was aggressive and mentioned: “No it wasn’t, I was there.”
Thomas responded by saying he took “full responsibility” for his actions and he has “nothing but love for Jimmy”, however Haye interrupted the alternate and mentioned: “You’ve got a funny way of showing it.”
The interplay spiralled into chaos after the boxer was then requested about a few of his controversial feedback on the present, and he mentioned: “I like to say it like I see it,” and accused the present of enhancing footage in favour of Thomas.
He added: “We all had banter back and forth, and a lot of it was cut out from their side.”
Haye and Bullard then requested their fellow contestants to agree Thomas had been “abusive, intimidating and aggressive” in his row with Bullard.
Meanwhile, Sinitta and Collins defended the actor however ultimately walked off set, with the previous The Only Way Is Essex star commenting that Haye was “aggressive”.
The dramatic episode later noticed Thomas topped the winner by actuality TV star Sam Thompson, who received the unique series in 2023, and mentioned being on the present was a “blast”.
Reflecting on his time in the jungle, Redknapp, who got here third, mentioned he “met lots of nice people and really enjoyed it”.
Sir Mo hailed the expertise as “amazing” and “entertaining”, and mentioned he seems like he has made his household proud.
Craig Charles was awarded fourth place through the episode, which noticed the finalists face bugs, reptiles and different creepy crawlies in a series of pre-recorded trials filmed final autumn as they every fought to earn stars for his or her final jungle banquet.
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Haye interrupted the episode early on as he questioned whether or not Thomas deserved to win attributable to his interplay with Bullard, after Collins hailed him as her “hero” and rooted for him to win.
McPartlin joked that the “scariest thing” the celebrities have confronted this series had been “David Haye’s views about women”, referencing the boxer’s remarks on “ugly birds” whereas discussing his girlfriend Sian Osborne which left viewers in uproar.
Ant and Dec additionally supplied “support and love” to cleaning soap star Beverley Callard, who was unable to attend the dwell occasion.
It comes after viewers noticed her pressured to depart camp earlier this week attributable to undisclosed well being points, which had been later revealed to be the beginning of her breast most cancers prognosis.
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