Adam Thomas has been crowned the winner of I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 South Africa after a tense live final.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old actor was voted the winner by the public during Friday night\u2019s final, earning the title of “ultimate legend 2026”.<\/p>\n
Olympian Mo Farah finished in second place, while former football manager Harry Redknapp came third and actor and DJ Craig Charles placed fourth.<\/p>\n
Thomas was crowned by Sam Thompson, who won I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! in 2023.<\/p>\n
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The live final also saw tensions resurface between Thomas, former footballer Jimmy Bullard and former boxer David Haye, following rows that had played out during the series.<\/p>\n
Bullard accused Thomas of being “abusive, aggressive and intimidating” during an earlier exchange in camp, and claimed some of the row had not been shown to viewers.<\/p>\n
Host Anthony McPartlin disagreed with Bullard\u2019s characterisation of the incident, saying: “No, it wasn\u2019t, I was there.”<\/p>\n
Thomas said he took “full responsibility” for his actions and added that he had “nothing but love for Jimmy”.<\/p>\n
Haye then interrupted the exchange, telling Thomas: “You\u2019ve got a funny way of showing it.”<\/p>\n
The discussion became increasingly heated after Haye was asked about comments he had made on the show. He said he liked to “say it like I see it” and claimed the programme had been edited in Thomas\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n
“We all had banter back and forth, and a lot of it was cut out from their side,” he said.<\/p>\n
Sinitta and Gemma Collins defended Thomas during the exchange, before walking off set.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the episode, Collins had described Thomas as her “hero” and said she wanted him to win.<\/p>\n
After being named the winner, Thomas said his time on the show had been a “blast”.<\/p>\n
Farrah described the experience as “amazing” and “entertaining”, while Redknapp said he had “really enjoyed” his time on the series.<\/p>\n
The final four contestants had earlier faced insects, reptiles and other creepy crawlies in a series of pre-recorded trials filmed last autumn, as they competed for stars for their final jungle banquet.<\/p>\n
During the final Ant and Dec sent “support and love” to Beverley Callard, who was unable to attend the live event.<\/p>\n
The former Coronation Street star left camp earlier in the week due to undisclosed health issues, which were later revealed to be the start of her breast cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n
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