Ant and Dec have finally broken their silence on the dramatic I’m A Celeb final as they take to their podcast to discuss that finale episode.
20:54, 29 Apr 2026Updated 21:30, 29 Apr 2026
Ant and Dec have spoken out(Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Shutterstock)
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have spoken out over the dramatic I’m a Celeb South Africa live final that caused chaos last Friday night.
In the preview to their podcast Hanging Out with Ant & Dec, the duo joked about the chaos from the event, with Ant joking, “If you didn’t see it, I bet you read about it!”
“It was quite the night!” said Dec, promising to explain the “ins and outs” of the event. Ant replied: “It was a weird night of TV,” adding that there were “walk-outs” Highlighting the main topics of the upcoming podcast episode, the pair promised to discuss Jimmy Bullard as Dec said: “The first question was to Jimmy about why did you call I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”
Ant added in response: “On the night I said I disagreed with him,” likely speaking about Jimmy Bullard, whom Ant publicly disagreed with when Jimmy asked him to confirm that Adam was aggressive on the show.
I’m A Celebrity final descended into chaos with rows, bitter exchanges and stars walking off(Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Shutterstock)
Dec then replied that someone had a “bee in his bonnet” that he was keen to get off his chest, but the clipping made it unclear exactly who he was talking about.
Dec also revealed that two of the All Stars had left the group WhatsApp, Gemma Collins and Adam Thomas. While Ant hinted he’s tell a story about running into Adam Thomas and Jimmy Bullard after filming the episode.
While this trailer only teased what is set to come, the full episode will be released on Thursday – so fans won’t have to wait too long to hear all the latest gossip from the hosts who had a front row seat to the drama.
I’m A Celeb stars have been ‘reminded’ of the key clauses in their contracts following the dramatic fallout from the show(Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Shutterstock)
Fans were delighted with the nuggets of information revealed by the hosts, with some suggesting it was set to be their “best podcast ever” and they couldn’t wait for this “juicy watch”.
The finale episode saw Adam Thomas crowned King of the Jungle, but face arguments with David Haye and Jimmy throughout the final episode, leading both Sinitta and Gemma to walk out of the live recording.
Since the show’s finale, the actor has said he feels ‘dead inside and numb’ over the experience and claimed he won’t appear on the show again even if he was paid ‘£10million’ , saying it’s ‘eaten away at his soul.’ Adam said he felt the colour ‘drain from his face’ when Ant and Dec announced him as the winner, as his worst nightmare came true.
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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 revealed the blunt message he sent his former campmate back. “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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