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Adam Thomas can currently be seen competing on I’m A Celebrity…South Africa but months after it was all filmed, he has broken his silence after scenes involving his controversial campmate aired<\/p>\n

18:19, 19 Apr 2026Updated 20:52, 19 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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Adam Thomas has admitted he was left ‘heartbroken’ by this image (Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Adam Thomas<\/a> has admitted that he was left “broken” by David Haye when they filmed I’m A Celebrity<\/a> South Africa. The actor, 37, who is best known for his roles in Emmerdale<\/a> and Waterloo Road, can currently be seen competing on the all-stars edition of Ant and Dec’s reality survival show, almost a decade after he appeared on the regular edition of the series.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, boxer David, who was already at the centre of at the centre of controversy thanks to sexist comments<\/a> he made, tried to bully Adam to take part in Termite Terror, unable to accept that the former Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> contestant just wasn’t feeling up to it.<\/p>\n

Adam has arthritis<\/a>, which he has been open about. Explaining how it affects him, he said previously: “It is an autoimmune disease. Basically means my immune system is attacking my own body. It causes a s**t-load of pain,” and he has now admitted that it has all been a struggle to watch his time on I’m A Celebrity play out on TV.<\/a><\/p>\n

READ MORE: Adam Thomas’ twin ‘so angry’ after heartbreaking post about how David Haye ‘broke’ him<\/a>READ MORE: Adam Thomas supported by brothers and I’m A Celeb campmates after heartbreaking post<\/a>\"David<\/p>\n

The boxer tries to force his campmate into doing the trial(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

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David tries to force Adam to do the trial(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Alongside an image from the show, which was filmed towards the end of last year, Adam wrote on Instagram<\/a> on Sunday evening: “Not going to lie,this picture breaks my heart, as I know on the inside what I was dealing with and truth be told I thought it was all my fault. I now know that\u2019s not the reality\u2026 My time in I\u2019m a Celebrity South Africa was one of the toughest things I\u2019ve ever been through, physically, mentally, and emotionally.<\/p>\n

“Watching it back hasn\u2019t been easy at all. There were moments I felt pushed to my absolute limit, and if I\u2019m honest, times I didn\u2019t even recognise myself. Living with arthritis is something I don\u2019t really talk about, as much as I should do\u2026but in there it really took its toll. My biggest fight was pretending to put on a brave face and trying to hide the pain! that can be exhausting within itself. There were days my body just didn\u2019t want to keep going, but I did. “I won\u2019t sit here and say I handled everything perfectly, because I didn\u2019t. I wish I spoke up for myself sooner. I wish I stood my ground instead of trying to keep the peace, but I\u2019ve learned that being kind doesn\u2019t mean being weak, and sometimes it takes going through tough moments to find your voice.<\/p>\n

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The Waterloo Road star has now admitted that the whole thing was one of the hardest things he has ever had to do (Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

“Since coming out, I\u2019ve taken time to process everything, and I\u2019m in a much better place now. I let go of the anger, had the conversations I needed to have, and chose peace. “What I\u2019m most proud of, is at times like this I wanted to walk, I wanted to quit but I didn\u2019t . Even when I wanted to walk away, even when it felt like too much, I never give up! and that means everything to me. “He broke me in there, he pushed me to my limits, and I\u2019ve told David this and he\u2019s apologised and that\u2019s that! I\u2019ve moved on now, am not one to hold a grudge. But thank you for all your lovely messages and all the kind words We all face people and situations that try to break us, but sometimes those moments are what rebuild you stronger than ever. Be kind.”<\/p>\n

Adam was inundated with comments of support from fans, with one writing: “You came over in there as such a beautiful human @adamthomas21 You know your own truth You were Always my Winner.”<\/p>\n

Another said: “Your genuine & kind. You rose above it & kept going. That is strength. You’ve put it behind you & that stands for everything you are. Thats why you have everyone’s support,” whilst a third wrote: “Those living with these awful autoimmune diseases are the real strong ones. Try living in pain daily and still putting a smile on your face and looking as if you\u2019re not in pain. The fatigue is often worse than the pain. And symptoms can creep up on you at any moment. No warnings.”<\/p>\n

It all came to blows as Adam tried to sleep and admitted it would be hard for him to undertake a Bushtucker Trial because he was feeling dehydrated. David raged: “Dehydrated?! We’ve all got the same amount of water! Adam is doing it and that’s it!”<\/a><\/p>\n

“When is your top form gonna come? Why aren’t we forcing this dude to go and do it? Coincidentally, every time there’s something to do, he’s not feeling well.” It was at that point that Gogglebox legend Scarlett Moffatt, who won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2016, weighed in as she begged David to “stop it.”<\/p>\n

Early on in the series, he made comments about his girlfriend Sian. When talking about his partner cooking for them all, he then added: “She’s like tall, blue eyes. She\u2019s lovely. She’s got the personality of a proper ugly bird.”<\/p>\n

Despite Scarlett’s suggestion he should stop there, he continued his tirade as he added: “She has. Most ugly girls realise they don’t they’re not pretty enough to… they gotta have a personality to banter and to tell jokes and s**t, so people overlook the fact that they’re not aesthetically amazing, straight away.<\/p>\n

“Which is what’s called Ugly Duckling syndrome, where girls are ugly, when they start off, and then they and then they kind of they, they get pretty as they get older. But they still got the personality of when they’re ugly. Does that make sense?”<\/p>\n

In the rant, which left angry viewers fuming, he added: “You get a girl who’s pretty from day one, you get a girl who’s different day one. Everyone goes \u2018You’re so beautiful. You\u2019re amazing\u2019. She grows up thinking, I’m amazing. Everyone loves me. I can open any door. I can go anywhere I want.<\/p>\n

They don’t have to have a personality, because most super pretty girls are just idiots. But then their ugly friend, they\u2019ve got work a bit harder, be more personable. They got to be nicer to everyone. Gonna get you a drink.”<\/p>\n

* I’m A Celebrity<\/a>…South Africa airs weekdays at 9pm on ITV<\/a> and ITVX.<\/p>\n

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