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Peter Andre has sympathised with Gemma Collins after she broke down in tears during her stint on I’m A Celebrity…South Africa and has told fans that it is a lot “mentally harder” than it might look<\/p>\n

07:00, 19 Apr 2026Updated 07:58, 19 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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Peter Andre has sympathised with Gemma Collins after she burst into tears on I’m A Celeb(Image: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Peter Andre has sympathised with Gemma Collins<\/a> after she broke down in tears on I’m A Celebrity…South Africa.<\/a> The pop star, 53, who famously met now ex-wife Katie Price<\/a> when he competed on Ant and Dec’s reality survival series in 2004, has been keeping up with all the drama from in South Africa as the all-stars version continues.<\/p>\n

Gemma, who shot to fame on Towie in 2011 and appeared on the regular edition of I’m A Celebrity<\/a> 2014 but quit after a matter of days, has been back in the jungle giving it another ago, although it all proved a bit too much for her earlier in the week and she became emotional over the lack of amenities.<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing in his new! magazine column, Peter said: “Gemma Collins really is TV gold. She was recently seen breaking down in tears as she adjusted to life without home comforts in the I\u2019m A Celeb jungle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Peter competed on I’m A Celebrity in 2004, where he famously met now ex-wife Katie Price in the days she was known as Jordan(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

“Some people might think she\u2019s just acting out, but she may just be genuine in the way that she’s feeling. It is quite amazing when you\u2019re actually in that situation, as to how you react to things.”<\/p>\n

Peter, who placed third on the programme behind Jennie Bond<\/a> and winner Kerry Katona<\/a>, also addressed the conflict around food stealing within the camp, and explained that it the whole process is “mentally harder” than anyone of the audience would expect, especially once the hunger start to kick in.<\/p>\n

He added: “There\u2019s also been accusations of campmates stealing food because everyone is so hungry and, speaking from my experience, it is harder mentally than you can imagine. The starvation process is the thing that got to all of us.<\/p>\n

“After three or four days, that\u2019s when personalities start to come out. Most people on that show have never, ever known what it\u2019s like to not have food at their disposal. It teaches you to appreciate the basic things in life.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Diva Forever star Gemma wept as she realised just how much she missed her life back home. She said: “can\u2019t wash properly. I can\u2019t have anything nice. Ive got to wash up every f**king five minutes. I am not used to this. It\u2019s not f**king me!”<\/p>\n

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Gemma was comforted by Adam Thomas when she broke down in tears(Image: YouTube\/ITV)<\/p>\n

Fortunately for Gemma, former Emmerdale<\/a> star Adam Thomas<\/a> was on hand to comfort her. On X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>, one user said: “Adam looking after Gemma. He’s an absolute gentleman. And Gemma girllllll you are doing so welllll, so well.”<\/p>\n

Another user said: “And this is why Gemma didn\u2019t cope in the jungle the first time.. at least she\u2019s having a sense of humour in her sadness. Adam is a gem.”<\/p>\n

Peter, who made a brief return to the jungle in 2011, previously noted in his column that he had high hopes for Gemma when it was announced she was making a comeback, but wasn’t entirely sure if he would ever sign up for the South Africa edition of the programme.<\/p>\n

He said: “It\u2019s great to see the I\u2019m A Celebrity South Africa line-up. They\u2019ve got some great characters in there. I know quite a few of them. Harry Redknapp<\/a> is wonderful \u2013 he\u2019ll go really far. Gemma Collins will be a good laugh. It\u2019ll be great. I\u2019ve never really thought about doing it because I\u2019ve done it twice now. I\u2019d rather embrace new challenges \u2013 but never say never!”<\/p>\n

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

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