{"id":555080,"date":"2026-04-28T13:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/555080\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:10:15","slug":"im-a-celebrity-star-insists-jimmy-bullard-didnt-bully-him-after-2014-clip-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/555080\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m A Celebrity star insists Jimmy Bullard \u2018didn’t bully him\u2019 after 2014 clip resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tJimmy Bullard and Jake Quickenden were in the jungle together in 2014 (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out Of Here!<\/a> alum Jake Quickenden<\/a> has weighed in on a resurfaced 2014 clip of him and Jimmy Bullard<\/a> in the jungle, after the chaotic all-stars final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The South Africa spin-off of the show ended in dramatic fashion last Friday, when former Fulham<\/a> footballer Bullard and David Haye<\/a> let rip on Adam Thomas<\/a> over a fight that was filmed months ago.<\/p>\n

A clip from Bullard\u2019s original stint in the jungle has now resurfaced, in which fans have claimed he was \u2018bullying\u2019 his X Factor<\/a> co-star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The moment from the Australian jungle sees Quickenden and Bullard take swipes at one another, after a fellow campmate mistook the topless footballer for newsreader Michael Buerk, who is 33 years his senior.<\/p>\n

Yet Quickenden has now jumped into the Instagram<\/a> comments section on a post of the clip to insist he was not being bullied.<\/p>\n

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The 37-year-old wrote: \u2018I\u2019m gonna be honest here, bullying should be called out but he didn\u2019t bully me here.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\u2018Some people may see it different [sic] but I can say this, he didn\u2019t bully me\u2019 (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

\u2018He was my pal in there, we was [sic] having a laugh, he out did me and I didn\u2019t know what to say back lol. He was trying to make me bite.\u2019<\/p>\n

Quickenden continued: \u2018Some people may see it different [sic] but I can say this, he didn\u2019t bully me.<\/p>\n

\u2018He was actually so sound to me in there and ever since, he still messages me to catch-up.\u2019<\/p>\n

Since the final, both Sinitta<\/a> and Craig Charles have asserted that the live event should not have unfolded as it did<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ashley Roberts has described it as \u2018unhinged\u2019<\/a> and shared her sympathy for Thomas, who couldn\u2019t properly celebrate his win as the Ultimate Legend.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tBullard didn\u2019t seem to take kindly to being mistaken for Michael Buerk (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026South Africa final was incredibly chaotic (Picture: Jonathan Hordle\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

The clash in the jungle between Bullard and Thomas unfolded during a Bushtucker Trial in which the defeated campmates would be sent packing. <\/p>\n

Bullard was paired up with Thomas and said the immortal words \u2018I\u2019m a celebrity, get me out of here\u2019, inadvertently sealing the Waterloo Road<\/a> star\u2019s fate as well as his own.<\/p>\n

Thomas then had a go at Bullard in scenes which host Ant McPartlin<\/a> confirmed were not aired in their entirety, as parts were \u2018unbroadcastable\u2019, reportedly on account of the c-word being used.<\/p>\n

Bullard is now reportedly planning legal action<\/a> against ITV<\/a> after claiming in the final that Thomas\u2019s behaviour was \u2018abusive, intimidating and aggressive\u2019.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026South Africa is available to watch on ITVX.<\/p>\n

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