ADAM Thomas broke down in tears as he revealed the truth about the tense I’m A Celebrity South Africa final.
The actor, 37, won the second series of the hit show on Friday but not before all hell broke loose with David Haye and Jimmy Bullard taking aim at him.
Addressing the heated clash for the first time on the At Home With The Thomas Bros podcast — with his brothers Ryan and Scott, the Waterloo Road star got tearful as he recalled the situation.
He explained: “It’s so difficult because even when I got out and I explained what I went through, you guys, my friends, you won’t understand what I went through.
“The fact that it’s been turned into entertainment for live television, for a show, for a family show that I loved. I’ve got so much to thank this show for, ten years ago this show put me on the map.
“Even after the live show and everything that happened, I still can’t escape it. I’m on Instagram and TikTok, just the algorithm and everyone talking about it, everyone saying their bit and how they saw it.
“I’m just tired, I want it all to go away and just be forgotten about. The sad truth is that everyone will go on with their lives but for me, this will be in for me the rest of his life,” the former Emmerdale star said as he choked back tears.
“I will live with everything that’s happened from the very start and to the very finish, this is part of my DNA now, it’s made me the person that I am.
“It’s hard because right now I can’t see any light, I can’t see the positive in it.”
Friday’s live final descended into chaos after Jimmy labelled Adam’s behaviour towards him as “abusive, aggressive and intimidating” as he and David confronted Adam, as well as hosts Ant and Dec, for editing out certain parts of the argument.
With everyone shouting over one another, it resulted in both Gemma Collins and Sinitta storming off stage.
Jimmy and David were spotted being escorted out of the London Studios by security, claiming they were “kicked out” and reportedly banned from appearing on after show Unpacked.
Despite winning the show, Adam was also noticeably absent from Unpacked, which was hosted by Sam Thompson and Kemi Rodgers after the main show ended.
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/38961623/adam-thomas-im-a-celeb-exploitation-claim/
