Following Sunday night’s final that saw Sam Thompson crowned King of the Jungle, the stars of this year’s I’m A Celebrity have began celebrating in a booze-filled wrap party
The stars of this year’s I’m A Celebrity series have been celebrating the end of the series together in a boozy wrap party in the Australian sun.
Sam Thompson is sure to be the toast of the bash, having been crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night, pipping Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage to the crown. With Ant and Dec present too, several contestants took to their Instagram accounts as they wound down from their gruelling jungle experience on the ITV show.
Good Morning Britain’s Entertainment Editor, Richard Arnold, was waiting in the wings to mingle with the show’s stars and later took to his Instagram to share a series of selfies alongside this year’s contestants including Tony, Josie Gibson and Marvin Humes.
Former EastEnders star Danielle Harold shared a snap of herself alongside Ant and Dec, meanwhile, which she captioned: “Love you boys. Thanks for being the best.” The actress, who was spotted cosying up to Sam’s best pal, Pete Wicks, earlier in the week, later posted a picture of herself with Fred Sirieix as the pair headed out to party.
Fred then declared it was “Party time” as he posed for a photo in a lift for his 933,000 followers. “Fred you was fantastic,” wrote one fan. Another commented: “Have a great time all of you.” And a third replied: “Enjoy Fredster!”
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The final episode of the series contained many emotional moments as Sam was crowned King of the Jungle. Sitting on the throne and choking up, Sam told hosts Ant and Dec following his victory: “I feel overwhelmed, I didn’t even think I would get invited on the show. Asked if he had a message for voters, he said: “I am so grateful, I have dreamed of being on this show. You just made a boy’s dream come true.”
He also told the presenting duo: “I never knew I could be as happy as I am right now, it’s been magical. It’s like a dream I don’t want you to wake me up from. I got asked for my down moments in there and I don’t know, even the moments I felt low I was like ‘I am feeling low in the jungle’.
“There were so many amazing people I never thought I would get to spend time with.” Asked about the prospect of winning he said: “I just wanted to hit cyclone. Anything else is a bonus and feels like a dream.”
The series has undoubtedly been one of the most talked-about for a number of reasons. One of which was the signing of former UKIP leader Farage – who was reportedly paid a whopping £1.5million, the highest ever fee paid by the show, to take part. Farage, who finished in third place, critics vowed to boycott the series and even set up a petition to stop the 59-year-old from taking part.
The celebrities time in camp was also filled with early exits, jungle rows and plenty of gruelling trials. As they let their hair down to celebrate the series, we take a look inside the wrap party…
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