David Haye has said he reckons Adam Thomas will win I'm A Celebrity... South Africa because 'he's the victim'.
Things didn't seem to go well between the boxer and Emmerdale star during their time in the jungle with Carol Vorderman calling it 'bullying' while Ant and Dec said it was 'uncomfortable' viewing.
Thomas had been telling the others about being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2023 and how it had left him in 'pretty unbearable' pain, and during a discussion about who would tackle a Bushtucker Trial he said he 'didn't feel well'.
Haye told him to 'stop whining' and said the actor 'ain't done s**t since you've been here', and when the other campmates called him out the boxer said 'I don't like guys when they're a bit useless, I hate them useless guys'.
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Now in an interview for The Sun's Showbiz Fix he's said he actually really likes Thomas and they 'talk all the time', and reckons he'll win the show as he's a 'victim'.
Haye said: "I think he's actually going to win the show, off the kind of the victim, because he's the victim in there.
"I gave him some banter, so he's crying about it. You got all the old biddies watching it. 'Oh, isn't he isn't he kind'. They see him as like a 'put your arm around him and comfort him'. He's a very unthreatening personality."
Despite their on-screen spat, Haye insisted things were alright between them in the end as the boxer said he 'arranged to sit next to him' on the 10 hour flight home.
"So I then wound him up for a little while, gave him some more banter on the plane," he said.
"But, we actually talked and I explained to him this is just who I am and where I’ve been. I did [apologise], I said 'if I've genuinely hurt your feelings...', but I hadn't known he was crying.
"The last thing he wanted on that overnight flight was me sitting next to him leaning over the lad chatting to him. But we had a laugh, we had a laugh at the end of it. I think at the end of the flight he was like, ‘OK, I’m glad.'
"He was glad I actually rearranged the seats to sit next to him."
Posting on social media, Thomas said Haye 'broke' him and that watching back those scenes had made for uncomfortable viewing, explaining that psoriatic arthritis ‘took its toll’ while he was on the show and he found it 'exhausting' to try and put on a brave face.
The actor also said he'd 'moved on now', saying he thought Haye was a 'good guy' deep down.
Some of the most memorable feuds of I'm a Celebrity
Janice Dickinson and Lynne Franks
Two very large personalities went head to head in 2007's I'm a Celeb with their constant arguing.
Writer Lynne eventually snapped at the former model, saying in tears: "You’re one of the most horrible people I’ve ever encountered."
And then, in the most Janice Dickinson-style ever, the America's Next Top Model judge called Lynne a 'witch' and threatened to fry up her ‘big old boobs’ and serve them to the campmates.
Kim Woodburn and Katie Price
The late Kim Woodburn was well known for her fiery personality, and in 2009 when she was on I'm a Celeb with glamour model Katie Price, this was very much showcased.
Kim was quick to show some honesty when Katie asked the camp what they thought of her, saying: "You live and die for publicity and you do it well. As Shakespeare once said, 'We fear you protesteth too much'.
"You know full well you’ve got 10 to 12 million people watching every night and you know, madam, you’ll be all over the papers every day. Now stop it. Stop your nonsense."
Kim also said 'for some reason' the British public 'love' Katie and if she had 'her looks, she'd do it'. And as in 'do it', she meant pose in a bikini for the papers.
Edwina Currie and Kendra Wilkinson
In the 2014 stint of the reality show, former politician Edwina Currie and TV personality Kendra Wilkinson butted heads several times.
While the pair didn't ever have a dramatic bust up, resentment clearly built up during their time in the Aussie jungle, with former Playboy bunny Kendra taking a swipe at her campmate upon her eviction.
"My God. I have no sympathy towards her," she said of Edwina.
Speaking further about comments made about her, Kendra said: "She’s a coward because she can’t say that to my face. She might want to grow a heart and learn how to learn about others. I don’t come from luxury like her.
"I mean she’s gross, she’s a gross person. To be honest with you I won’t even be able to look at Edwina again."
Edwina later went on to swipe back, saying that Kendra 'isn't even a proper celebrity'.
Lady Colin Campbell and Tony Hadley
I think we all remember where we were when this one kicked off in 2015.
It all started when Lady C, a socialite who's best known for being a Royal Family fanatic, threw a beetle the camp had found in the open fire - much to the dismay of Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley.
When he called out the TV personality for doing that to the 'beautiful beetle', she responded by saying: "I don’t need any input from you... You are a hypocritical pretentious arsehole. I’ve had enough of you. It’s none of your f**king business, a***hole."
She went on: "You’re a chippy oik with a mouth of diarrhoea. My opinion of you is that you are the lowest of the low, a bore. Let me tell you something, boy, you are of no significance to me. You’re so used to creeps and dollybirds, tarts.
"You don’t even have a good voice."
Andrew Maxwell and Ian Wright
When the 2019 camp erupted in a sexism row while preparing dinner, Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell accused footballer Ian Wright of 'singling him out'.
"You keep shouting at me Ian," he said, which prompted Ian to hit back: "Who is shouting, when did I shout? I wasn’t even talking to you, what did I say?"
After arguing, the pair eventually hugged it out - a rarity for these campside feuds - with Andrew saying: "I’m sorry, I’m really tired, I don’t know, I’m really tired… I’m not going to cry, I’m sorry."
The final episode of the latest series of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa will air tomorrow (24 April) at 9pm on ITV.
Topics: Im A Celebrity, ITV, Celebrity
Joe Harker