I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is now almost two weeks into the newest season of its South Africa 'All-Stars' spin-off and the tension in the camp that several of the celebrities have since spoken about is starting to show.
David Haye was fairly well liked from his previous stint in the jungle, however has been heavily criticised in the latest season.
The boxer sparked a row over claims he was ‘sexist’ for saying that his girlfriend had the ‘personality of an ugly bird’.
This has continued though with the former world champion being accused of ‘bullying’ Adam Thomas, with even Ant and Dec speaking out about the boxer’s treatment of the Waterloo Road star and saying that he had ‘crossed the line’ with his repeated comments on I'm A Celeb.
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At one stage Thomas stated that he was not feeling well and that he was ‘dehydrated’, leading Haye to lay into him and say: “Stop whining about dehydration. You ain't done sh*t since you've been here. You're sitting up there going, 'I'm dehydrated'.
"We've all got the same amount of water! Adam's doing it, that's it. Not well? What's wrong with him? He's a grown ass man."
The comments, which he continued by stating that the actor was a ‘useless man’, were uncomfortable enough to watch as it is before you realise that he was actually suffering from a ‘crippling condition’ which led to his lack of energy in the jungle.
Thomas suffers from psoriatic arthritis which meant the jungle had a ‘physical and emotional toll’ on him
Psoriatic arthritis is a long term auto-immune disorder which causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in your joints as well as making those that suffer from it ‘drained of energy’.
The condition effects roughly 30% of people who have psoriasis and occurs when the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells.
Explaining his experience with it, the actor said in a video on Instagram that it causes ‘sh*t loads of pain’ and that ‘it’s swelling, and it’s exhaustion’.
Speaking in a post on his difficulty handling the jungle experience, he said: “Watching it back hasn’t been easy at all. There were moments I felt pushed to my absolute limit, and if I’m honest, times I didn’t even recognise myself.
"Living with arthritis is something I don’t really talk about, as much as I should do…but in there it really took its toll.
“My biggest fight was pretending to put on a brave face and trying to hide the pain. That can be exhausting within itself. There were days my body just didn’t want to keep going, but I did.”
Haye has addressed his feud with Thomas, who stated the boxer ‘broke him’
Speaking about the pair’s feud in the jungle, the actor said: “I wish I stood my ground instead of trying to keep the peace, but I’ve learned that being kind doesn’t mean being weak, and sometimes it takes going through tough moments to find your voice."
He stated he considered quitting but added: “He broke me in there, he pushed me to my limits, and I’ve told David this and he’s apologised and that’s that! I’ve moved on now, am not one to hold a grudge.”
Whilst the boxer may have apologised privately however, his public statements on the accusations of bullying show that he may not be 100% over the feud with Thomas.
He said in his exit interview: “Look, I've been immersed in tough boxing gyms since I was ten years old. Literally fighting daily, much bigger men than myself, pushing myself to the limits, physically and mentally.
"I won the world heavyweight championship against a seven-foot Russian giant. So when a grown man tells me that a fun TV show - where we're being paid handsomely every single day - is the hardest thing he's ever been through, it's just not a frequency I recognise. I was actually on my best behaviour in there, honestly.
"I've spoken to Adam, I've said my piece, and some of what's still to air will speak for itself. I'll leave it there."
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."
Michael Slavin