Adam Thomas has revealed that he went to therapy after a 'tough time with one of the campmates' on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.
The Waterloo Road actor previously said David Haye 'pushed me to my limits' on the ITV show, as many viewers called it 'bullying'.
The two-time world champion continued to tease Thomas after he opted out of a bushtucker trial because he was 'dehydrated' and 'not feeling well'.
Speaking on the At Home With The Thomas Bro’s podcast alongside his siblings, the 37-year-old admitted that he is 'not the same person as I was when I went into the jungle to when I came out'.
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Thomas said: "It's changed me and that's no over-exaggeration. Like it's changed me. Like I'm in therapy now, it's f**ked with me mentally because I just thought, 'how is this happening?'
"Like, I'm a 37-year-old man and I'm like, 'how am I letting some other person do this to me in here?'"
"And I said to my therapist, 'why did I never like stick up for myself', and it was because I was always putting other people's feelings first before mine because I was like I don't want to bring any attention to this," Thomas added.
"But I remember saying to him, I was like, 'I can't talk to you anymore, bro. Because if you're not going to apologize for what you did', and I reeled off all the things that he did, and he knew exactly why he did it and all this."
Thomas claims his campmate told him that he was trying to 'teach him a lesson'.
"And I was like, 'I don't need a lesson off you, bro. I don't need a lesson'," he explained.
"He comes over to me and he goes, 'you know what? I'm sorry, Adam'.
"And that meant so much to me. And I swear down, like, the guy's got heart of gold."
"He has deep down, man. I know, he gives off this bravado or whatnot, but deep down, I know he's a good guy," Thomas continued.
"And he really opened up to me and he explained why he is the way that he is and all this stuff.
"And I don't want to go into it. It's not for me to talk about, but you know, everyone's different and everyone's going to react differently in an environment like that.
"And I'm not saying, you know, what he did was right, but I can understand why he did it. Unfortunately for me, I was just on the on the other end of it."
When he left, Thomas said it was like 'a massive weight had been lifted' off his shoulders and it felt like, 'I can breathe' again.
After leaving the I'm A Celeb camp on Monday, Haye said of Thomas: “No bad blood from my side. 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.”
LADbible Group has contacted David Haye's representatives for comment.
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."
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Anish Vij