Ant McPartlin confronted by Jimmy Bullard surrounded by security after explosive I’m a Celeb final
I'm A Celebrity: All Stars final descended into chaos after Jimmy Bullard confronted Ant McPartlin over claims the show was 'editing out' certain clips.
The former footballer returned for last night's live final, which saw Adam Thomas crowned King of the Jungle, but soon became heated after the topic of his bust-up with the Waterloo Road actor was brought up.
Bullard accused Thomas of acting 'abusive and aggressive' towards him during that moment and demanded that ITV show the full, unedited moment before demanding that each of his campmates weigh in on the subject.
David Haye then weighed in to support Bullard as Ant and Dec desperately tried to diffuse the situation, telling the crowd: "We show a full and fair representation of what happened.
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"Let's leave it there. We'll agree to disagree," McPartlin told Bullard.
However, it has now emerged that the disagreement continued after the cameras stopped rolling, as Bullard was photographed bumping into McPartlin as he left the studio.
Bullard is photographed approaching McPartlin and trying to get his attention, before numerous security guards step in and usher the presenter away.
It's not clear what the pair were talking about, however the moment occurred after the shocking finale bust-up.
What happened with Jimmy Bullard at the I'm A Celeb finale?
Bullard attended the live finale after speculation that he was intending to skip the programme altogether.
However, the Wigan footballer appeared frustrated by how his departure and argument with Thomas had been shown on TV, accusing his campmate of being 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating'.
The argument started after Bullard decided to quit the series before taking part in a joint trial with Thomas, which meant he would have to be eliminated as well.
Thomas was visibly upset by the decision and shouted at Bullard over his decision before ultimately being allowed to stay in the jungle.
However, Bullard has now claimed the moment was heavily edited. "I absolutely threw him under the bus; I get it. I'll wear that," he told Ant and Dec.
"But what I don't stand on is someone being abusive, aggressive and intimidating. I don't stand on it.
"You were there, you had front row seats, you didn't show none of the C-bombs."
Ant then explained why footage of Thomas using the word 'c***' was edited out, explaining that it is 'unbroadcastable' before disagreeing with Bullard's claims of intimidation.
"I was there, and I didn't think it was intimidating," he said.
"Listen, I take full responsibility for my actions, yes, emotions were definitely running high in that moment. I've got nothing but love for Jimmy," Thomas then said.
"I've apologised to Jimmy on numerous occasions, okay? And I do take, you know, everything that he's saying into account and the only thing that I can do is apologise... I've never ever shown myself off in that light before that or even after that, and I've apologised. I am sorry, Jimmy."
The question of whether or not Thomas' behaviour towards Bullard was aggressive, with Sinitta telling audience members it was 'aggressive and abusive' as she left the stage, while Gemma Collins showed her support for the soap star.
Sir Mo Farah then tried to reason with his campmates, telling them: "We all have a moment in our lives, right or wrong. Okay?"
The argument came after campmate Craig Charles called the moment 'traumatising' during an interview earlier that day.
Discussing the moment on This Morning, Charles told host Dermot O’Leary that Thomas was so 'wound up, so aggressive, like a coiled spring'.
"It looked like he was going to attack Jimmy, he was dropping f-bombs and c-bombs," he said.
"If Alison said she didn’t want to do an interview and you reacted like that, you would be escorted off the premises. It really was traumatic."
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."
Topics: Im A Celebrity, ITV, TV, Entertainment, Ant McPartlin, Ant and Dec
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