I'm A Celebrity's Nick Pickard reveals staggering weight loss as he divulges more unseen jungle moments
08.12.2023 - 08:47
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Nick Pickard has revealed the staggering amount of weight he has lost while taking part in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here while divulging fans in more unseen jungle moments.
The Hollyoaks star was the fourth campmate to be given his marching orders earlier this week, following Frankie Dettori, Nella Rose and Fred Sirieix.. During his time Down Under, Nick, famed for playing Tony Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap, competed regularly in various trials where he faced snakes and other animals.
Upon his exit, the 48-year-old told presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly he felt "great" at being told to leave the Australian jungle after almost three weeks. He added: "It’s been amazing to be around, but it’s just after the second week… It’s really tough."
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Nick said he went into the show for his family, saying: “My niece, my nephew, my daughter, my girlfriend, everyone wanted me to be in (it)… I’ve never been asked before so to be honest, it is a lifetime experience in it but that was the reason, not to really to show (as) I know who I am."
Now though, Nick has been opening up about his real time in camp by sharing moments viewers didn't see while also revealing how much the diet of rice and beans affected his body.
In an interview with The Sun, he revealed that there were "weight restrictions" when it came to competing in the daily Bushtucker Trials. "I've lost one stone three pounds!", he said. "They weigh you at certain points during the trials and things because there are weight restrictions like on the Critter Mixer and I was