I'm A Celebrity's Paul Burrell reveals staggering weight loss after show appearance 'saved his life'
12.05.2023 - 10:03
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I'm A Celebrity... South Africa star Paul Burrell has revealed his staggering weight loss after he was seen missing out on a place in the final of the ITV reality show. The former royal butler was one of several memorable former I'm A Celebrity campmates who returned to battle it out for 'Legend' status.
He joined the likes of Carol Vorderman, Janice Dickinson, Joe Swash, Jordan Banjo, and Myleene Klass in the South African bush where the first-ever spin-off of the hit show was pre-recorded back in September last year in the new setting of Kruger National Park instead of Down Under in the Australian jungle.
During Thursday night's episode (May 11), Paul, who first competed in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, finishing in second place to comedian Joe Pasquale, and Carol were seen being given the boot from camp by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly after being the slowest to complete the day's trial.
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It meant that the pair narrowly missed out on a place in the final, with Phill Tuffnell, Myleene Klass, Jordan Banjo and Fatima Whitbread remaining in the competition for the last show on Friday night (May 12).
Speaking after his exit, Paul said: "I wanted to do it again as I’m a very different person to the person I was in 2004. A lot of water has gone under the bridge. I was able to show people who I am. I’ve spent my life looking over my shoulder. Being followed, being watched. I thought, ‘this is an incredible showcase to let people know who I am now’.
"And so my hubby said, ‘You’ve got to do it’. I enjoyed it the first time around, I’m going to enjoy it again surely. I knew I was going to say yes. I didn’t realise how much more I would enjoy