Sam Thompson revealed his shock at being unable to hold onto any precious reminders from his time in the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! jungle after he was stripped of his winnings.
11.12.2023 - 07:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Three weeks ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here saw ten famous faces take on a series of different challenges before stepping foot in the Australian jungle for the firs time.
Two latecomers later - and two unexpected campmate exits on 'medical grounds' - and it finally came down to just three people on Sunday night (December 10) in the final of the 2023 run of the ITV reality show - Sam Thompson, Nigel Farage and Tony Bellew.
And after Nigel's exit earlier into the final episode of the series, it was Sam who was crowned this year's King of the Jungle by host Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly following a public vote.
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The last episode of the 2023 series, hosted by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly saw the three finalists take on their last trial in a bid to win their own chosen three-course meal to be eaten during their last night Down Under before tucking into said meal.
But the last dinner scenes weren't shown until Nigel was told by Ant and Dec that he had finished in third place. Victorious from their individual Trials it was time for the final three to eat like would-be kings. They each got to pick their favourite meals for a final feast in camp.
Tony had a starter of salt and pepper calamari and garlic bread with cheese, a main meal of fillet steak with peppercorn sauce, mash and vegetables and a dessert of treacle sponge with extra thick cream. He also had a salted caramel milkshake. As a treat Tony had Malteasers.
Sam had a starter of prawns pil pil with bread and salted butter, a main of wagyu steak
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