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ITV Defends Editing And Welfare After Chaotic I'm A Celebrity: South Africa Final

Two contestants say they were removed from the companion show after accusing producers of protecting Adam Thomas.

Overview

  • Following Friday's live reunion, the final erupted into a shouting match involving Jimmy Bullard, David Haye and hosts Ant and Dec.
  • On air, Ant McPartlin said some slurs were unbroadcastable, and ITV later said its edit was fair and did not favour anyone.
  • Bullard and Haye were missing from the immediate companion show, and video posted the next day shows them leaving while saying they were kicked out.
  • Adam Thomas kept out of post-show media, skipping the Unpacked episode and leaving the venue soon after the broadcast.
  • Reports now include unverified audience accounts of off-camera flashpoints and fresh claims of potential favouritism tied to Thomas’s agent being the daughter of ITV executive Kevin Lygo, which ITV rejects.