Seann Walsh has offered a cheeky response to the chaos that unfolded during the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! final on Friday night. The comedian, 40, took to Instagram on Saturday to share an update, pretending the disastrous live show was merely a 'dress rehearsal' after it erupted into an explosive clash.
Chaotic Final
Awkward scenes saw Jimmy Bullard accuse winner Adam Thomas of being 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating', while David Haye claimed Adam was playing the victim. Hosts Ant and Dec struggled to control the situation, and Gemma Collins and Sinitta stormed off stage in fury. Adam then failed to return to the studio for his winner's interview on Unpacked.
In a video posted to his Instagram account, Seann joked: 'Bit of a mad one last night. Not as smooth as we would have liked. But that's what rehearsals are for, to iron out a few of the creases. Everything should be ok, see you tonight on ITV. What could go wrong?' He captioned the update: 'It'll be alright on the night.'
Seann became the first casualty of this year's All Stars series after being chosen for elimination by Harry Redknapp.
Jimmy Bullard's Accusations
During the chaotic final, Jimmy admitted he 'threw winner Adam under the bus' when he quit a trial that sparked the explosive clash. The former footballer explained he had to leave for personal reasons and that if he didn't say 'I'm A Celebrity' in the challenge, he would not have received his full pay.
'Listen, Adam and all of you can be upset with me and I absolutely threw him under the bus, I get it and I'll wear that,' Jimmy said. 'But what I don't stand on, is someone being abusive, aggressive and intimidating, I don't stand on that.'
Welcoming Ant and Dec to share their opinion, Jimmy said: 'You [pointing to the hosts] were there and you didn't show any of that [footage]. You didn't show any of the C-bombs, it's a liberty,' he fumed.
Ant argued: 'The reason we didn't air the C-bomb is because that is unbroadcastable. I was there and I didn't think it was intimidating. I was there Jim.'
David Haye's Intervention
David, who has been accused of 'bullying' Adam during the show, disagreed with Ant and backed Jimmy as he demanded answers as to why Adam was hurling obscenities. Adam hit back at David, telling him to 'let the finalists speak', which received cheers from the live audience.
During his opportunity to speak, Adam said: 'I take full responsibility for my actions and yes emotions were definitely running high in that moment. I have nothing but love for Jimmy in that moment. I have apologised to Jimmy on numerous occasions and I do take everything that he is saying into account and the only thing I can do is apologise. That is not how I want to show myself off and I have never shown myself off like that before or after that. I do apologise Jimmy.'
'Funny way of showing it,' David interjected before Ant and Dec furiously told him to stop interrupting. David continued: 'I like to say how I see it, I like to keep it real and what I have seen is a lot of editing to make this poor guy [pointing to Adam] the victim so the people will support him. We all had banter back and forth, a lot of it was cut out from their side. But I think it is time for the truth.'
Stars Storm Off
Storming off stage, Sinitta yelled at the audience: 'Guys, you weren't there, I was there and it was aggressive and abusive, we were shaking.' Gemma, a close friend of Adam, then followed as she also left the stage. Jimmy shouted in the background: 'You can't be aggressive, abusive and intimidating, it doesn't matter if Adam said sorry. I will not take you [Ant] saying it wasn't aggressive, abusive and intimidating, you can't say that. Show it, let everyone watch it, let's play it now!'
Ant and Dec wrapped up: 'Right, let's leave it there. We'll agree to disagree Jim.'
Aftermath
After airing Adam's final eating trial, which fans branded 'horrendous', Gemma Collins urged: 'He will forever be my hero, Adam. He so deserves to win!' Looking visibly unhappy, David interrupted hosts to ask: 'Do you think he deserves to win this after calling Jimmy the C-word a couple of times?'
'Yeah after that challenge I do think I deserve to win,' Adam proudly replied. 'Don't you think you should ask Jimmy whether he thinks he deserves to win?' David added. 'Because there was a lot of that stuff cut out of it.' As Ant and Dec tried to control the situation, Dec urged: 'We will come to this, we are going to ask Jimmy later and we will speak to you as well.' Ant confirmed: 'There was a lot of stuff that was said that was unbroadcastable.'
