The voting percentages for this year's I'm A Celebrity All Stars series have been unveiled, following Adam Thomas' controversial victory. Craig Charles finished in fourth place, with Sir Mo Farah and Harry Redknapp securing second and third positions respectively.
Final Vote Breakdown
When it came to deciding who would be in the final four, Adam was the most popular with 51 per cent of the public vote. Sir Mo was not far behind with 32 per cent, leaving Harry in third with just 9 per cent and Craig in fourth with 8 per cent. In the final vote for the winner, it was a close call between Adam with 58 per cent, Sir Mo with 32 per cent, and Harry with 10 per cent.
Live Final Controversy
The former Emmerdale star's victory was overshadowed by a chaotic live final last Friday. Jimmy Bullard accused Adam of being 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating' during an expletive-laden row in the pre-recorded show last year. Boxer David Haye also chimed in, taking fresh swipes at Adam and reigniting their feud.
During the live finale, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly struggled to control the situation as Gemma Collins and Sinitta stormed off stage in fury. The Geordie duo gave Jimmy the opportunity to speak after Adam allegedly called him the 'C-word' in an explosive clash when he pulled the plug on the show early last year.
Jimmy admitted he had to leave for personal reasons and that if he did not 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,' Jimmy 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.'
During Adam's opportunity to speak, he 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.'
Adam's Therapy Revelation
Last week, Adam revealed he was receiving therapy on his At Home With The Thomas Bros podcast, as he emotionally said his feud with boxer David 'f***ed' with him. Breaking down in tears, Adam said: 'It was like being back in school again and although it wasn't physical bullying or anything like that, and I'm not saying it's bullying, but he was just mind f***ing me.'
'And I just never stuck up for myself whilst I was in there and I was like "s**t bro, I wish I stuck up for myself". That was beating me up more than anything.' He continued: 'I'm not the same person, like I know for a fact I am not the same person as I was when I went into the jungle to when I came out. It's changed me and that's no over exaggeration. I'm in therapy now because, like it's f***ed with me mentally because I just thought, "How is this happening? I'm a 37-year-old man". I'm like, "How am I letting some other person do this to me in here?"'
David has continued to take swipes at Adam, including a vile social media jibe as well as claiming the dad-of-two was paid between '£20-25k per day' for his appearance on the ITV show. The boxer had sparked bullying complaints from viewers over his comments to Adam when he excused himself from the Termite Terror trial over his health. Adam, who suffers from autoimmune condition psoriatic arthritis, had told his campmates he did not feel well enough to compete.
