Gemma Collins shares unseen I'm A Celeb final footage filmed before explosive David Haye and Jimmy Bullard row
Topics: Gemma Collins, ITV, Im A Celebrity, Reality TV
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Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Gemma Collins
Topics: Gemma Collins, ITV, Im A Celebrity, Reality TV
It's been just days since I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! producers aired their fieriest finale yet, and fans are still reeling.
The on-screen chaos has since been further fuelled by behind-the-scenes tea that Gemma Collins just spilt about David Haye and Jimmy Bullard's feud with series winner Adam Thomas.
The finale aired on Friday (24 April), seven months after the main bulk of the reality series was filmed in South Africa.
During the live show, ex-footballer Jimmy accused Adam of being 'abusive' and 'intimidating' while filming. The allegations referenced a spat the pair had on the show, which stemmed from Jimmy quitting a trial midway through, which put Waterloo Road actor Adam at risk of elimination.
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According to the former sportsman, Adam shouted 'C-bombs' at him in an exchange that I'm A Celeb presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly confessed during the finale was 'unbroadcastable'.
Also appearing at the live show, boxer David Haye was vocal in his criticism of Adam, with whom he butted-heads with numerous times during the series.
On several occasions, Ant and Dec stepped in to shut down the former heavyweight champion, reminding him that he hadn't even been present when Jimmy and Adam came to blows.
David and Jimmy later claimed they were 'kicked out' of the show for 'telling the truth'.
New BTS footage from the live finale has since emerged, showing The Only Way is Essex alum Gemma Collins calling out David for siding with Jimmy so explicitly, despite the public largely siding with Adam, who they voted to win the series.
In the clip, Gemma is seen getting ready to take to the stage, before turning to the camera and telling viewers: "I'm a bit concerned - and that's why I've brought him. I don't wanna be across anything, but I've heard that Jimmy's gonna kick off tonight.
"I'm being honest - but what they've all got to remember is we had a brilliant time."
She added: "Where has all this beef come from? Someone's going to be a winner and tomorrow. Lives move on. I just feel like it's ruining it all."
Also chatting to the camera, Gemma branded David a 'villain', adding that his confrontational persona is 'all pantomime'.
Hearing the remark, David argued back: "It's the real thing."
In another segment of the video, Jimmy walked through a corridor being occupied by Gemma, with neither contestant acknowledging the other.
Gemma later branded the behaviour exhibited by Jimmy and David on the show 'disgusting'.
Following Adam's victory, she wrote on Instagram: "THE WINNER @adamthomas21. What a show up !!!
"Absolutely disgusted with jimmy and David’s behaviour the biggest show up in tv history !!! What an EMBARRASSMENT !
"To all the took part in the show it was a discredit to the production crew cast Ant and Dec biggest disrespect ever !!!"
Gemma added: "Last night was meant to be a celebration instead it was very upsetting !! X Let’s hope Adam will find some energy to absorb his victory!"
With two potential lawsuits and plenty of bombshell interviews, the I'm A Celeb drama shows no signs of stopping.
Adam Thomas speaks out for the first time after his win, writing on Instagram: "It was not always easy, there were moments that could have broken me, but I stayed true to myself and that is something I will always be proud of.
"To those who doubted me or tried to bring me down, I carry no negativity towards you. I have already won in the ways that matter most. I have love, I have happiness and I have stayed true to myself, and that is something no one can ever take away from me."
Meanwhile, Sinitta also issues an Instagram statement, which reads: "Before I walked out, all I wanted to say was this: I hate that people are being called bullies and that there’s bad blood between us. I had a wonderful time with everyone, despite one difficult incident, and I truly hope we can hold on to the life lessons and the incredible experience we shared together. I adore them all.’
"I also feel that the word ‘bully’ is a very serious accusation. It’s something I don’t believe should be used lightly. There are too many truly bad people in the world already, and it’s dangerous to label good people in that way."
The Sun publishes footage of David Haye and Jimmy Bullard exiting the studio where the final was filmed, with David claiming on the phone: "We’ve been kicked out the show."
The Sun reports Bullard is mulling legal action, with a source saying the reason he repeated the phrase 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating' nine times was because that behaviour from Thomas would be considered a breach of contract.
Appearing on TalkSport, Harry Redknapp jokes he thought he’d ‘gone to the wrong show’.
He said: "I thought it was The Jeremy Kyle Show. I’ve never seen so much aggravation.
"I thought I’m in the wrong studio here. All the crowd is shouting and things. Oh, it was a nightmare."
Sinitta appears on Good Morning Britain to explain why she walked out of the final, saying: "I felt like they had just blown it.
"It’s like you had a point, yes, Jimmy didn’t deserve to be treated that way, yes, there was banter, but it actually felt like bullying to me.
"You know what, we have all lost why we are here now. Because you are all shouting and you’re all trying to get your things in. Now it does look like you’re bullies because you’re goading and saying stuff."
A source tells The Sun Haye is looking to sue ITV for £10 million, claiming the show was edited to make him look bad.
The lawsuit is apparently to 'recover lost earnings' after his reputation took a beating following the broadcast.
Thomas takes to his podcast At Home with the Thomas Bro's to deliver a blistering takedown of what happened on the final.
He said: "This is part of my DNA now, it’s made me the person that I am.
"It’s hard because right now I can’t see any light, I can’t see the positive in it."
Thomas went on to say he felt he had been ‘exploited’, adding: "I think you can see it at the end of it, I felt like I was just in the midst of it all and it wasn’t even about me."