Sam Thompson was crowned King of the Jungle in last year’s I’m A Celebrity. His good friend and former TOWIE star Pete Wicks, who is currently dazzling on the Strictly dance floor with partner Jowita, has spilled the beans about Sam’s cheeky rule-breaking moment when he won.
During their hit Staying Relevant podcast, Pete revealed that despite stern warnings to avoid the unstable victors’ bridge, an ecstatic Sam couldn’t resist jumping onto it.
Pete recounted the amusing tale: “Yeah, the funniest part is before you get a producer who will have said to Sam on the other end of the bridge, Sam would have been told to stand on a star and Pete is going to come and meet you. Do not JUMP.”
Pete shared that he had spoken to a show producer earlier who assured him, “He’s promised me he’s not going to jump.” However, in the heat of the moment, Sam leapt anyway.
With a chuckle, Pete added: “So Sam jumps. We then get a little bit carried away, but I’m supporting both of our body weights on this bridge,” reports the Mirror.
Pete Wicks shared a hilarious near-miss incident during their celebratory hug, saying: “They say you can have your hug but you need to turn around so we can get a shot of both of your faces on the bridge. But at that point, I lost my balance. I had to grab the f***ing bridge to stop us going over, I nearly died!”
In addition, Pete addressed rumours about his romantic escapades in Australia, where he was spotted getting cosy with EastEnders star Danielle Harold and spending time with Nick Pickard’s partner, Sarah Corrin.
On his podcast, Pete dismissed the rumours, stating: “Just on my experience for the whole f***ing thing, we’ll go into that another time properly. I just want to point out that I didn’t sh** anyone’s wife.”
Sam Thompson also chimed in on the speculation surrounding Pete’s love life, saying: “Pete got linked to every single person out there. He got linked to Sarah – Nick’s [Pickard] girlfriend, he got linked to Danielle [Harold], he got linked to my girlfriend Zara [McDermott], he got linked to Rochelle [Humes] at one point. I don’t think there were any more women out there to get linked to.”
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