I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson reveals he had ‘no idea’ about controversial jungle ‘tensions’
I'M A Celebrity champion Sam Thompson has admitted he was unaware of any brewing jungle 'tensions' in the camp.
The cheeky chap found himself crowned the King of the Jungle on the ITV reality show beating off tough competition from boxer Tony Bellew and ex-politician Nigel Farage.
He could not contain his glee after Ant and Dec announced he had won after entertaining the nation for the past three weeks.
Looking to enjoy every moment of the experience, Sam admitted he avoided any sense of tension in the camp but equally confessed he had "no clue" what his co-stars were talking about when it came to fiery political debates.
Counting Nigel as one of his campmates, the former UKIP leader clashed with a number of the stars over his polices, views and political background, namely Fred Sirieix and Nella Rose.
Speaking to the Mirror after gaining his new title, Sam admitted he had 'nothing to add' during the conversations which helped him swerve any heated exchanges.
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Sam told the publication: “I didn’t know what was going on, and I had nothing to add, so I’d literally sit there and obviously with my ADHD, my gaze would go everywhere, and I’d just find myself following a butterfly instead down by the creek."
He went onto add that he "didn't know much" about Nigel before they became jungle buddies and as such built up a picture of the star based on the friend he made in camp as opposed to his often troublesome views.
Sam continued: “The guy that I got used to in there was a sweet enough dude, he kept himself to himself but mucked in when he needed to.
“He is like 61 or something and going up and down that creek to get water, it’s tough.
"I’m glad I didn’t have any preconceived notions of him or anyone in there because, you know, it really makes the experience the most original you could ever have."
Despite being the favourite, Sam was visibly shocked when Ant and Dec called his name out in Sunday's live finale.
He leapt into the arms of runner-up Tony as he was named the winner of I'm A Celebrity.
Speaking to Ant and Dec Sam was overcome with emotion.
He said: "Oh my God. I’m really overwhelmed.
"I didn’t think I was even going to be invited on the show. I don’t know what to say.
"Oh my God. I’m so grateful, thank you so much. I’ve dreamt of doing this show for years and years.
"You’ve made a boy’s dream come true. Thank you."
