I’M A CELEB hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have broken their silence on their “car park clash” with Jimmy Bullard following the explosive show finale.
The reality TV show’s live final descended into chaos when Jimmy, 47, and David Haye, 45, clashed with hosts Ant and Dec, both 50.
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I’m A Celeb hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have broken their silence on their ‘car park clash’ with Jimmy Bullard Credit: ITV
Ant, 50, was seen standing alongside the footballer – who had sent the show final into a spin with his conduct Credit: w8media
It was previously reported how Ant was seen trying to make a quick exit after the show wrapped – yet came face to face with the former footballer in a very awkward moment outside.
It came as Ant made his way out of the back of the studio with wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 47.
The Geordie duo have now opened up on the scenes and said they “were cool” with both Jimmy and boxer David.
In their podcast Hanging Out with Ant and Dec, Dec set the record straight and said: “I went up to David Haye and he went ‘How brilliant was that? Wasn’t that great?’”
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Ant and Dec break silence on ‘weird night’ after dramatic I’m a Celeb final
final feelings
Ant and Dec break silence on ‘weird night’ after dramatic I’m a Celeb final
Although they were seen looking serious Ant insisted there was no argument Credit: w8media
Dec opened up on his interactions with David Haye in the car park Credit: w8media
It followed an explosive show finale which saw Sinitta walk out Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Jimmy reignited his bad blood with Adam Thomas Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
He clarified: “It was certainly talk about TV, I wouldn’t call it great but anyway we had a laugh and we were cool.
“Then I’ve walked off and seen Jimmy Bullard and I just shook his hand and I was like ‘look after yourself’ and he was like ‘yeah, yeah cheers, cheers, cheers’.
“So there was no confrontation. I wasn’t flanked by two security guards”.
Ant then doubled down and insisted there was no spat.
He confessed: “I just felt it was a shame the crowning moment of I’m A Celebrity South Africa couldn’t have been more celebratory.
“If anything, remember it for Craig Charles having a bath in the washing up bowl that’s how I would remember it”.
Dec added of the interaction: “I saw David Haye and he said ‘what about that then, hope you get some good ratings for that one’.”
During the same podcast, they branded the proceedings a “weird night”.
In a clip, Dec said: “It was quite the night!” to which Ant replied with a big sigh: “It was a weird night of TV.”
The live final was so heated that Gemma Collins and Sinitta stormed off the stage as Jimmy went around each campmate and asked them if Adam Thomas‘s behaviour towards him was “aggressive and abusive” when they had a bust-up during filming.
Viewers watched Jimmy get riled when Ant insisted Adam wasn’t intimidating in scenes that weren’t aired on TV due to the C-word being thrown around.
He called it a “liberty” and was backed by his controversial pal David Haye, who demanded Adam explain why he was lobbing obscenities at Jimmy.
I’m A Celeb All Stars 2026 cast line-up
I’m A Celebrity South Africa is back for another series.
Having already braved the Aussie outback on minimal food and been covered with creepy critters, 14 famous faces have thrown caution to the wind and signed up for a second dose of torture this time in South Africa.
The Jattvibe was first to confirm the line-up of famous faces and they are:
David Haye
Gemma Collins
Seann Walsh
Harry Redknapp
Scarlett Moffatt
Adam Thomas
Sir Mo Farah
Ashley Roberts
Sinitta
Craig Charles
Jimmy Bullard
Beverley Callard
Sinitta was the first to get up and walk away, before confirming to the crowd it WAS “aggressive and abusive”.
Sinitta then clarified the real reason she walked out on ITV daytime series GMB.
Gemma, who is close friends with Adam, then followed.
ITV veterans Ant and Dec uncharacteristically lost their cool and struggled to keep a lid on tempers on stage.
A rattled Adam hit back at David, telling him to “let the finalists speak”, which received cheers from the crowd.
Peacekeeper Mo Farah urged the campmates to not let the arguments overshadow a night celebrating an entertaining series.
Minutes earlier, Jimmy had admitted he “threw Adam under the bus” when he quit the trial that sparked the explosive clash with Adam in South Africa.
He said he left for personal reasons to get back home and see his family while receiving full pay — not to get revenge on Adam for David’s exit the day before.
