Ant and Dec reveal the reality behind Jimmy Bullard I am A Superstar ‘confrontation’

Ant McPartlin has spoken a few confrontation he reportedly had with I am A Superstar…South Africa contestant Jimmy Bullard after the present’s finale final week.

The all-stars spin-off resulted in vastly controversial style, with winner Adam Thomas coming underneath fireplace from Jimmy and David Haye throughout a dwell showdown.

Hosts Ant and Dec have admitted in a brand new episode of their podcast that they struggled to maintain a grip on the campmates on stage.

The duo have additionally mentioned the fallout from the dwell present, after Ant was pictured in what seemed to be a fiery conflict with Bullard within the studio automobile park.

But the TV presenter has now insisted ‘there was no confrontation’ and the pair shook fingers after Ant wished the previous Fulham footballer nicely.

The Geordie presenters defined throughout their Cling Out podcast that they left individually, with Ant staging the scene, saying: ‘There are two individuals within the automobile park: David Haye and Jimmy Bullard.

‘I assumed: Oh God, how is your happiness? So I went to David Haye and he mentioned, “How good was that? Wasn’t that nice?” I assumed, “Talking of TV, I would not name it nice.” However we laughed and we have been cool.”

He continued: ‘Then I walked out and noticed Jimmy Bullard and I shook his hand and mentioned, “maintain your self” and he mentioned, “yeah, cheers.”

‘So there was no confrontation. He did not yell at me. I did not yell at him. I wasn’t flanked by two guards. I believe certainly one of them carried my bag to the automobile, Beyoncé fashion.

“I noticed Jimmy and went as much as Jimmy. There was no argument between the 2 of us within the car parking zone.”

Dec advised how he additionally ran into David within the automobile park, and mentioned the previous boxer mentioned to him: ‘What about that? I hope you get good opinions for that.’

Within the podcast, Ant mentioned: ‘Look, he does not care! That is what he does. He is a boxer. It’s his share and commerce – that’s shouted from the viewers. He is used to it.’

He went on to say it was a ‘disgrace’ that the ITV actuality present’s climax wasn’t ‘extra festive’, and lamented the truth that they weren’t capable of direct a query to every of the celebrities as supposed.

Elsewhere within the chat, the pair admitted they did not know what to anticipate going into the dwell closing, given the crossfire of ‘moans and complaints’ from campmates forward of their massive reunion.

They’d heard that Gemma Collins and Adam had left the solid of the WhatsApp group and have been additionally uncertain if Jimmy would really seem.

As for the chaos that unfolded on stage, Ant and Dec mentioned that after David began interrupting from the viewers, they assured him the precise to answer on stage.

“I did not suppose we would give them that a lot proper of reply, however that is what occurred,” they admitted wryly.

Concerning the chaos that occurred on stage, Ant mentioned: ‘Sadly, we thought it took too lengthy. We tried to deal with it as professionally as doable and keep heading in the right direction.’

I am a Superstar…South Africa is on the market to stream on ITVX.

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