Scarlett Moffatt defends winner after ‘really disheartening’ I’m A Celebrity live final

Scarlett Moffatt has leapt to the defence of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa’s winner amid an ongoing feud between members of the cast.

In last night’s episode of the show, Emmerdale star Adam Thomas became the second winner of the ITV series’ all star spin-off.

However, Adam seemed quite subdued following a shouting match in which he was cornered by Jimmy Bullard and David Haye – all three parties still smarting over an earlier argument between Adam and Jimmy.

During the ensuing spat, Sinitta and Gemma Collins elected to walk off stage, leaving hosts Ant and Dec to try and defuse the row.

Waterloo Road star Adam went on to take the crown as I’m a Celebrity’s Ultimate Legend, but it was clear that the bitterness had left a bad taste in his mouth.

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Unpacking the events of the final afterwards, Scarlett has weighed in on the controversy, describing the upset as ‘really disheartening’ for Adam.

Joining presenters Sam Thompson and Kemi Rodgers on I’m A Celebrity… Unpacked Live afterwards, Ashley Roberts had said: ‘I hope Adam enjoys it, I think he’s been through so much, and I just hope that he can take a second, because I feel like he doesn’t feel like he maybe deserves it because he’s won.’
This prompted Scarlett to reply: ‘He does deserve it.

It was hard in there, and he was amazing, and he was a friend to us all.

She continued: ‘It is really disheartening that he didn’t get to have that moment of glory.’
The sentiment was echoed by Gemma Collins, who agreed: ‘The best man won!’
Gemma continued: ‘It was positive, like what is such a shame about tonight, I’m just going to tell it how it is.

We had such an amazing experience in there.

We had a ball.’
As the two-part final episode aired, Ant and Dec attempted to reign the cast in during various heated discussions.

Raking over their recent past, Jimmy kicked things off by claiming that he would receive different levels of pay depending on how he left the show – hence his trying to ‘pull the plug’ on their Bushtucker Trial.

Addressing their argument – which previously described by Jimmy as describe Adam as’abusive, aggressive and intimidating,’ Adam took ‘full responsibility’ for his temper in the moment.

‘But listen,’ he continued, ‘I’ve got nothing but love for Jimmy.’
This prompted an interjection from David Haye, who told Adam that he had a ‘funny way of showing it.’
Still trying to keep the peace, Dec tried to remind David that he hadn’t even been there for Adam and Jimmy’s initial argument.

It was an explosive end to what had been a chaos-filled series of the show.

In addition to Coronation Street star Beverley Callard’s dramatic exit – citing medical issues after taking ‘a funny turn’ – it was marked by camp in-fighting and accusations of bullying from the cast.

Adam’s row with Jimmy and David marked his latest run-in with the former English footballer, after Jimmy had previously refused to take part in a Bushtucker trial.

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However, it has since been claimed that the worst of their argument wasn’t aired, with an insider telling Daily Mail that scenes in which Adam called Jimmy a ‘c***’ were subsequently cut from broadcast.

The source said: ‘Adam just completely lost it and went for Jimmy.

He called him a c*** and Jimmy believes that he tried to kick him, too.’
They later added that ‘Jimmy’s view is that Adam was vile, vicious and violent, but most of it has been cut out by ITV so the viewers will not see the full extent of his behaviour.’
In a comment to Metro, ITV pushed back.

In response to the kicking claims, a spokesperson said: ‘This is categorically not true.

Adam did not try to kick Jimmy.’
Over the course of the series, Adam also clashed with boxer David over another Bushtucker Trial.

Adam, who had asked to be exempt due to arthritis, found himself on the receiving end of David’s ire as a result.

‘Who gives a sh*t if he doesn’t feel well?’ David had said, adding: ‘He’s a grown-ass man.

I don’t like guys who are a bit useless.

I hate them useless guys.’
Adam later took to Instagram, where he said that David had ‘broke’ him, and that he was now going to therapy over the situation.

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