Tensions Flare in Heated I'm A Celebrity Live Final

Tensions flared during the live final of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on Friday after a drama-packed series. A heated argument broke out among the all-star cast over what was said when Adam Thomas launched a tirade at footballer Jimmy Bullard for almost causing his elimination from camp. Hosts Ant and Dec raised their voices to control the row which also saw singer Sinitta and TV personality Gemma Collins walk off set, before Thomas was crowned the public's king of the jungle. Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, boxer David Haye, TV and radio star Craig Charles, and former football manager Harry Redknapp rounded out the cast of finalists. Thomas posted on Instagram on Saturday: "I have realised that when people try to dim your light, it says more about them than it ever will about you." "There were moments that could have broken me, but I stayed true to myself and that is something I will always be proud of," he said of his time in the jungle. It was the second series of the South Africa-set spin-off, in which past contestants return. Thomas originally finished third on the regular show in 2016. This time, his eventful stay included being on the receiving end of jibes from Haye, who later called him "weak" and "brittle-spirited". He and Bullard had teamed up for a trial in which the losing duo would be eliminated from the show. Bullard did not join in before saying "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" to forfeit the challenge. Thomas reacted to apparently also being forced to leave with an expletive-laden rant at his partner, telling him he should have quit on his own or not done the show at all. Producers didn't show Thomas's full outburst. "They watered it down," Charles revealed. "It was unbroadcastable as it was. It was deeply traumatic and it was really upsetting. Adam was so wound up. He was so aggressive. It looked like he was going to attack Jimmy." Bullard called his reaction "pathetic" and explained that he had quit because he wanted to go home. However, Thomas was saved when hosts Ant and Dec gave the other campmates the choice of whether he should be allowed to remain, and they unanimously agreed he should. "I know a lot of my time in camp which has been aired recently has been drama," Thomas wrote on Instagram on Thursday, "but there was so much more... so many laughs and so much love and warmth." The action in the South African camp was all filmed several months ago, but the winner wasn't chosen until the live final in London. And it has been an eventful series in other ways. Former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard was forced to withdraw after passing out in the show's Bush Telegraph. In February, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and said filming I'm A Celebrity "was the start of everything" in terms of feeling unwell. She was unable to travel to attend Friday's final on medical advice - saying she was "absolutely gutted", but that "resting up and getting well is more important at the moment". Haye also faced controversy for his remarks about women, including saying his girlfriend has "the personality of a proper ugly bird". After being picked to leave in Monday's episode, Haye was asked to choose one other celebrity to depart, and selected Collins.