‘I Just Wanted to Make You Proud’: AngryGinge’s Emotional Reunion Breaks the Nation
The first social media star in the history of I’m A Celebrity has been crowned King of the Jungle.
Morgan Burtwistle, better known as AngryGinge to his five million social media followers, was voted by the public to be the winner of the ITV reality show.
A staggering 13 million votes were cast, the highest on the show in at least a decade.
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The 24-year-old, who grew up in a council estate in Salford, Manchester, appeared overwhelmed as he told the show’s hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly: ‘I don’t think I can swear, but I feel amazing. Honestly a dream come true. I didn’t think I could go all this way never mind win. Thank you to everyone who voted.’
Meanwhile, Tom Read Wilson, 39, placed runner-up and Shona McGarty, 34, came in third after three weeks in the Australian jungle.
AngryGinge was crowned King by last year’s winner McFly star Danny Jones.
The social media star said of his experience: ‘I was a massive fan of the show but it was a lot harder than I thought. I reached out to people who had been on it before for tips and clues but no one told me how hard it was going to be.
The first social media star in the history of I’m A Celebrity has been crowned King of the Jungle. Morgan Burtwistle, better known as AngryGinge, beat Tom Read Wilson in the final
Morgan Burtwistle, better known as Angry Ginge to his five million social media followers, broke down in tears after he was voted by the public to be the winner of the ITV reality show
‘I’m a lot mentally strong than I thought I was. That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. There were so many days I wanted to throw the towel in. I didn’t do it to become King, I did it for the experience.’
The star was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by his mother, Michelle, and his older sister, Tasha, who flew out to Australia two weeks ago to support him.
Typically the winner of the show is a household name and AngryGinge is the first social media star to be crowned King of the Jungle.
It’s a sure sign of the times and ITV bosses are said to be ‘thrilled’ with his appearance after he attracted 12 million in consolidated viewers over the first three episodes of the show – a record breaking number for the broadcaster.
Viewers wrote on X: ‘So glad that Ginge won, such an entertainer, but loved Tom and he was such a gracious & deserving runner up’ and ‘Congratulations to AngryGinge #ImACelebrity #king but well done Tom coming 2rd place.’
‘Angry Ginge is the king of the jungle for 2025! Who would have thought we’d even see him on #ImACelebrity let alone him winning it!’;
‘Can’t help but admit Angry Ginge is so likeable. Just one of us and living the dream’.
AngryGinge grew to prominence on the live streaming platform, Twitch, on which his five million followers watch him shout expletives at a video or football game for more than 10 hours a day from his bedroom.
The star was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by his mother, Michelle, who flew out to Australia two weeks ago to support him
AngryGinge put the crown on his mother’s head as they celebrated the win after being
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Tom narrowly missed out on being crowned the nation’s champion
Typically the winner of the show is a household name and AngryGinge is the first social media star to be crowned King of the Jungle
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The 24-year-old, who grew up in a council estate in Salford, Manchester, appeared overwhelmed as he told the show’s hosts Ant and Dec: ‘I feel amazing’
A staggering 13million votes were cast, the highest on the show in at least a decade. AngryGinge was crowned King by last year’s winner McFly star Danny Jones
The social media star said of his experience: ‘I was a massive fan of the show but it was a lot harder than I thought’
AngryGinge grew to prominence on the live streaming platform, Twitch, on which his five million followers watch him shout expletives at a video or football game
Viewers wrote on X: ‘So glad that Ginge won, such an entertainer, but loved Tom and he was such a gracious & deserving runner up’ and ‘Congratulations to AngryGinge’
He earns £1 million a year on what is known as ‘the Gogglebox of the internet’ but is set to make far more after his jungle stint with ITV bosses, and other major broadcasters, eyeing him up as the future of television.
Tom, meanwhile, said of his journey: ‘I think, historically, I have tendency to be a little bit introspective sometimes and that’s not very good for me.
‘What you had to be in the jungle is with an outward lens because of the people and also because of the nature. Everything you look at and hear is majestic.
‘Your whole focus has to be out and then you sort of forget this corporeal thing and you’re a floating soul. It’s a very nice way to live, but it takes an awfully long time to get used to it.’
The show opened with Shona, 34, pining for Aitch, 25, following his departure.
The former EastEnders star has forged a strong bond with Mancunian rapper Aitch during their three week stay on the long-running show, but his semi-final elimination hinted at something more than friendship.
But Shona described herself as a ‘sister’ to the rapper in her exit interview.
She said of their bond: ‘To be completely honest, when he came in he had this rapper thing going on. But actually underneath it all I could tell he was quite scared of the whole experience, we had a similar upbringing. He was normal and I just felt like an older sister and I wanted to protect him.’
The actress reflected on how the experience has helped ‘heal’ her following the breakdown of her engagement.
Shona split from the Irish musician David Bracken just weeks before entering the jungle.
Speaking about her journey, Shona said: ‘I came in here shaking like a s***ing dog, my anxiety has been up and down for as long as I can remember and it’s been a healing process for me in here. In real life I’m going to handle things a bit more easier for me, I think’.
Shona cried as she was greeted off the bridge by her older sister, Camilla.
