Ruth Jones has hinted that there could be a death in the final episode of Gavin and Stacey in a twist that is set to shock fans ahead of the show airing
Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones has hinted that fans could see a death this Christmas.
Both Ruth and co-creator James Corden appeared on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Tuesday as they revealed they would be wrapping on the BBC sitcom later in the day. On Christmas Day, the show will come to an end after 17 years of entertaining fans with the dramas surrounding Gavin and Stacey Shipman, Nessa, Pam and Mick as well as Gwen and Uncle Bryn.
Writer Ruth confirmed that the new episode will pick up from the final scene of the last episode which aired on December 25, 2019. Viewers at the time saw Nessa propose to Smithy in a dramatic twist following years of a tumultuous relationship. But in a major bombshell, Ruth, 58, hinted that there could be more to be upset over, rather than the fact the show is coming to an end.
“It’s strange, James and I have always felt, they really do exist,” she said when asked whether they were “ready” to say goodbye. Ruth added: “It’s not like they’re dying, well… Watch the final,” as Zoe and those in the studio let out an audible gasp. Zoe exclaimed: “Oh gosh, the whole console have got their hands on their mouth. What?!”
Ruth Jones has hinted there could be more heartbreak for Gavin and Stacey fans(
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The Welsh actress and comedian continued: “We feel like they still exist, for us, they’re carrying on living their lives in Barry, or in Billericay it’s just that we are not party to what goes on in their life anymore.” But after almost two decades of working with one another, James and Ruth left fans guessing over what may have happened on the infamous fishing trip with Uncle Bryn and Jason.
The trip has been shrouded in secrecy, with neither character speaking about it. When the trip is brought up in conversation, the room automatically falls silence before the topic of conversation is changed. But it appears that any drama is firmly in the past as the cast enjoyed one last laugh together.
Although the team have been enjoying working together once again, during their appearance on the Breakfast Show, Ruth and James confirmed that the final time they will all be in the same room is fast approaching. The pair will be joined by Joanna Page, Mat Horne, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Rob Wilfort as they take over the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for one day on Monday, December 23.
Gavin and Stacey will come to an end on Christmas Day after almost two decades of entertaining fans(
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Ruth confirmed that this date would be the final time she and her co-stars appear together, despite fans pleading for more episodes in the future. And it appears that the group have already figured out their roles, with Ruth revealing that James Corden had decided she would be in control of the mixing deck for the morning.
However, Ruth recently confirmed that there were also plenty of tears on the set as filming came to an end. She said: “It was sad, of course. This is the last time these characters will ever be on screen. And it was nostalgic because we’d be on set with the cast and we’d go down memory lane.”
Meanwhile, James who plays Gavin’s best friend, Smithy commented: “Gavin & Stacey is just a huge part of my life, it changed my life in every way. The thing it means to me most is my friendship with Ruth. To have an idea with a friend in a hotel in Leeds 20 years ago and then be sat here today with what it’s become… If you think about it too much you could really just start crying all the time. I love her so much and I’m so proud of what we’ve done.”
Joanna, 47, who plays Stacey, said: “Being on set for the last time with everybody for the last day was traumatic. I burst out crying again and again. I just alternated between hysterically crying and hysterically laughing. It just felt like it was such a huge journey that was ending.”
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale airs on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
Coleen Rooney was the last woman standing in the jungle and came second in the series, narrowly losing out to McFly star Danny Jones. She speaking exclusively to the Mirror about her time on the show
With her quiet confidence and stoic resilience, she appeared on the face of it to practically breeze through to the I’m a Celebrity final.
But Coleen Rooney has revealed for the first time how she secretly questioned her place on the show after just one week – because she missed her family too much.
Speaking to the Mirror after narrowly losing out to Danny Jones, she says how she sobbed after just a few days after being reminded of Wayne and her sons whose faces were emblazoned on her pillow.
“In that first week, I did wake up one morning and I looked at the pillow and I saw on it obviously Wayne and the kids, and I had a little cry and I thought I don’t know whether I can go all this way,” she says. But she says she “soon snapped out it” by getting stuck into her chores instead – namely the washing up.
“I went off and did the washing up and collected the wood and did whatever I had to do,” she says. “I just got on with it.” She says the first few days were also tough as she worried she wasn’t a big enough personality like some of the other campmates, and too quiet.
Coleen Rooney won the hearts of the nation during her time on I’m A Celebrity(
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The Scouse star tells the Mirror’s Tom Bryant all about her jungle experience(
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“In the first week I just thought I can’t see me going all the way because I was just me,” she says. “We had loads of personalities in there who were great and I got on with, but they were performers and I felt like I was, at times, just sat there thinking, ‘what do I bring?’
“It wasn’t uncomfortable. They made it comfortable. It was just me sitting back and looking at that camp and thinking I was more quieter than everyone else. But obviously people enjoyed it and wanted me to stay in there longer and see a bit more of me. I don’t know why but they did.”
She also says it quickly dawned on her that she had signed up for the show without properly giving it enough consideration She says: “I think my head before I went in was just to get everything sorted for the kids and get everything done for Christmas. I wanted to get out of here so I could just enjoy it. But then I didn’t actually think about going in. It wasn’t until I was in there that I thought, ‘what have I signed myself up for? What am I doing in here?’”
Coleen – who says she got terrible headaches after detoxing from caffeine and sugar – said the first few days were “tough before it started getting better.” But she adds: “As it got better, the weather got worse. And then that was tough.”
The weather was the worst in the show’s history with the camp battered by endless storms. “There was one night where we got all got woken up in the early hours in the morning to go into the Bush Telegraph because of a storm” she says. “I was asleep in there, Alan was asleep. You think this isn’t what we thought the jungle would be.”
Coleen formed a special bond with her campmates(
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Viewers watched with tears in their eyes as she was reunited with mum Colette, and her two boys Kit, eight, and Cass, six, in camp. Coleen was seen sobbing in her mum’s arms in what she says was a rare show of emotion. “I do snap myself out of things really quickly, and I’m not a crier, bur when my mum came in that really surprised me,” she says.
“You know, when I think back to that moment, it was like someone had told me someone had died. And I don’t think I’ve been shocked more than that in my whole life. That is the biggest shock I’ve ever had.” Saying goodbye to her mum again was tough – and it reminded her of the isolation when she was in America for Wayne’s job
“I was like ‘you’re here now, I’m not going to let you leave.’ My mum said ‘do you feel like you are in America now?’ When I was in America, I was homesick and whenever we got together, we didn’t want to leave. And the only other time she said that to me was during COVID, when we couldn’t see each other.”
Seeing her `boys, she says, gave her the “urge to then battle through the next few days” to the final. After coming out of the jungle, the first thing she did was phone home, where Wayne and the elder boys Kai, 15, Klay, 11, had thrown a family party to celebrate her in the final.
And she laughed as she said her two eldest had given themselves the day off school yesterday (Mon) as it was such a late night. “I spoke to Wayne as soon as he got in the car,” she says. “They all had a gathering in the house and watched it together. Wayne and my two older ones were at home as it harder for them to come out to school.
Coleen’s two youngest sons were there to meet her as she left camp on Sunday night(
Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)“The little ones, obviously it’s easier. The (two eldest) did say they weren’t going to school tomorrow because their mum was in the final. I am not sure what the school has to say about that but obviously they haven’t gone all the way to Australia so maybe they do deserve a day off.”
She said she was moved by Wayne’s reaction. “He just said how proud he was. In the letter I got in camp, he said he’s never missed me as much and I can understand that, because we’ve been apart for weeks and weeks on end, but we speak a number of times a day. We FaceTime. So to not have that communication has been tough and not knowing or keeping up to date on the kids’ school and football. I’m so involved in all that back home that was hard.”
Coleen also laughed after learning that he had been mobilising his millions of followers to try and get her to do trials. After one plea on social media, she was voted the next day to do a trial She added: “So I heard but you know what? I’m so glad he did, because I was desperate to do a trial. And at that time, I thought, What’s the point in coming here if I’m not doing any trials?
After one trial, a cockroach got stuck in her ear. “I could just feel it going round, and I could see people’s faces, and they were like: ‘that’s not right’ But I didn’t panic, and they squirted the water up there and it was all ok,” she says.
Viewers, as well as her campmates, were also impressed by her willingness to muck in and do chores. But Coleen says that’s part of everyday life for her and she’s always got stuck in. “I might not have camped that much but I used to clean chalets at Pontins when I was younger,” she says. “ I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, that doesn’t bother me. I’ve got four boys.”
TV star Alison Hammond has hit back at those who have had something to say about the age gap between her and her boyfriend.
The Great British Bake Off host, who also presents This Morning, has been dating 27-year-old masseur David Putman since last year. While they like to keep their relationship fairly under wraps, Alison hasn’t been shy of talking about her man.
Alison Hammond opens up about age gap with boyfriend
During an interview with Good Housekeeping, Alison described boyfriend David as “so mature and sensible,” admitting: “I’m so not.”
She added: “And the things he says to me… they’re just so lovely. It’s like a jigsaw; we fit and it all comes together.”
As for the age gap, Alison, 49, explained that hasn’t impacted their relationship. “Yes, I’m 22 years older than he is, but if you saw us together, you’d understand. People have said to me: ‘We get it now,’” she said.
When the pair read the popular term “toyboy” to describe their romance, Alison insisted it “bears no relation to what we have at all”.
Alison defends age gap with 27-year-old boyfriend (Credit: YouTube)
‘If you could feel the way my son loves me’
Before David, Alison was engaged to cab driver Noureddine Boufaied, who she dated between 2005 and 2014.
The pair share a son, Aidan, 19, who she also opened up about in the same interview.
Alison seems very loved-up (Credit: Cover Images)
“If you could feel the way my son loves me, it’s magical,” Alison said, describing him as a “gentleman”.
“I’m all, ‘Woo-hoo!’ and he’s more, ‘Mum, chill.’ He doesn’t try to rein me in, though. He wouldn’t try to change me because, well, why mess with perfection?” she added with a laugh.
Read more: Alison Hammond breaks down in tears as she issues emotional apology to her son
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He revealed his crush for her during his time in camp
Carol Vorderman has sent Melvin Odoom a private message on social media, in the latest instalment of the duo’s I’m A Celebrity romance saga.
Following his eviction from the camp, Melvin revealed some of the less delightful details of his least pleasant night in the jungle.
Fans were gutted when Melvin became the fourth celebrity to leave camp. But they’re the moon to learn about what’s been going on behind the scenes…
Melvin didn’t hide his crush on Carol Vorderman during his stint in the jungle (Credit: YouTube)
Melvin Odoom receives DM from Carol Vorderman
I’m A Celebrity 2024 contestant Melvin Odoom posted on X on Thursday evening that Carol Vorderman is “in the DMs”.
Well, that and 236 exclamation marks.
He attached a video, in which he checks his direct messages and reads out the one his account received from “Vorders herself”.
“So I’m about to check my DMs now,” he says, “and I’ve noticed there’s a message from Vorders herself. Let’s have a little look-see.”
Carol Vorderman has been on our TV screens for decades (Credit: YouTube)
At which point Jane Moore, who’s sitting beside Melvin, chimes in with a suggestion: “‘Get lost, loser?’”
“OK, OK, no,” he laughs it off. “So… someone’s looking after my page. And she goes, ‘Please give him my best. He’s done so well. Heart emoji.’”
Isn’t it sweet?
— Melvin Odoom (@Melvinodoom) December 5, 2024
Fans have been crossing their fingers for a Melvin–Vorders date
“I have been living for this day!” writes one fan on Melvin Odoom’s X page, in response to his revelation about Carol Vorderman sending him a private message.
“You deserve it,” writes another.
“Sort a date out,” demands a third.
Some have even gone so far as to mock up images celebrating the possibility of their union.
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— PONGY CARTOONS (@PONGYCARTOONS) December 6, 2024
Melvin was without his mobile phone for two weeks during his stint in the jungle. Someone was managing his socials during this time, as he explains in the video. But he was fairly quick to admit his crush on Vorders.
As a result, he was oblivious to the things Carol posted onto her own Instagram during his time in camp.
Read more: I’m A Celebrity host Sam Thompson hints Unpacked co-star Kemi Rodgers will appear in jungle next year
Liz Hatton, 17, who lost her 10-month cancer battle last week, touched hearts when she was pictured with Kate, the Princess of Wales, at Windsor Castle in October
A talented photographer who ended up shooting celebrities and models after sharing a hug with the Princess of Wales loved life until the end, her mum says.
Liz Hatton, 17, who lost a 10-month cancer battle last week, touched hearts when she was pictured with Kate at Windsor Castle in October.
The meeting led to a string of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for Liz, including snapping celebs on the red carpet at the Royal Variety Show and joining acclaimed photographer Rankin to lead a fashion shoot.
The Prince and Princess of Wales meeting young photographer Liz Hatton and family at Windsor Castle(
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Speaking publicly for the first time since losing her girl, Victoria Robayna, 43, said “Liz was still independent and loving life until the very end, which is exactly how she would have chosen it to be. We could not have asked for it to have been a better way for Liz.”
The family met the Prince and Princess of Wales when Liz was invited to Windsor to take pictures at an investiture ceremony William was holding.
Victoria said: “All any parent wants is for their child’s dreams to come true, and the Prince and Princess of Wales were a big part in making that happen.”
Liz Hatton works alongside the press photographers during the UK Premiere of “Venom: The Last Dance”(
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She added: “Liz’s final two months with us were the happiest we have ever seen her, and a lot of that was down to their kindness – we truly can’t thank them enough.
“Before that day at Windsor Castle Liz had had some opportunities, but the meeting really brought her into the public eye and allowed her dreams to become reality.”
Liz’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a rare Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour and told she had six months to three years to live.
But she was determined not to let it get in the way of pursuing her dream of becoming a photographer.
Instead of worrying about the future, Liz drew up a bucket list and set about making it happen.
Liz’s eight-year-old brother Mateo
Liz Hatton smiles at her exhibition(
Image: Getty Images)Word reached William about her plans and she was invited to shoot the investiture. Much to her surprise, she was asked to join the royal couple for tea along with mum Victoria, stepdad Aaron and brother Mateo.
Liz was pictured hugging Kate, weeks after the Princess revealed she had completed her own chemotherapy. The pair chatted about their shared love of photography.
Victoria said: “Liz and Kate talked about their favourite photographers, cameras, things they like to photograph and how helpful photography can be as a way of escaping real life. She showed Kate her camera and they were both just enjoying talking about something they love and share a passion for.
“Liz loved how normal she and William were – there was no pretence or artifice, she instantly clicked with them and they with her. We couldn’t ask for them to have been any kinder or any more wonderful at any point.”
Liz was terrified of leaving her brother behind
Victoria, of Harrogate, North Yorks, also revealed a touching conversation between the royal couple and Liz’s little brother Mateo, eight.
She said: “When we met the Prince and Princess, talking to new people was something Liz’s eight-year-old brother Mateo struggled to do.
“They really went out of their way to include Mateo and made him feel every bit as important as she was, and by the end he was busy chatting to them about his Jellycat chip teddy – that meant everything to Liz.
Liz with family
“Liz was not scared of dying but was terrified of leaving her brother behind, so she wanted to make memories with him that he would have for the rest of his life. The Prince and Princess made that possible.”
The meeting at Windsor meant Liz – who began taking photos in year six at primary school – became an overnight sensation. She went on to photograph comedian Michael McIntyre, circus performers, the Royal Ballet and Storm Agency models.
The inspiring teen also spent two days with Los Angeles-based portrait photographer David Suh, who flew from the US to work with her.
Her project culminated in her own photography exhibition in London, which was attended by palace staff.Just six days later, Liz passed away – just 10 months after her diagnosis.
Liz Hatton in action with her camera
Despite her agony, Victoria is trying to hold on to the special final evening spent with her girl. She said: “Liz went to watch her brother swim in his first session at a local swimming squad, to make sure he settled in.
“She was so proud – he was absolutely buzzing about how much he’d enjoyed it and she was absolutely buzzing because he’d loved it. We then had a chilled evening at home.
“Liz and Aaron sat on her bed watching Heartstopper, a series she loved – and I was on the floor wrapping Christmas presents.
“Before bed, we told her we loved her and she went to sleep.”
Liz’s dying wish was for DSRCT treatments to improve, so she decided to donate her body to the University of Glasgow’s medical department. Saying goodbye was a bittersweet moment for Victoria. “It gives us all comfort to know she is doing good and she is still somehow here, but equally hard that she is not here with us,” she said.
Liz photographed at the BFI IMAX Waterloo(
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“We talk about her being away at university, because she would have gone to university at the end of this year anyway – so she has gone away to do good for three years, and then she will come back to us.”
Liz left strict instructions to be cremated because she hates worms and insects, and for her ashes to be made into a Jellycat toy. Victoria explained: “It means we can still give her hugs. She was certain it wouldn’t be one of her Jellycats because she wouldn’t want them to suffer, so it had to be a new one. Mateo will choose it.”
The family has started a fundraiser to pay for research into treatment for DSRCT – which affects just 12 people in the UK each year. Victoria added: “We’re determined to do her proud.”
Dozens of royals rallied around the Princess of Wales at her carol service in Westminster Abbey this week – but Princess Eugenie, the King and the Queen were among those who did not attend
Princess Eugine didn’t join dozens of fellow Royals who rallied around the Princess of Wales at her Christmas carol service in central London this week.
The ‘Together At Christmas’ carol service, held at Westminster Abbey, marked Princess Kate’s first solo event of the year after she underwent a major abdominal surgery in January and announced she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Kate announced she would be gradually returning to royal duties after her preventative chemotherapy treatment ended in September. After a rough year, the theme of this year’s carol service was announced as a celebration of those supporting others in need, with a focus on the importance of love and empathy.
The ‘Together At Christmas’ carol service marked Kate’s first solo event of the year(
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Kate was joined by her husband Prince William and their three children – Louis, six, Charlotte, nine, and 11-year-old Prince George. Other Royal attendees included the Duchess of Edinburgh, Lord Frederick Windsor, Zara Tindall and a pregnant Princess Beatrice.
But her sister Princess Eugenie did not attend, along with the King and Queen. While the reasons for Eugenie’s absence are unknown, it is likely due to her decision to split her time between the UK and Portugal with her husband and two sons, August and Ernest. Her husband, Jack Brooksbank, is believed to working in Portugal with Michael Meldman’s Discovery Land Company.
Princess Eugenie of York did not attend Kate’s event(
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Princess Eugenie and her family in Portugal(
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A royal source told the Express: “The villa in Portugal is more an investment than anything else and construction hasn’t even been completed yet”, adding: “It hasn’t been purchased as a new home, but more as a holiday retreat and something they can put their money into to protect their assets.”
The public were given a rare insight into Eugenie’s life in Portugal earlier this year after the 34-year-old royal revealed that her sons, three-year-old August, and one-year-old Ernest “love swimming”, despite her being “scared” of the ocean growing up.
Kate’s carol service, held on Friday evening, saw the her stop for a chat with guests giving the readings, including actors Richard E Grant, Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery, Sophie Okonedo, nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Hotel Rwanda, and Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty.
Guests also had the opportunity to leave a message on a “kindness tree”, where six-year-old Prince Louis added a note to thank his ‘Granny and Grandpa’. The young royal wrote: “Thank you to my granny and grandpa because they have played games with me.”
The event included traditional carols, music, readings and prayers, all hihglighting the importance of compassion and kindness.
The King told a group of women who had attended his mother’s coronation that he had felt ‘anxious’ about a key moment during the ceremony
In a new documentary, King Charles shares new insight into the weighty concerns he had ahead of his coronation, as well as a rare glimpse into his early family life. The film tells the tale of 50 young Canadian women who journeyed across the Atlantic to witness Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in the summer of 1953.
The documentary, Coronation Girls, follows 12 of these women, now averaging 89-years-old, as they retraced their steps and returned to London in December 2023, where they were surprised by Charles during a visit to Buckingham Palace. The King shared his own vivid memory, saying: “My grandmother explained things to me while I was there.”
Despite only being four years old at the time, he told them: “I can remember quite a lot, yes, well, particularly what I was dressed in and what the barber did to me before.”
King Charles had learned about the full weight of wearing the crown from his mother(
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In the 90-minute film, Charles warmly greeted each woman, including climate activist and author Yvonne Harris and former adoption worker Carol Shipley, and made light-hearted comments about the practicalities of wearing the crown.
He added: “I remember it all so well then, because I remember my sister and I had bath time in the evening. My mama used to come up at bath time wearing the crown to practice. You have to get used to how heavy it is. I’ve never forgotten, I can still remember it vividly.”
He added: “It is very important to wear it for a certain amount of time, because you get used to it then. But the big one that you’re crowned with, the St Edward’s Crown, it weighs five pounds.”
The St Edward’s Crown has been used at royal coronations for more than 300 years(
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King Charles told them: “It is much heavier and taller, so there’s always that feeling of feeling slightly anxious, in case it wobbles. You have to carry it, you have to look straight ahead.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury crowned the King in the 17th-century golden St Edward’s Crown at his coronation in Westminster Abbey in May 2023. The women told the documentary that their trip to Elizabeth’s coronation was “life-changing” and “magic” and described the moment the new Queen passed them in the gold state coach during the procession.
“The crowds were so joyous and so loud they drowned out the marching bands,” one said. At the time, the late Queen was around nine years older than the girls, which, some said, helped them feel a special connection with the new monarch.
Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation drew citizens from across the Commonwealth, including the group of 17 young women from CanadaIn June 2022, the group wrote a letter to Elizabeth where they asked if they could have tea with her a few months before she died.
The documentary, which explores themes of enduring friendship and the impact the historic event had on the young women, will be aired on Boxing Day on WNED PBS in Canada.
I’m A Celebrity fans have voted Reverend Richard Coles in third place. In a final consisting of Coleen Rooney, Richard and Danny Jones, it leaves Coleen and Danny fighting for the crown.
Richard did not seem disappointed by the result – however some fans were.
Rev Richard has finished in third placed on I’m A Celebrity (Credit: ITV)“It’s not what you think it’s going to be,” Richard confessed to Ant and Dec. He said it had been “much harder” than he thought it would be.
Richard also said the campmates were what made the experience and they were now “proper friends”.
However those watching at home were not happy with Richard finishing in third place.
“Third place? What a scam!” said one on social media. Another added: “Who the [bleep] has been voting for Coleen. Richard has been robbed.”
“Gutted for Richard Coles,” agreed one more.
Coleen, Danny, Richard after finishing their final trial (Credit: ITV)
What else happened in I’m A Celebrity tonight?
The final three had to take part in the final Bushtucker trial The Towers of Terror. Instead of doing a trial each to win starters, main course and desserts for their final feast, they had to work together across two trials.
In the first trial, all three of them were placed in position in the first tower, lying on their backs with Coleen in the top section, Danny in the middle and Richard at the bottom. They then had to guide the stars one by one down to one another to the very bottom of the tower, into the yellow win zone. And of course, they weren’t alone, as they were joined by snakes.
They successfully completed the first part of the trial before heading to the final stage. They had 10 minutes and were again tiered on different levels they had to get stars down to Danny at the bottom to finish a puzzle. This time they were joined by fish guts, spiders and cockroaches.
The celebs cheered as they won all the stars and were going to get their final feast.
The food
Each one of them got to pick their favourite meal, with Danny choosing mozzarella sticks and sweet chilli sauce, a buttermilk chicken burger and chips and fresh cream profiteroles with warm Nutella sauce. He also had a cold glass of beer for his drink.
Coleen had a starter of bruschetta, Spaghetti Bolognese with flaky parmesan cheese and garlic bread for her main course, and also went for fresh cream profiteroles with warm Nutella sauce for dessert. She had a glass of French pale Provence rose for her drink.
Richard went for a starter of king prawn cocktail with salad, followed by cottage pie with peas, carrots and gravy for his main course and fruit cake for dessert. He had Chablis Grand Cru for his drink.
STRICTLY underdog Pete Wicks was kicked off the close-run semi-final tonight, saying: “It’s been wild – it’s been beautiful.”
The former Towie star was voted out by judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke after he ended up in the bottom two with Love Islander Tasha Ghouri.
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Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał were sent home in a tense semi-finalCredit: BBC
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Pete and Jowita put on a sizzling display for viewers every weekCredit: BBC
But even head judge Shirley Ballas – who’d earlier christened him “Mr Strictly Come Dancing” – said she thought he should have gone home after finishing bottom of the scoreboard yet again.
After receiving their verdict, departing Pete said: “It’s been wild.
“I’ve been quite honest about the fact that I didn’t necessarily want to do this in the first place, but everyone else wanted me to do it, and I am so, so glad that I did it.
“You don’t always have to be the best, but if you enjoy something then why shouldn’t you have a go at it?
“I’ve tried my best from day one, I said I was in for a penny, in for a pound and I’ve done it, it’s been beautiful.”
On the results show he specifically thanked his dance partner Jowita Przystal, who he’s rumoured to have grown exceptionally close to on the BBC One dance contest.
Pete said: “There’s a lot of things I’m going to take away from this, but one of the most special things is you and I mean that, because you’re one of the most incredible people – not just as a dancer – but as a person.
“You’ve been a ray of sunshine for me.
“You’ve helped me through things in the past three months that I didn’t think I could do and you made me believe in myself and that means more to me than anything.”
Jowita replied: “I just want to say thank you, thank you for the trust you have given me since day one.
Pete Wicks’ ‘kisses’ Jowita on Strictly as he fuels romance rumours after Maura Higgins leaves the I’m A Celeb jungle
“I know it wasn’t easy, but with your hard work, your commitment and your heart, which is the most amazing thing, you were winning every week.
“For me, every dance was special… even the Cha Cha in Blackpool! Remember on day one you said ‘I’m not going to stay long in this competition because I cannot dance’ but now I can say to you: ‘Yes you can.’”
Many viewers were stunned last week when Pete made it through to the semi-final after avoiding ending up in the bottom two.
Instead Montell Douglas and her pro partner Johannes Radebe went after ending up in the dance off against Tasha and her pro partner Aljaz Skorjanec.
A groundswell of support from voters at home seemed to have propelled him within touching distance of the Glitter Ball, and his two dances on Saturday night got a largely positive reception from the judges.
Shirley told him: “You are Mr Strictly Come Dancing – you are what this show is all about.
“You should hold your head up high.”
But now four couples will go forward to the grand final – Tash and Aljaz, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley.
Pete and Jowita wowed the judges with their first Foxtrot on Saturday’s live show, but their second dance oozed chemistry.
Right at the end of the performance, they pulled each other in close and positioned themselves as if they were kissing.
Danny Jones was crowned King Of The Jungle, beating Coleen Rooney in Sunday night’s nail-biting final of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The McFly star, 38, broke down in tears as he met wife Georgia, whom he shares son Cooper, six, with, on the bridge with open arms in an emotional reunion after three weeks.
Although over the moon for campmate Danny, Coleen said she was ‘gutted’ after she shortly-missed out on becoming Queen Of The Jungle.
Before Ant and Dec revealed the winner, after receiving an incredible 10 million votes, it was clear Coleen wanted to win and have all the glory in the Rooney household.
Asked what it would mean to her if she won, Coleen said: ‘My boys have been proud of their dad for so long, it’s my turn now.’
After his win, Danny said: ‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I gave my all in there and it is a lovely feeling to be liked. I appreciate it so much.’
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Danny Jones, 38, was crowned King Of The Jungle, beating Coleen Rooney in Sunday night’s nail-biting final of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
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Danny was overcome with emotion as Ant and Dec revealed he was the winner of this year’s I’m A Celeb
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The McFly star broke down in tears as he met wife Georgia on the bridge with open arms in an emotional reunion after three weeks
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Although over the moon for campmate Danny, Coleen said she was ‘gutted’ after she shortly-missed out on becoming Queen Of The Jungle
Ant and Dec announced earlier in the episode third placed star Reverend Richard Coles was the tenth celebrity to be evicted.
While in the Jungle, Danny charmed the nation with his charm and no doubt had the backing of staunch McFly fans after he opened up about his struggles with anxiety.
Prior to his win, Danny said: ‘It was way harder. I hope it comes across on TV but it is really hard. You’re tired, lethargic and hungry.
‘I’ve been my true self and shown what only my closest nearest and dearests’ sees.
‘I’ve learnt how valuable time is with loved ones. I always prioritise my job so much but I think I need to come out of it and practise that, time is precious.’
‘It has been almost like therapy’, Danny added.
‘What this jungle does is give you perspective on your life. I’ve learned something personally, I am coming out this jungle with something I have learnt something about myself.
‘Voting for just me is quite nice. The band has always been voted for but it is something really nice just voting for me just being my self.’
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After his win, Danny said: ‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I gave my all in there and it is a lovely feeling to be liked. I appreciate it so much’
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Danny couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he celebrated his victory
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He shared a huge hug with wife Georgia, who met him at the end of the bridge
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Danny said: ‘I’ve been my true self and shown what only my closest nearest and dearest’s sees. I’ve learnt how valuable time is with loved ones. I always prioritise my job so much but I think I need to come out of it and practise that, time is precious’
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‘It has been almost like therapy’, Danny added
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While in the Jungle, Danny charmed the nation with his charm and no doubt had the backing of staunch McFly fans after he opened up about his struggles with anxiety
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Danny posed with hosts Ant and Dec after his incredible win
After 21 days in the Australian jungle living off a diet of rice and beans, the Coleen had an emotional reunion with her youngest sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, as they greeted her off the bridge.
Speaking about her experience, runner-up Coleen said: ‘I took on a role of being mum in there, keeping myself busy. It was hard, not keeping myself busy. I got bored so much in there, I never get bored because I don’t have time.
‘It game me time to think about me, my strength and weaknesses. One morning I had a bit of a wobble but I kept thinking, no they want me to carry on.
‘I’ve learnt that I can be patient. There has been times in there where no one has annoyed me but I’ve wanted to step in and do it. So I think I am going to be a bit more patient when I get out.
‘It is okay if things don’t get done. That is the biggest thing I have taken out of here.’
‘One thing we’ve loved hearing is a glimpse of life with the Rooneys, Dec said.
Coleen added: ‘Just being down to earth, I couldn’t have wished for someone better to be in the final with.
‘As a group, we were all open and could relate to each other in different ways and they made me feel comfortable. And when I feel comfortable, I’ll open up.’View gallery
The whole cast of I’m A Celebrity, minus Tulisa, watched Danny be crowned King Of The Jungle
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Before Ant and Dec revealed the winner after receiving an incredible 10 million votes, it was clear Coleen wanted all the glory in the Rooney household
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Asked what it would mean to her if she won, Coleen said: ‘My boys have been proud of their dad for so long, it’s my turn now’
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Speaking about her experience, runner-up Coleen said: ‘I took on a role of being mum in there, keeping myself busy. It was hard, not keeping myself busy. I got bored so much in there, I never get bored because I don’t have time’
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‘It game me time to think about me, my strength and weaknesses. One morning I had a bit of a wobble but I kept thinking, no they want me to carry on’
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After 21 days in the Australian jungle living off a diet of rice and beans, the Coleen had an emotional reunion with her youngest sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, as they greeted her off the bridge
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Poking fun at Coleen’s detective skills, Ant and Dec praised the star for how quick she is for finding things out – following her infamous Wagatha Christie case with Rebekah Vardy
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Coleen joked: ‘I am good at sniffing things out but yeah I can just weigh people up as well. I could see Dean, Maura’s acting was quite dramatic at time so I was thinking no surely not’
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ITV bosses were no doubt overjoyed with Coleen’s stint in the Jungle, which she is believed to have been paid £1.5million for, as she addressed her sensational Wagatha Christie trial
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Coleen set up an ingenious trap on Instagram five years ago to catch Rebekah (pictured), who was leaking stories about her family to the tabloids
Poking fun at Coleen’s detective skills, Ant and Dec praised the star for how quick she is for finding things out – following her infamous Wagatha Christie case with Rebekah Vardy.
Coleen joked: ‘I am good at sniffing things out but yeah I can just weigh people up as well. I could see Dean, Maura’s acting was quite dramatic at time so I was thinking no surely not.’
She added: ‘The boys have been proud of their dad for long, so to be proud of their mum, it’s my turn now.’
ITV bosses were no doubt overjoyed with Coleen’s stint in the Jungle, which she is believed to have been paid £1.5million for, as she addressed her sensational Wagatha Christie trial.
Coleen went into the jungle to show the ‘real me’ to the public and relaunch her television career with ITV bosses eyeing her up for roles such as a panellist on Loose Women.
But the proud scouser told the Mail On Sunday before heading into the jungle she simply wanted to be known as ‘Coleen from Liverpool’ and to shake her Wagatha Christie moniker.
Coleen publicly outed the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, as a social media ‘mole’ by explaining: ‘It’s… Rebekah Vardy,’ on her Instagram account.
Reflecting on his jungle journey, Richard, 62, said: ‘It is not what you think it is going to be. I thought there would be luxury spas off camera. It was much harder than I thought it would be.
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Ant and Dec announced earlier in the episode third placed star Reverend Richard Coles was the tenth celebrity to be evicted
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Reflecting on his jungle journey, Richard said: ‘It is not what you think it is going to be. I thought there would be luxury spas off camera. It was much harder than I thought it would be. The best thing was everybody else, we had such a nice time’
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Richard, who was greeted off the bridge by his brother, Will, said he was rooting for Coleen to become Queen Of The Jungle
‘The best thing was everybody else, we had such a nice time. Everybody seemed to decide from the off that we was going to make it as much fun as we could.
‘My last memory will be sheer joy of being with other people, testing your limits and waking up in the Jungle every morning.’
Speaking about his close relationship with GK Barry, Richard said: ‘She sees the world like I see the world. I felt I had known her all my life.
‘I like a bromance but it is usually with a bro. But that was great, it really helped me through the tougher times.’
The Church of England priest was a late arrival on this year’s I’m A Celeb and was initially one of the bookies’ favourites to leave the show in the first and second rounds of vote-offs.
Finding fame with the eighties pop group, The Communards, the Northhampton-born vicar is said to be worth £3.9million.
After losing his husband, David Oldham, to a battle with liver disease just days before Christmas in 2019, Reverend Coles has found love again with the actor, Dickie Cant.
Richard, who was greeted off the bridge by his brother, Will, said he is rooting for Coleen to become Queen Of The Jungle.
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Coleen, 38, left I’m A Celeb fans in stitches as she revealed husband Wayne’s major faux pas in front of the Beckhams during Sunday night’s finale episode
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As they enjoyed their last day in camp, Coleen shared that Wayne once washed his hands in cold soup at David Beckham ‘s World Cup dinner party in 2006 after thinking it was a finger bowl (pictured at the party)
fans were in hysterics as she gave the nation a cheeky story about Wayne’s awkward mishap
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Wayne and David pictured at the 2004 UEFA Euros
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Coleen and Victoria Beckham pictured at David’s World Cup party
Earlier in the episode, Coleen left I’m A Celeb fans in stitches as she revealed husband Wayne’s major faux pas in front of the Beckhams.
During the final episode, viewers will decide if they wish to crown Coleen, Danny Jones or Reverend Richard Coles King or Queen Of The Jungle.
As they enjoyed their last day in camp, Coleen, 38, shared that Wayne, 39, once washed his hands in cold soup at David Beckham’s World Cup dinner party in 2006 after thinking it was a finger bowl.
Throughout the series, fans have loved listening to Coleen as she opens up about Wayne and her family life.
And once again, fans were in hysterics as she gave the nation a cheeky story about Wayne’s awkward mishap.
Viewers wrote on X: ‘Omg, lolz Coleen, your husband will kill you. #imacelebrity2024 #imacelebrity #ImACeleb’,
‘I’ll miss Coleen casually dropping stories like that! #ImACeleb #coldsoup’,
‘Will never stop thinking about Coleen at a fancy dinner realising Wayne was washing his hands in a bowl of cold soup thinking it was a little dish of water. Incredible scenes #ImACeleb’.
