Nigel Farage told I’m A Celebrity bosses to ‘go to hell’ in furious row after rule break

Nigel Farage fumed over one rule – and broke it anyway (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

Nigel Farage has revealed he told I’m A Celebrity bosses to ‘go to hell’ as a furious row erupted, over his bare bottom.

The former Ukip leader, 59, finished the reality programme in third place, behind boxer Tony Bellew and Made In Chelsea’s Sam Thompson.

After being rumoured to be the highest-paid contestant ever, Farage faced his fears in the jungle and sparked immense controversy in the process.

But that wasn’t all. The politician really did bare all in nude shower scenes which left his campmates (and viewers) stunned.

And now, he’s admitted he broke the rules, and fumed at ITV over it.

Farage revealed: ‘To be told to check yourself and to be told you must keep clean – and then to be told you can’t take your pants off in the shower struck me as contradictory.

‘I had a huge row. I was told in the interest of taste and in respect for the cameramen and women that I shouldn’t be doing this. I said, “Go to hell!”‘

The politician finished in third place after his controversial stint (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock) Sam Thompson was crowned King of the Jungle (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

He continued to The Sun: ‘Sam did not shower naked and Sam did not check himself. Sam woke up one morning screaming – the leech was huge. It was on his a*** and the sleeping bag looked like a murder scene.

‘So there were very good reasons [to be naked].

‘Afterwards my other campmates did the same, four other blokes stripped naked.’

Farage’s former campmate Frankie Dettori, who was the first star to be eliminated, previously confirmed that the celebrities had been urged not to go for a wash naked – meaning Farage defied the instructions.

Farage defended stripping off in camp (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

‘We were told to keep our swimmers on!’ he told The Sun.

‘The shower is miles away from the camp so we don’t know what’s going on. I am not going to go and spy on Nigel’s butt!’

Both Josie Gibson and Danielle Harold got more than they bargained for when they walked in on Farage’s bare bum, with the EastEnders actress retreating and saying: ‘That’s a sight… for sore eyes.’

She bumped into Josie on her way and giggled: ‘I just saw something I never thought I’d see: Nigel’s bare a***.’

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Laughing back, the This Morning favourite responded: ‘I saw it on the first day! Considering he’s nearly 60 it ain’t too bad.’

Clearly Nigel’s bum has impressed his campmates as Danielle added: ‘He looks good doesn’t he? Nice little bum.’

She then told the Bush Telegraph it was ‘the weirdest feeling’ seeing that ‘first thing in the morning’.

I’m A Celebrity is available to watch on ITVX.

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