Boy George has spoken out on 'bullying' claims for the first time since leaving I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. The 80s music icon was among the line-up for this year's edition of the ITV reality show alongside the likes of Mike Tindall, Sue Cleaver, Matt Hancock and eventual winner Jill Scott.
During the last week of the 2022 run, George was announced by hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly as the fourth campmate to leave the Australian jungle. When asked by Ant and Dec during his exit interview why he went in, the Culture Club star said: "Part insanity and just the experience. For me it is not something I would choose to do. It was much tougher than I thought. It makes you really appreciate what you have in life."
Reflecting on his campmate and former health secretary Matt, who George admitted to 'hating on' while in the jungle, the singer, 62, said: "Having Matt in here was really challenging for a lot of reasons…" But he did turn things around by pausing to say: "By the way, he’s just a person. In here he’s just a person, he mucked in, he was really really doing a lot to help everyone, so I can’t judge him on that."
