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Boy George snubs interview after I'm A Celebrity exit and becomes first campmate not to do press

Boy George has become the first I'm A Celebrity campmate from this year's show to snub an exit interview.

It's understood the stars have a media obligation to appear on an ITV show the morning after they leave the Australian jungle.

Scarlette Douglas and Sue Cleaver both appeared on Good Morning Britain from sunny Australia, while Charlene White spoke with her co-hosts in the Loose Women studio.

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But after being voted out in last night's episode, 61-year-old Boy George was nowhere to be seen on Good Morning Britain today, Mirror UK reports.

An I'm A Celebrity insider said: "It is thought Boy George won't do his first interview until he gets back to UK next week.

"The singer has teased he has lots to say so fans will be waiting for what's sure to be an explosive run down of his time in camp in full."

The 61-year-old singer was named in the bottom two along with radio DJ Chris Moyles, 48, after the public had cast their votes.

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Before leaving the jungle, the Karma Chameleon hitmaker told hosts Ant and Dec: “I am sort of ready. I had an amazing time and I've done a lot of things I thought I'd never do. I'm excited to see my sister.”

George described his time in the jungle as ‘beautifully challenging’ and ‘somewhat enlightening’, saying it had allowed him to go on an ‘inner journey’.

On how he managed to keep himself sane in the camp, he said: “I had to forget who I was the whole time I was in here, I had to let it go. I just had to get over it. I just had to say, ‘I'm in the jungle, I've had no control.’”

He added: “Being really honest, I am happy to go today. It's not something I thought I would ever do but it's a lot tougher than I thought.

“I think it really makes you appreciate what you have and the people that you love.”

The musician said he would like to see former rugby player Mike Tindall or Lioness Jill Scott win.

Of Mike, he said: “He's been the most stoic, he's done the most. I think he's much wilder than he lets on,” before concluding: “I think Mike or even Jill.”

The 1980s music icon is reported to have bagged an eye-watering £500,000 (€578,000) for his stint in the jungle.

His goddaughter Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace said she was not surprised the singer agreed to appear on the ITV show, which airs on Virgin Media One in Ireland, insisting he deserves the huge cheque given his stature as a global artist.

Regardless of the challenges, the life-changing experiences, the friends made, and the personal tests conquered, Aisleyne has said that it was the money that won Boy George over.

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