There are reportedly no current plans for I’m A Celebrity.... South Africa to have a third series following last week’s chaotic final.
Adam Thomas was voted the winner by public vote in the live final on Friday, during which he was accused of being “abusive, aggressive and intimidating” by Jimmy Bullard.
David Haye then accused producers of editing footage to make Thomas look like a “victim” and, after defending the actor, Sinitta and Gemma Collins walked off set.
The feud between Thomas and Haye and Bullard overshadowed much of the All-Stars series, with campmates later taking sides on who were the real “bullies”.
Now, it has been claimed there are no plans for another series to be filmed.
“I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is not an annual series. The first series aired in 2023, and series two aired in 2026,” a source told the Mail.
The insider went on: “There were never any plans for a series to air in 2027.
“It's a special series that the broadcaster looks to do from time to time, and a third series has not yet been planned.”
The Standard has contacted ITV for comment.
Thomas hit the headlines for his feud with Haye, who he said “broke” him and pushed him to his limits, and for his row with Bullard for almost compromising his time on the show.
Bullard discussed their explosive row on the show, claiming Thomas dropped “c-bombs” which were not aired, and asked Ant McPartlin and co-host Declan Donnelly for their opinion as they had “front row seats”.
McPartlin disagreed that the exchange was aggressive and said: “No it wasn’t, I was there.”
Thomas responded by saying he took “full responsibility” for his actions and has “nothing but love for Jimmy”, but Haye interrupted the exchange to say: “You’ve got a funny way of showing it.”
He then claimed a lot of footage surrounding Thomas’ behaviour was cut, stating: “We all had banter back and forth, and a lot of it was cut out from their side.”
Haye and Bullard asked their fellow campmates to agree that Thomas had been “abusive, intimidating and aggressive” in his argument with Bullard.
Sinitta and Collins defended the actor but eventually walked off set, with Collins branding Haye “disgusting”.
Sinitta appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday to accuse Haye and Bullard of being “goading bullies” and said they missed their chance to calmly communicate their side of the story during the final.
“I know that David got loud on Friday night, he wanted to make his point, he’s trying to defend himself.”
She added: “Yes, there was banter, but it actually felt like bullying to me. So, it’s like, now what? You’ve lost, we’ve all lost why we are here now.
“Because you’re all shouting and you’re trying to get your things in, and now it does look like you’re bullies, because you’re kind of goading and you’re saying stuff.”
