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Zara Woodcock

I'm A Celebrity's Babatunde Aleshe says his son, 4, was racially abused by school friend

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Babatunde Aleshe has revealed his four-year-old son was racially abused at school.

The 34-year-old said a white friend told his son Judah, who he shares with his wife Leonie, that he wasn't allowed over at his house due to his skin colour.

Speaking on the Blended podcast, Babatunde repeated what the little lad said to Judah: "You're not allowed to come to our house."

The boy said it was "because I'm white, my mum's white, my dad's white and you're black and we don't allow black people in".

Babatunde 'froze' at the comment and said 'Okay, thank you'.

"And I ushered the boy back to where his mum was standing. I went back to the school, told the teacher... We reported it," he said.

Babatunde's son was racially abused (Getty Images for The National Lo)
Judah, who he shares with his wife, wasn't allowed at a friend's house (https://www.instagram.com/p/CUCK1-gIJ0X/?hl=en / leonie_aleshe)

Judah and the little boy are still friends but, according to Babatunde, he still cannot go to his house.

Babatunde only recently left the I'm A Celebrity jungle after weeks away from his family.

The star was the fifth campmate to be eliminated.

Former footballer Jill Scott was crowned winner while Owen Warner came second and Matt Hancock came third.

Following his stint in the jungle, Babatunde revealed he wants to try his hand at becoming a TV presenter.

The comedian got his big break when he toured with close pal Mo Gilligan, who he has appeared with on Celebrity Gogglebox.

Baba would like to see if he's got what it takes to present himself in the future.

Babatunde recently exited the jungle (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
He was the fifth campmate to be eliminated (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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Speaking in his first interview since leaving the jungle, he said: "I have a tour coming up. I have quite a few sold-out dates, I am grateful for every single sold-out date.

"Whatever comes next, honestly I'm grateful. I sat behind a desk for six years and never saw any of this coming so whatever comes I'm going to be grateful because I didn't see any of this."

He continued: "I would absolutely like to try presenting if I get the chance to learn a trait like how to present and learn that skill. I want to learn how to do it and not just jump into it because I might be the talk of the town now."

"I appreciate the art of presenting. There is an art and a skill to it and I don't think I have it. So I need to learn or I can learn on the job," the former campmate added.

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