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Kate Lally

I'm a Celebrity's Boy George hits out at 'nasty' Strictly Come Dancing star

Boy George has hit out at a former Strictly Come Dancing star on Twitter after leaving the jungle camp earlier this week.

The Culture Club singer was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the reality show on Tuesday. The 61-year-old has since said he's "laughed heartily" after reading news stories about his time on the reality show.

After leaving the Australian jungle, he told Ant and Dec: "I am sort of ready, I’ve had an amazing time, I’ve done a lot of things I never thought I’d do.

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"I had to forget who I was for the whole time I was in here, I had to let it go. It was quite interesting to get over it. To just go ‘I’m in the jungle, I have no control’.

"I’m so looking forward to getting back in control. It wasn’t easy at all but after a while you kind of just float into it.”

On Thursday, Boy George hit back at former MP Ann Widdecombe, who featured in Strictly Come Dancing back in 2010 and has returned to the show many times over the years. In her column in the Express, Ms Widdecombe shared her thoughts on the singer, and she did not hold back.

She said: "How can a nasty person like Boy George, who judges others harshly but himself served a prison sentence for a horrible crime, survive but harmless souls like Scarlette and Charlene get thrown out?"

Sharing a photo of the column on Twitter, Boy George said: "The grandmother of nasty thinks I’m nasty?"

Fans were quick to support the star. TF said: "We all have pasts, I thought you were one of the most genuine in there", while Clare said: "You were brilliant, it's Hancock who is nasty."

Nina said: "I don't understand the general public. You were authentic, spoke your mind and were up for doing the trials".

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