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Mark Jefferies & Sophie Goodall

Mike Tindall responds to being evicted from I'm A Celeb as he arrives at plush hotel

Mike Tindall raised his arms aloft in celebration - as he arrived back in civilisation after being evicted from the jungle.

The Rugby World Cup winner arrived at the plush JW Marriott hotel with wife Zara Phillips and despite coming fourth was given a heroes welcome.

Mike, 44, held his hands high to celebrate as he entered the hotel.

He then hugged campmates including Seann Walsh and Sue Cleaver before heading off with Zara for a shower and some food in one of the hotel's plush suites.

It is unclear if the royal couple will stay in the hotel for the next 48 hours along with the other contestants.

In his eviction interview on ITV, Mike told hosts Ant and Dec: "I’m good. It’s been a long time. I can feel my body was getting ready to go. I’m pretty comfortable with it."

Mike finished in fourth place, saying he was 'ready to go' (Tim Merry / Daily Star)
Wife Zara made the 9,000-mile trip to greet Mike on his departure from the jungle (Tim Merry / Daily Star)

The former sportsman - who has been married to Zara Tindall, the niece of King Charles, since 2011 - loved his time in the jungle and explained that his positive attitude helped him to overcome the challenge.

He said: "It’s been a lot of laughs. That is the best thing. You can get through anything when the humour is good."

Mike also revealed that he had mentally prepared himself for the challenge before he entered the jungle.

He was reunited with some of his former campmates (Tim Merry / Daily Star)

The World Cup-wining star explained: "Before I went in, I imagined the worst case scenario. Then you can deal with everything that’s coming at you.

"The only time I almost had a little wobble was when we had the night-time challenge.

"But then Seann had a wobble, and I could just go back to focus on [helping] Seann."

Mike Tindall raised his arms aloft in celebration - as he arrived back in civilisation after being evicted from the jungle (Daily Mirror / Mark Jefferies)

He also spoke about his run of seven nights sleeping in the luxury camper van, saying: 'It's weird because you don't want to go in there.

"You get acclimatised to where you are. I was on the bottom bunk under Owen, so it was dry. Then you go in the RV and it was weird."

The presenters cheekily brought up Mike's penchant for small swimwear and asked if it was Zara's idea for him to wear tiny trunks in the shower.

Zara and Mike will stay at the Marriott Hotel in Surfers Paradise (Tim Merry / Daily Star)

He responded: "They were always my idea! You wear trunks in the shower, it's always a bit of fun. Get my pineapples out!"

The former rugby star also told Ant and Dec that he hoped Jill Scott is crowned winner.

He also claimed that Tory MP Matt Hancock is desperate to win and is "polling for votes" by making his name and number visible at all times in the jungle.

The winner of the series will be crowned on Sunday.

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