Adam Thomas has revealed he's been getting some serious mixed messages from David Haye after the world champion boxer absolutely went for him in the I'm a Celebrity... South Africa live final.
Haye, 45, was accused of 'bullying' the eventual winner, 37, throughout camp, and on the live final he claimed the show's 'editing' made Thomas 'look like a victim', insisting 'we all had banter, a lot of it was cut out from their side'.
It all descended into a full-on shouting match with Ant and Dec, with Dec telling Haye 'you weren't there' during the controversial clash between Thomas and Jimmy Bullard.
According to The Sun, Haye now faces losing his fee for an alleged breach of contract because of the way he acted in the chaotic live final, which led to him reportedly being kicked out of the London studios by security.
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Speaking on At Home With The Thomas Bro's, the Waterloo Road actor said Haye apologised to him post filming but was left confused by his message.
"The most disturbing is that I look at David and even after the show and after everything he did, you know he sent me a voice note and was like 'oh mate, what a great show that was. I'm so happy you won. Congratulations'," Thomas said.
"I just sent him a message back just saying, you know 'I think this is where we draw the line and I hope that you find happiness bro, but I'm done'.
"That live show, I just felt like I'd just been exploited. I felt like I was just in the midst of it all, and it wasn't even about me."
Thomas said 'the hardest bit to navigate' with Haye was how, in his mind, he would switch from being friendly to more problematic behaviour.
He said: "He told me [out of camp] 'you're the nicest guy I've ever met and I just wanted to break you', like, it's cool. He apologised. I moved on."
At first, Thomas said the pair were 'bantering and having a laugh' by sending each other voice notes over the phone.
But come the live show, things got stirred up again for 'entertainment', Thomas said.
"I'd just put it all to bed," he insisted.
"I think for David and some of the campmates that have come out and been on the live show and everything, I feel like it's just a show for them. It's entertainment. It's fun.
"For me, it's not about entertainment. I'm not playing a character or here for anyone else's agenda.
"I'm just here to have a laugh and have fun and enjoy this experience."
Haye, meanwhile, is reportedly suing ITV for £10 million for 'damaging his brand'.
“David is absolutely gung-ho about all of this — he is incandescent with rage about how the whole series has been handled and feels he’s being made a scapegoat by ITV,” a source told The Sun.
“He insists he is none of these and has suffered trolling.
“He can cite examples — such as the Gemma Collins ‘fat-shaming’ moment, which used clever editing and snide eye-rolls, etc to make his remark look damning.
“His lawyers will go through the series with a fine-toothed comb to find more.
“He is going for damages as a result of the ‘propaganda’ aired against him to recover lost earnings, which lawyers believe could total up to £10 million.”
LADbible Group has contacted ITV and David Haye's representatives for comment.
Everything that's happened since the chaotic I'm a Celeb final
With two potential lawsuits and plenty of bombshell interviews, the I'm a Celeb drama shows no signs of stopping.
Saturday 25 April
Adam Thomas speaks out for the first time after his win, writing on Instagram: "It was not always easy, there were moments that could have broken me, but I stayed true to myself and that is something I will always be proud of.
"To those who doubted me or tried to bring me down, I carry no negativity towards you. I have already won in the ways that matter most. I have love, I have happiness and I have stayed true to myself, and that is something no one can ever take away from me.”
Meanwhile, Sinitta also issues an Instagram statement, which reads: "Before I walked out, all I wanted to say was this: I hate that people are being called bullies and that there’s bad blood between us. I had a wonderful time with everyone, despite one difficult incident, and I truly hope we can hold on to the life lessons and the incredible experience we shared together. I adore them all.
“I also feel that the word ‘bully’ is a very serious accusation. It’s something I don’t believe should be used lightly. There are too many truly bad people in the world already, and it’s dangerous to label good people in that way."
Gemma Collins also writes on Instagram: "What a show up!!! Absolutely disgusted with Jimmy and David’s behavior the biggest show up in TV history!!! What an EMBARRASSMENT!"
The Sun publishes footage of David Haye and Jimmy Bullard exiting the studio where the final was filmed, with David claiming on the phone: "We’ve been kicked out the show."
Sunday 26 April
The Sun reports Bullard is mulling legal action, with a source saying the reason he repeated the phrase 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating' nine times during the final was because that behaviour from Thomas would be considered a breach of contract.
Monday 27 April
Appearing on TalkSport, Harry Redknapp jokes he thought he’d ‘gone to the wrong show’.
He said: “I thought it was The Jeremy Kyle Show. I’ve never seen so much aggravation.
“I thought I’m in the wrong studio here. All the crowd is shouting and things. Oh, it was a nightmare."
Sinitta appears on Good Morning Britain to explain why she walked out of the final, saying: "I felt like they had just blown it.
"It’s like you had a point, yes, Jimmy didn’t deserve to be treated that way, yes, there was banter, but it actually felt like bullying to me.
“You know what, we have all lost why we are here now. Because you are all shouting and you’re all trying to get your things in. Now it does look like you’re bullies because you’re goading and saying stuff.”
Tuesday 28 April
A source tells The Sun Haye is looking to sue ITV for £10 million, claiming the show was edited to make him look bad.
The lawsuit is apparently to 'recover lost earnings' after his reputation took a beating following the broadcast.
Wednesday 29 April
Adam Thomas takes to his podcast At Home with the Thomas Bro's to deliver a blistering takedown of what happened on the final.
He said: “This is part of my DNA now, it’s made me the person that I am.
“It’s hard because right now I can’t see any light, I can’t see the positive in it.”
He went on to say he felt he had been ‘exploited’, adding: “I think you can see it at the end of it, I felt like I was just in the midst of it all and it wasn’t even about me.”
Topics: Celebrity, ITV, Im A Celebrity, TV, David Haye
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