I’m A Celebrity star Jamie Lynn Spears has shared a video message to former campmate Sam Thompson after he was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday evening.
Spears left the jungle just one week in as she followed in the footsteps of Grace Dent who also quit the show on “medical grounds”.
On Sunday, Thompson managed to beat Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage in the finale after three weeks of trials and sleepless nights in the jungle.
Spears didn’t hang around in Australia to reunite with her former campmates for the finale as just a few days ago, she was mingling with her former castmates on Dancing with the Stars in the USA.
A number of fans picked up on Spears’s absence from the finale but now she’s spoken out.
Alongside a video of herself, she captioned: “CONGRATS TO THE KING @samthompsonuk. So proud of all my campmates – Miss y’all and can’t wait to see everyone soon.
Jamie Lynn Spears had an emotional time on I’m A Celeb
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“CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE @imacelebrity on another amazing season!!!!
“Thanks for giving me this amazing experiences and thank y’all for allowed me into your homes each night!”
Echoing her caption, Spears then said to the camera in a message addressed to Thompson: “Oh, my gosh! Sam!
“You’re the King of the Jungle, I’m so proud of you! I’m so proud of all my campmates I wish I was out there celebrating with y’all but we will make up for it in due time, just send me the date please.
“Anyways, I’m so lucky to have made lifelong friends out of this whole experience and Sam, you have always been my King of the Jungle. Congratulations, miss y’all!
Spears wasn’t the only person who celebrated Thompson’s I’m A Celeb win on social media.
His girlfriend Zara McDermott – who was unable to fly to Australia – shared a clip of herself celebrating the moment with friends and family.
However, she came under fire for the clip after fans took issue with the fact she stayed in the UK.
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Thompson said the experience in the jungle was “like a dream that I don’t even want you to wake me up from”.
He told Ant and Dec: “I’ve had the best time and I’m the luckiest person in the world.”
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