Harry Redknapp has finally spoken out about the explosive fallout between Jimmy Bullard and Adam Thomas on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! — admitting the situation inside camp became “quite bad” and emotionally intense.
The former football manager, 79, had previously avoided commenting on the chaos that erupted during the live final, where tensions exploded over accusations that Adam allegedly called Jimmy the “C-word” during filming in South Africa.
But now, Harry has revealed what he really witnessed — and according to him, Adam “really sort of lost his head” during the argument.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Harry admitted the row shocked him because the two men had actually been getting along well before everything spiralled.
“That was a big and quite a bad argument,” Harry explained. “Adam really sort of lost his head with Jimmy, which was a shame because they’d got on very well.”
Harry also addressed the ongoing tension involving David Haye, who has faced backlash from viewers and campmates over allegations of bullying behaviour during the series.
According to Harry, Adam often appeared emotionally overwhelmed in camp, especially during clashes with the former boxer.
“David seemed to be giving Adam lots of stick,” Harry said. “And Adam seemed to spend an awful lot of time getting very upset about everything.”
But perhaps the most surprising revelation came when Harry explained why he never stepped in during many of the camp arguments — because he literally could not hear most of them.
The TV favourite admitted he was forced to spend much of the experience without his hearing aids because there was nowhere in camp to charge them.
“I really didn’t even hear what was going on,” he confessed. “I couldn’t take my hearing aids into camp because there was nowhere to charge them up.”
Harry said he is only now properly understanding the drama after watching the episodes back on television.
“So I’m watching it now on TV,” he admitted. “At the time, I honestly couldn’t hear most of the conversations across camp.”
The former jungle winner also suggested hunger and exhaustion played a huge role in the emotional meltdowns that unfolded throughout the series.
“When people are hungry and living together like that, arguments happen,” Harry explained. “But I didn’t really argue with anybody.”
The live finale itself descended into chaos after Gemma Collins and Sinitta reportedly stormed off stage while hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly struggled to regain control of the situation.
Jimmy later accused ITV of failing to show the full extent of Adam’s alleged behaviour, claiming key footage had been left out.
“You didn’t show any of the C-bombs,” Jimmy said angrily during the final. “It’s a liberty.”
Ant pushed back on the accusation, insisting the footage was never aired because the language was considered “unbroadcastable.”
Meanwhile, Adam publicly apologised during the tense live exchange, admitting emotions had “run high” in the moment.
“I take full responsibility for my actions,” Adam said. “I have apologised to Jimmy on numerous occasions. That is not how I want to show myself.”
Despite the fallout, Harry appeared keen not to fully take sides — instead painting a picture of a tense, exhausted camp where emotions slowly boiled over under pressure.
