I’m a Celeb highlights: Winner revealed after Coleen Rooney and Danny Jones become the final two
‘It’s a lovely feeling to be liked!’ said the champion
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Your support makes all the difference.After weeks of gruelling challenges and nauseating Bushtucker Trials, the 2024 series of I’m a Celebrity is complete.
Oti Mabuse was the last contestant to be eliminated in the public vote on Saturday (7 December), leaving the three finalists, McFly’s Danny Jones, Coleen “Wagatha Christie” Rooney, and the pop-star-turned-priest Reverend Richard Coles to battle it out in the final episode on Sunday.
In early scenes during the finale, Rooney burst into tears in the Bush Telegraph, saying she was “so proud” to get this far in the competition.
After the trio endured the final Trial, “Towers of Terror”, it was announced that Coles had come in third place. As he left, he said the experience had been “flabbergasting”. That meant it was just Rooney and Jones as the final two.
Jones was then revealed as the winner, following in the footsteps of his bandmate Dougie Poynter, who was crowned King of the Jungle in 2011. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Danny told fans. “I gave my all in there, gave myself. And it’s a lovely feeling to be liked!”
Catch up on the episode below...
A sneak peek at tonight’s Trial
The celebrities are so close to freedom, but first they need to take on the final Bushtucker Trial of the series: Towers of Terror.
Good luck Coleen, Danny and Richard. Close your eyes and think of England!!
Wayne and family share support for Coleen
“No matter what happens, you’ll always be our queen.” Aw.
Here we go - the finale has officially kicked off
Tonight, the King or Queen of the Jungle will be crowned, following in the footsteps of last year’s winner Sam Thompson.
In the words of Dec, “huzzah!”
We will miss Oti’s dancing and cheer
This is a bit of a recap of the events of last night, when Oti became the last contestant to be eliminated. Remember, tonight you’re voting for who you want to WIN, not who should get the boot.
For the record, Oti said she’s rooting for Danny!
Tears from Coleen!
Coleen got emotional in the Bush Telegraph, saying: “Knowing that I have made it to the final makes me proud. I’m a proud mum, I’m a proud wife, I’m a proud daughter, it’s very rare that I’m proud of myself, so it means a lot. It’s very rare that I put myself first, so yeah these are happy tears!”
The celebs are taking on the ‘Towers of Terror'
Each of them will be loaded into a level where they will lie on their backs and be strapped down.
They have to guide the stars one by one down to one another to the very bottom of the tower, into the yellow win zone.
This is all to win a luxury final dinner... let’s see how they get on
‘Oh my word!'
I don’t think I’d be this polite if I was trapped in a box with snakes...
Are these the three loveliest finalists ever?
They’re all winners, really.
Coleen was not a fan of those snakes
“That was my first experience with snakes in the jungle,” she said. “They’re heavy.”
Ant replied: “That’s the most scared we’ve seen you in the past three weeks!”
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