I’m a Celebrity final – as it happened: Jill Scott wins with Owen Warner taking second place
Matt Hancock finished the competition in third place
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Your support makes all the difference.This year’s instalment of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here has finally come to an end.
The final episode of the hit ITV reality show’s 22nd season aired on 27 November on ITV and streaming on ITVX.
After Mike Tindall was voted out the jungle in the penultimate episode, just three contestants remained: ex-England footballer Jill Scott, actor Owen Warner and disgraced Tory MP Matt Hancock.
Hancock’s involvement had been one of the main talking points of the series, after the controversy-struck former health secretary was announced as a surprise contestant shortly before the series aired.
However, it was Scott who emerged as the bookies’ favourite to be named Queen of the Jungle, with the former athlete standing at 2/9 to win the whole series.
After two years in which the production was relocated to Gwrych Castle, Wales, as a result of the Covid pandemic, I’m a Celebrity migrated back to its usual Australian location for the 2022 series.
As usual, the programme was hosted by Ant and Dec.
Saturday’s (26 November) episode saw the popular Celebrity Cyclone round return, with Hancock, Tindall, Scott and Warner all donning superhero costumes to brave the watery obstacles.
The episode also saw Hancock accused of a surreptitious tactic to try and encourage more votes, which didn’t escape the notice of Tindall.
Find everything else you need to know about the latest series of I’m a Celebrity here, and the official cast photos here.
Or you can click here for a breakdown of how much this year’s I’m a Celebrity contestants were reportedly being paid.
The Independent live-blogged the final. Follow below for all the updates from the episode as they happened.
Hello, and welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of the 2022 I’m a Celeb final.
To start, here’s a little recap of what happened last night, as rugby ace Mike Tindall was eliminated at the penultimate hurdle...
Matt Hancock gets through to I’m a Celeb final as Mike Tindall voted out
Just three contestants now remain
Also highly recommend this longer read by my colleague Roisin O’Connor, in which she discusses Seann Walsh, who was voted off the series a couple of nights ago.
Our fixation on Seann Walsh’s Strictly scandal is the height of hypocrisy
Four years on from the biggest scandal ‘Strictly’ has ever known, we still haven’t moved on. Roisin O’Connor questions whether our refusal to let Seann Walsh move on with his life is a symptom of our own moral complex about cheating
Who do we think’s gonna win today, then? Jill Scott? I’m thinking it’s going to be Jill.
Then again, I’m not sure many people would have thought Matt Hancock would make it this far. Maybe he’s just unkillable, like a cockroach. At this point, I wouldn’t bet against him.
Anyway, here’s a rundown of the latest odds, for anyone curious...
I’m a Celebrity odds: The favourite to win tonight’s final
ITV competition series is back – but who will be named King or Queen of the Jungle?
A bittersweet farewell from Mike Tindall last night...
I’m sure he won’t miss being dunked into slime though.
Yesterday, Hancock was caught sneakily rotating his gear to make sure his phone number was always in frame.
Don’t think that’s gonna work for the next general election, Matt...
Here’s how to watch the final this evening.
Should be plenty of time to watch the Spain v Germany World Cup fixture beforehand, for anyone that’s so inclined...
Struggling to keep track of all the comings and goings in the jungle? (Well, mostly goings, I suppose)
Here’s a refresher on all the contestants to be eliminated so far:
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