Pete Wicks reveals ‘near-death experience’ with I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson after he was crowned King of the Jungle
PETE Wicks has revealed he had a ‘near-death experience’ with I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson after he was crowned King of the Jungle.
The reality TV star opened up about the terrifying but hilarious moment with his best pal.
Speaking on the pair’s podcast, Staying Relevant, Pete revealed that he and Sam nearly fell of the famous I’m A Celebrity bridge.
Pete fondly reminisced about the hilarious moment when Sam was crowned King of the Jungle, and how the two playfully engaged in some “dry humping” on the bridge.
But things took a dangerous turn for the pair, with Pete describing the experience as a close call with death.
Pete began: “The producer told Sam not to jump, because this bridge is not stable, it’s high up and it’s very rickety, so I said’ look I’m not going to jump, I was never going to jump, do I look like the sort of person that jumps.”
He added: “She said he’s promised me he’s not going to jump, then Sam jumps. We then get a little bit carried away, but I’m then supporting both our body weight’s on this bridge.”
The former TOWIE star revealed that he lost his balance and came close to toppling over the bridge with Sam.
Pete said: “But at that point where he’s still dry humping me, I lost my balance, I had to grab the f*****g bridge to stop us going over. I nearly died. The worst thing about that, is if I had died, they would’ve found me at the bottom with my face looking like Jackie Stallone.”
He concluded by explaining how the whole day was the ‘best day’ of Sam’s life and a highlight in his TV career, but for him, it was a ‘f*****g disaster’.
Last week, Sam was revealed as the King of the Jungle after a tense finale with controversial politician Nigel Farage and retired boxer Tony Bellew.
It comes after Pete also said he ended up looking like he had a “cheap facelift” after appearing on TV looking very different.
Fans were left distracted by Pete’s face as it appeared ‘swollen’ and unlike his usual fresh-faced appearance.
On his podcast, Staying Relevant, which he co-hosts with Sam, Pete said: “Firstly, no I haven’t had a facelift, I haven’t had plastic surgery.
“What happened was, if you would’ve seen me two days before I went into the jungle, my face was sweaty but fine.
“On the day of Sam winning the jungle, obviously, I had been brutally attacked by mosquitoes. They absolutely f**ked me.