5 bombshell moments from I'm A Celebrity star David Haye's explosive Adam Thomas takedown interview as he brands actor 'weak'
He's also said it wasn't bullying, it was 'banter'
David Haye has given an explosive interview about his I’m A Celebrity row with Adam Thomas, fanning the flames of the fire by levelling a number of highly insulting jibes at the soap star.
Adam has had a rough ride during his time in the all-stars jungle. First, he was embroiled in a ‘bullying’ scandal with the heavyweight boxer. Then he and Jimmy Bullard had one of the most explosive rows in I’m A Celebrity history.
Now, he’s waking up to a number of fresh blows from campmate Haye…
David Haye ‘couldn’t care less’ about Adam Thomas’ illness
Speaking to The Sun, David was asked if he knew about Adam’s psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, after the ex-Emmerdale star struggled with dehydration and fatigue in camp.
He slammed: “I didn’t know about it, but I couldn’t care less. Everyone’s got something. If you go to the doctor and say, I don’t feel well because of this, that, the other, they’ll prescribe you something, give you some pills, and now you’ve got this thing to hold on to. So any situation that might be uncomfortable, you go: ‘Look, I’ve got this doctor’s note’ and they’ll all feel sorry for me.”
The boxer also said that Adam was “jumping around, dancing”. He then said that he thinks Adam “didn’t like the sound” of the trial, so said he felt unwell instead.
I’m A Celebrity star David Haye brands Adam Thomas ‘weak’ after row
Asked about the claims he bullied Adam, David instantly shut that down. He said he didn’t think his behaviour amounted to bullying. Instead, he said it was “just banter”. Even hosts Ant and Dec said that they didn’t think it was banter.
David added: “If a few comments breaks him, how soft is he? How weak, how brittle-spirited is he? If that’s what breaks him, obviously it means he comes from a very soft, padded lifestyle.”
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‘Feminine chihuahua’ jibe
He’s also been sent videos of Adam dancing with brothers Scott and Ryan on TikTok, and he’s slammed those too.
Saying that Adam “comes from a different world”, he said the videos were “feminine” and likened Adam to a “chihuahua”.
He told the paper the TikTok dancing video he’s seen was “kind of the feminine thing”. Going one step further, he continued to emasculate Adam by saying: “I’ve got a really cute little chihuahua, so beautiful. And she’s not a guard dog, she doesn’t do anything other than just comfort you. Adam’s like a kind of chihuahua. I’m more of a doberman or a boxer or a pitbull or something. He’s the chihuahua.”
‘He doesn’t need therapy’
Adam has been open about his mental health, and how it continues to be affected by his time on the show. This week, he made an emotional appearance on his podcast. Adam cried as he revealed he’s been in therapy after filming wrapped.
However, David reckons he “doesn’t need therapy”. Instead, he thinks Adam needs to “do some push-ups” and “get in amongst other males who are powerful, who do stuff and don’t sit there talking all the goddamned time about how hard life is”.
David Haye accuses I’m A Celebrity co-star Adam Thomas of ‘breaking character’
The boxer also appeared to suggest that Adam was playing a role during his time in camp. So much so that he thinks that Adam “broke character” during his explosive row with Jimmy Bullard.
Despite David being eliminated from the show when the row happened, he waded in during his interview. He claimed that ITV “edited that right down”. He also claimed that viewers “didn’t really see what happened”.
David alleges it was “a lot more intense” and the “C-bomb” was dropped. He also said: “I can guarantee you Adam was absolutely gutted that he broke character and went out there and yapped.”
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