I’m A Celebrity star David Haye branded fans ‘sensitive morons’ after being branded a ‘bully’ in his own Instagram poll
David Haye asked I’m A Celeb fans whether he was a ‘bully'(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
David Haye was left humiliated after fans called out his “bullying” behaviour in a poll, after he questioned the response to his “banter” with Adam Thomas.
I’m A Celebrity fans were left uncomfortable after the boxer continued to goad the Emmerdale actor in the jungle, with tensions later spilling out into the live finale last week.
The soap star, who eventually won the show, has since called out his campmate for “manipulating” and “mindf**king him”, insisting that he was “bullied” during filming.
While the 45-year-old has continued to defend his antics, he was dealt an embarrassing blow after issuing a poll on his Instagram page, asking fans to vote on whether they believe he is a bully.
David Haye questioned fans over claims he “bullied” Adam Thomas(Image: Instagram)
He was quickly humbled after fans made their voices heard(Image: Instagram)
In a video shared on Tuesday, he said: “It’s a quick question, ladies and gentlemen, because I’m still confused about the last couple of weeks. Do let me know whether, off the strength of watching I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2026 Legends edition, you think I’m a bully.
“Would you consider, ‘Yes, I’m a bully’ or ‘No, it was all banter and it was all good’. Very interested to know the numbers because I’ve asked a few questions and, from the responses I got, it seemed like I was in a massive minority thinking my behaviour was correct. I’m interested to know what you guys think. Do let me know.”
At the time of writing, he has received a whopping 54.6k results so far, with 73% voting “yes”, sharing their belief that he is a bully, compared to 27% of people who voted no.
Many took the opportunity to call out David’s behaviour in the comments below the poll, with one insisting: “It’s not up to you. It’s up to the person on the receiving end as to how you make them feel. If you’re asked to stop, just stop.
Adam said he was “broken” by David’s behaviour(Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Shutterstock)
“I don’t understand your need to continue with your “banter” if the other person has said stop it. If you were a kid, then I could understand the continuation, but you’re an adult man. This poll is even a joke. It’s between you and the person who feels upset and intimidated by you.”
“From what we saw, yes. You’re saying it was banter and it might well have been, but when Adam was clearly sick of it AND other campmates told you to leave it out, you carried on. That makes you a bully,” a fan agreed.
‘Of course there are HUGE amounts of footage we didn’t see, but we did see you bullying Adam when numerous people told you to stop. You even spoiled the live final. Jimmy said he had accepted Adam’s apology but you carried on, you weren’t even there. So based SOLELY on the tiny bits I’ve seen, you acted like a bully.”
Another added: “I think you took it too far, banter is funny if both parties are taking part and enjoying it. It was obvious you were winding Adam up and he’d had enough but you didn’t give up. It was uncomfortable to watch. I was a bit of a fan before but not so much now.”
David defended his antics(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
David later addressed the findings in a screenshot shared on his Instagram story, showing that nearly 80% of people had voted “yes”. Touching on the results, he fumed: “So much for the sensible people!! Is the world truly that full of sensitive morons?!?”
Adam shed light on his experience going up against the athlete in the latest episode of his podcast, At Home With The Thomas Bros, after revealing that he had turned to therapy over the experience.
“I laughed it off and pretended like it was alright, so I can see it from the other campmates perspective, through their lens, why it might seem like it was banter and not bullying” he said. “I understand it. But I’m telling you my truth and how I felt in there, and I’m telling you now, it was bullying.
“I spoke to David, when I got out, and I asked him why he did it,” he added. “He told me, ‘I’ve never met a nicer guy, I just wanted to break you’. If that isn’t classed as bullying, I don’t know what is.”
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