I’m a Celebrity 2025: King of the Jungle crowned in emotional final

YouTuber Angryginge has been crowned the winner of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here 2025.

Celebs Go Dating host Tom Read Wilson finished second while former EastEnders actor Shona McGarty finished third.

In his exit interview Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle, said I’m a Celebrity was harder than he expected. “Nobody warned me,” he said. “No one said it was going to be that hard. I’m so glad I done it though.”

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During McGarty’s exit interview, the 34-year-old said she saw herself as an “older sister” to fellow campmate Aitch. The actor sensed his vulnerability despite his “rapper thing” persona. “To be completely honest, when he came in, this rapper thing coming on, mega and all that, underneath it all, I could tell he was quite scared of the whole experience,” she explained. “He’s normal, he’s down to earth, we’ve had a similar upbringing. I felt like an older sister and I wanted to protect him.”

The former EastEnders star also addressed her brief reign as camp leader, ended by the “butter scandal”. She sniggered when Ant and Dec mentioned her “very brief” tenure. “I saw my opportunity and I took it,” she admitted. Asked if losing her throne was worth it, she replied: “It was.” She then hinted at others’ culpability: “No, I thought maybe it was Alex and she forgot to tell me there was butter in the trunk. She had salt, pepper… Ginge, he got away with murder.”

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During Sunday’s episode, the three remaining stars successfully navigated their final unique Bushtucker Trial, securing a lavish 12-star banquet for their campmates.

Shona was first, tackling “Rat Race”. Strapped into a tight, confined box, she had eight minutes to retrieve four stars using only her mouth while surrounded by rats and insects.

Next, Tom faced “Bushtucker Bonanza”, a culinary ordeal. Seated at a huge dining table, he had to consume four bizarre dishes for three main courses and a drink. His first, a fermented duck egg and scorpion, saw him make a show first by ingesting the entire egg. A stunned Ant exclaimed, “Oh! We’ve never had that! 25 years and no one’s ever popped it in whole.” He then consumed a camel’s brain, a pig’s vagina, and a huntsman spider, successfully completing the challenge.

Finally, Ginge braved “Helmets of Hell”. He encountered mealworms and toads; crickets, cockroaches and lizards; scorpions and snakes; and finally, rats and, to his declared horror, spiders. Ginge triumphed, securing all four stars and winning desserts and a drink for the camp.

That evening, the three celebrities indulged in their lavish meals. Shona opted for a Diet Coke, Ginge a regular Coke, and Tom selected a coupe of champagne to accompany their meal. For starters, Shona chose prawns pil pil, while Ginge went for a double cheeseburger and chips. Tom, meanwhile, began his dining experience with smoked salmon.

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For their main courses, Shona enjoyed boiled bacon and cabbage, Ginge opted for a substantial pepperoni pizza alongside chicken tenders, and Tom savoured venison served with a rich red wine jus, dauphinoise potatoes, and broad beans.

The meal concluded with dessert, where Shona and Tom both selected chocolate fudge cake, with Shona’s served with double cream. Ginge, however, preferred a generous slice of carrot cake to finish his banquet.

Saturday saw rapper Aitch, an early favourite to win, surprisingly eliminated from the show. “I love Shona to death,” he said. “If she gets it, she more than deserves it. Same with Tom, what a legend he is. But that crown needs to be taken back to my hometown [Manchester], so I pick Ginge.”