I'm A Celebrity star says Tony Bellew broke show rules but it didn't air

19 December 2023 , 15:46

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I'm A Celebrity star says Tony Bellew broke show rules but it didn't air

Tony Bellew secretly broke I’m A Celebrity rules, it's been revealed a week after the show ended.

The boxer was exposed by his co-star and EastEnders actress Danielle Harold on Loose Women on Tuesday. She detailed a secret rule break that never came to light, and never aired on the ITV jungle series hosted by Ant and Dec.

In fact, some of the campmates didn't even know about the rule break until later on, after Tony gave himself away. Speaking on Loose Women, Danielle told how her co-star always seemed to know the time, despite there being no watches, clocks or phones in camp.

With contestants being separated from the outside world, they are banned from making contact with loved ones and are not told the time. Hosts Ant and Dec even cover the faces of their watches while on the show.

But with campmates having to guess what the time is, Danielle could not figure out how Tony always seemed to know the time. His guesses were so specific, yet there was no way of them knowing without being told.

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I'm A Celebrity star Tony Bellew secretly broke show rules (ITV)

But Danielle revealed she soon found out just how Tony knew the time, after he broke show rules. While completing a trial at some point during the series, Tony is said to have snuck a stopwatch into camp without anyone knowing.

According to Danielle he was able to use this to figure out the time, or at least guess it. Until now, the rule break has not been revealed as it did not air on the show.

Danielle told the panel: "Tony actually nicked a stopwatch from the games. So I was going, what time do you reckon it is and he's like quarter past seven. I was like, how do you know that? I didn't know about the stopwatch, the only person in camp who didn't!"

Also on the show, Danielle was asked about rumours of a romance with TOWIE star Pete Wicks. The actress laughed as she was put on the spot about possibly dating jungle winner Sam Thompson 's best pal. The soap star cleared up speculation about a possible romance, as she explained what was really going on after pictures showed them looking close last week.

I'm A Celebrity 2023 star Danielle Harold confessed her co-star Tony Bellew secretly and deliberately broke show rules (ITV)

Speaking to the panel, Danielle addressed the rumours after being asked about them - as she set the record straight on her relationship with TOWIE's Pete. She explained they had been friends for a while, even before she got to know jungle king Sam - who she developed a close sibling bond with in camp.

Danielle told the panel: "We've been laughing so much. No, we've been laughing so much bless him. We come out and you go out with all the friends and family, but me and Pete are just good friends. Have been for years, but we've been having a good giggle about it."

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Charlotte Tutton