Myleene Klass wins I'm A Celebrity South Africa and makes show history

12 May 2023 , 21:23

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Myleene Klass wins I'm A Celebrity South Africa and makes show history

I'm A Celebrity's spin-off series in South Africa has crowned its winner, and the first ever I'm A Celebrity Legend.

Musician and TV star Myleene Klass made show history as the first ever contestant to win the brand new title, after competing in both the main show in 2006 and the new spin-off series.

Myleene fought off tough competition in the series to be crowned the first ever Legend of the show, while there was no public vote in this series.

Instead, departures, trial takers and even the champion were all decided by the campmates and the trials themselves, with the stars having to compete for survival.

On Friday night, the final four became the final three as Myleene, Jordan Banjo, Phil Tufnell and Fatima Whitbread waited to find out who was going home.

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I'm A Celebrity's spin-off series in South Africa has crowned its winner (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Cricketer Phil was sent packing, leaving Jordan, Myleene and Fatima taking on one more challenge to determine the top two.

They faced a trial that relied on them being able to count to six minutes, while enduring being covered in critters. They had to sit in a contraption that had their feet in boxes, their hands in hell holes and their heads in helmets.

The three celebrities were told they needed to hit their buzzer when they thought six minutes had passed, and the two celebrities closest to six minutes would go through to the final.

After the tough trial, it was Fatima who missed out and finished in third place - meaning Jordan and Myleene would go head to head.

Myleene Klass made history as the first ever contestant to win the brand new title (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Neither star won their series of the show when they first appeared, with Myleene coming runner-up and Jordan finishing in ninth place.

But both did far better this time around and made it all the way to the final, before taking on the dreaded eating trial.

The "supercharged" challenge saw the contestants have to correctly guess how much of each item they could consume in a particular period of time.

Ultimately, it was Myleene who proved successful and she beat Jordan in the trial which meant she was the I'm A Celebrity Legend, the first ever one in the ITV show's long 22-series history.

Myleene burst into tears over her win, as she revealed she thought of her kids throughout the experience and couldn't believe she'd been crowned the champion.

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is available to watch in full now on ITVX.

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