ITV I'm A Celebrity's Sam Thompson ‘overwhelmed’ by support following jungle win

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Sam Thompson has said he cried at a video of his loved ones celebrating him being crowned king of the jungle on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

saying “its actually quite overwhelming”.The TV star was announced as the winner of the ITV reality show on Sunday night after securing 56.6% of the vote with former professional boxer Tony Bellew coming second with 43.4%, while former Ukip leader Nigel Farage took third place.Thompson’s girlfriend, Love Island star Zara McDermott, later posted a video on Instagram of her and others cheering at the news.Discussing the video on ITV’s Lorraine on Monday morning, he said: “I haven’t even properly turned my phone on yet but someone showed me (the video) and it made me cry because that’s all my nearest and dearest and all my friends and colleagues all being in that room together.“And I’ve never had that amount of people need to support me for anything and it’s just such an amazing feeling, its actually quite overwhelming.“I’m a very, very, very lucky person to have that around me so I can’t wait.

I owe a lot of people a lot of dinners.”The morning programme also showed a short clip McDermott had sent Thompson in which she said: “I don’t think the word proud even cuts it any more.”She added: “The way you carried yourself in that jungle, the way you made everyone feel so comfortable, you brought such a sparkle to that camp.“I’ve never met anyone like you before.

You are so beautifully unique and you are incredible. And I love you literally so much. And I cannot wait to have you back right here.”The Made In Chelsea star became emotional after hearing the message, describing it as the “sweetest thing”.“I miss her so much and I can’t wait to go home to her and I know she’s been