Strictly’s Pete Wicks ‘nearly killed’ by co-star after ignoring vital show safety rule
ok.co.ukSam Thompson was crowned King of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity back in 2022. But his best pal, ex-TOWIE star Pete Wicks, revealed that Sam broke one of the show's golden rules when he won, by leaping onto the rickety victors' bridge across the ravine – something that's banned for very good reason.
Supporting his buddy from the sidelines in Oz, Pete let slip on their hit Staying Relevant podcast that, despite clear instructions not to hop onto the unstable structure for fear of it being too high and shaky, an ecstatic Sam couldn't resist.
Pete said: "Yeah, the funniest part is before you get a producer who will have said to Sam on the other end of the bridge, Sam would have been told to stand on a star and Pete is going to come and meet you.
Do not JUMP." He also confessed he'd had a pre-reunion conversation with a producer who said, "He's promised me he's not going to jump." But leap, Sam did.
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