Nigel Farage came in third place in this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, he shared about the health reason behind some of his behaviour in the jungle.
Nigel narrowly missed out on the crown and opened up to GB News about his experience.
The politician attracted attention as he showered and bathed naked in the jungle.
Nigel on his time in the Jungle
Celebrity contestants will usually don swimwear on the show but Nigel explained he decided against this for his health.
He told GB News: “I was told that I shouldn’t be naked.
“And yet the doctor said, personal hygiene really matters in the jungle, checking yourself for horrors like leeches matters.
“You’re not going to do that unless you are naked so I ignored what ITV said. And I continued to shower naked every day.”
Celebrities in the show open themselves up to insect bites while sleeping in the Australian jungle.
Leech bites can cause symptoms such as bruising, itching, burning, irritation and redness.
The GB News presenter added he was not alone in showering naked although he gathered the most attention.
Nigel continued: “Interestingly, many other campmates did the same.
“Only I got the publicity, but you know something? I couldn’t care less.”
Nigel went on to share his appreciation for the support he got during his stint on I’m A Celebrity.
He showered and bathed naked in the jungle
ITV
He added: “If you’d said to me before this started, that I’d make the final, I’d go for the final bushtucker trial, I’d be buried underground with 20 snakes all over me, that I’d come out with, I hope some degree of dignity, and come third, I’d have bitten your arm off.
“I’m delighted with the way that it turned out, thrilled that I got through to the last round, and I was the outsider. The other 11 people that went in there were either professional sportsmen or people from pop music or popular culture.
“I was the only one from the other side of the line that came from politics and current affairs, I think to get through and come third. I think for me, it’s been a real, real achievement.
“I am thrilled with it, delighted and want to thank everybody, particularly GB News, who I know, what I’ve learned now, backed me all the way.
“Thank you, everybody that supported me that voted for me. I’m very, very grateful, very flattered and very honoured.”
