Amir Khan explains I'm A Celebrity exit after fans left 'switching off' and fume 'have you been watching'

Amir Khan has addressed his exit from I'm A Celebrity... South Africa after he was voted out by his own campmates in a show first. History was made in the spin-off of the ITV reality show after the celebrities took part in a secret ballot to eliminate a fellow campmate.

Hosts Ant McPartlin and De Donnelly revealed the result of the ballot at the start of Tuesday night's episode, confirming that it was Amir who had gotten the most votes and would therefore be leaving camp in the new setting of South Africa's Kruger National Park, instead of the Australian jungle.

The former professional boxer, who was the third contestant to be eliminated from the first-ever spin-off of I'm A Celeb, said he had had a “great experience” on the show, having overcome his fears of spiders and snakes, but that it was now "time for me to go".

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"I’m really happy, honestly I had such a great experience here – made new friends,” he told the show's hosting duo. I got three trials, did so well and won a lot of stars for the team. Last time I came on I was scared of snakes, scared of spiders. I’ve overcome these fears… It’s probably one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Probably better than Australia.

"I’ve experienced everything I needed to… I’ve achieved what I want to achieve and it’s time for me to go now.” He added: “Even though I would have loved to have stayed in a little bit longer, sometimes what can happen is, if you stay longer, you can outstay your welcome. It was just a great experience and I’m just glad I had the opportunity."

And it's fair to say I'm A Celeb viewers were left fuming by the decision. @SarahFlygerian tweeted: "Amir got voted off?! Is there any