I'm A Celebrity's Sam Thompson thought he was going to leave jungle on day one after health concern

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here winner Sam Thompson has told how he thought he'd be leaving the jungle on day one after suffering a health concern. The former Made In Chelsea star quickly became a favourite as he headed Down Under for the ITV reality show.

After three weeks in the jungle, where he formed some special romances with the likes of JLS star Marvin Humes and retired boxer Tony Bellew and took on various Bushtucker trials and challenges, Sam emerged victorious after making it to the final with Tony and Nigel Farage.

After his win, announced by presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, former Made In Chelsea star Sam leapt into the arms of 41-year-old Tony before he was met by best pal Pete Wicks on the iconic rope bridge.

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The pair then got to enjoy a couple of days in Australia before returning home where Sam's girlfriend Zara McDermott was there to greet him at the airport. Sam has since been enjoying time with family but also picking up some work commitments, including recording a new epsiode of his podcast with Pete.

And in his first episode of Staying Relevant since heading back from Oz, Sam opened up about the moment he thought he might have to leave camp right at the start of his jungle adventure.

Sitting down with former The Only Way is Essex star Pete, he said that he had a "full-blown" panic attack on the first day. "So on the first day when we go in, I had a panic attack," he said on their Staying Relevant podcast. "And I went in really guns blazing, I was so excited. I was like 'oh