Pete Wicks addresses why his face looked ‘so different’ on I’m A Celebrity after fans shared their concerns

Pete Wicks has explained to fans why his face looked 'so different' as he greeted winner Sam Thompson on the I'm A Celebrity bridge on Sunday.

Fans shared their concerns after noticing his unusual skin tone, with some viewers convinced he had been overloaded with cosmetic surgery.

Pete, 35, took to Instagram on Monday and shut down the rumors when he confirmed he had a “horrific reaction to mosquito bites.”

The former TOWIE star wrote: 'You will also be happy to know that my face has returned to normal after the horrific reaction I had to the mosquito bites.

“They saw my face and thought it was an all-you-can-eat buffet.”

Viewers flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to comment on whether other fans had noticed Pete's different-looking face – before the reality star confirmed what had actually happened.

Some wrote: 'Has anyone else seen Pete Wick's face? What happened'.

'What did Pete Wicks do to his face (laughing emoji)'.

“Omg Pete Wicks, stop messing with your face.”

“He certainly had work.”

'Awful. Wtf happened to Pete Wick's face? One procedure too many. Dude looks feminine'.

Former Made In Chelsea star Sam, 31, was crowned King of the Jungle this weekend, beating retired boxer Tony Bellew, 41, who finished in second place and ex-politician Nigel Farage, 59, who came third.

Viewers breathed a sigh of relief after Pete managed to stay on his feet as series winner Sam jumped into his arms at the end of the finale episode.

Sam left the camp and was interviewed by program hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donelly before walking over the rope bridge out of the jungle, where he was greeted by his best friend, former The Only Way Is Essex and Staying Relevant podcast co-host Pete.

After fixing his eyes on Pete, Sam ran at full speed towards his friend before jumping into the air and throwing himself into his arms as he grabbed his legs around his waist and shivered with excitement.

Pete stumbled and was forced to contain himself as he took full power from reality star Sam and threw himself at him. Fans took to social media to express their relief that Pete clung to the bridge rope to prevent him from falling over the edge and falling down. to the jungle below.

On Twitter, someone laughed: “The ending where Pete thought 'we're going to fall off this bridge'.”

While someone else commented: 'I was worried one of them would go over the side.'

“I thought the bridge was going to break,” another viewer wrote. 'Congratulations Sam! I love Sam and Pete's friendship.'

“Jeez, I'm so glad Pete held the rails,” another show fan wrote.

And someone else wrote: 'Pete luckily held the rope.. but wow.'

Sam promptly jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony Bellew as hosts Ant and Dec announced the results, before admitting he was 'blown away' by the result.

He said: 'I'm really overwhelmed, I didn't even think I would be invited to the show. I don't know what to say.'

When asked what he had to say to those who voted for him, he tearfully said: “I'm so grateful, thank you so much. I've been dreaming of doing this show for years and you've made a childhood dream come true.'

Tony wasn't too disappointed to finish second as he felt his new friend was a more than worthy winner.

He said, 'Ten days ago I knew. When I first met him, I knew I had never met anyone like him before… He deserves it more than anything and I couldn't be happier.”

Sam had been open about being a super fan of the show, admitting it was 'a hundred times' better than he expected.

In an interview with Tony prior to the result, he was asked if it had met his expectations and said: 'It did so much more, I've never been so shocked in my life, times 100 everything, the little moments are the best moments too.

'My favorite time in the whole jungle was when Snake Rock came back and we had the whole family together again…

'The atmosphere was so great and I thought, “I don't think I've ever been as happy as I am now.”

Meanwhile, Tony admitted he had found life in the camp 'really, really difficult' and was grateful for his friendships with Sam and JLS singer Marvin Humes.

He said: 'You are alone with your own thoughts and my mind is not the best, it was not easy. It was very difficult and you think to yourself, “What am I doing here?”

“I definitely think I was put here to be with Sam and get to know him, Marvin was a big part of it too, I can't believe he's not here.

'Everyone was great… I know this is called I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! but I'm not one of them, a celebrity, and no one felt like a celebrity, they were just normal.

“It's the first time in my life I've sat with a bunch of strangers and just thought, 'You're all healthy people.'