“She wasn’t so righteous!” I’m A Celeb’s Paul Burrell reveals Fatima Whitbread indulged in contraband after furious tirade over camp mates breaking rules
I’m A Celebrity’s Paul Burrell has revealed that Fatima Whitbread enjoyed some contraband herself after her furious rant about campmates breaking the rules.
During the series, the former royal footman snuck in some coffee while repeat offender Gillian McKeith grabbed a slew of kitchen supplies from her “snappy underpants.”
Despite leaving viewers hysterical with their sneaky antics, retired javelin thrower Fatima, 62, was deeply impressed and began furiously berating the camp for breaking the rules, even telling Paul that he had disgraced himself .
After leaving the South African jungle, Princess Diana’s former butler has hit back, saying it was “a bit rich” that the “righteous” sportswoman climbed him.
In an interview with The sun he revealed: “I recently learned from Gillian that she gave Fatima some of her contraband.”
Strike back: I’m A Celebrity’s Paul Burrell, 64, has revealed that Fatima Whitbread enjoyed some contraband herself after her furious rant about rule-breaking by campmates
The retired javelin thrower, 62, was deeply unimpressed by the antics of the camp and proceeded to berate them for breaking the rules, even telling Paul that he had disgraced himself.
Paul continued, “The moment Fatima says to me, ‘you have disgraced yourself,’ as she sucked an Imperial coin! That’s a bit rich, isn’t it.
“So she wasn’t so righteous after all. This, of course, is all Gillian told me.’
During the show, viewers watched as it turned out that the group’s dinner was in jeopardy after it was revealed that there was some contraband in the camp that had to be turned in in an amnesty box.
Gillian, who is known to have also smuggled prohibited goods into the camp in her previous series, claimed not to understand the definition of the word ‘contraband’.
Having previously admitted to bringing salt and pepper to the camp, she later shared what else she managed to sneak past producers.
Gillian left her campmates stunned when she admitted that she had taken a spice shaker (hidden in a toilet roll tube), 5 bags of Japanese miso soup powder, cumin powder, celery and garlic powder, 8 spice stock cubes, rock salt, a bag of herbal spice powder, and several bags of nettle tea.
It wouldn’t be a first offense for Gillian, who became synonymous with her sneaky attempts to bring some spice into the camp in 2010.
Known for its strict rules, the show has a host of items that celebrities are not allowed to bring to camp each year, including their own clothes, makeup, salt and pepper, food, and pillows.
Anger: After leaving the South African jungle, Princess Diana’s former butler has hit back, saying it was “a bit rich” that the “righteous” sportswoman climbed him
The situation sent a shock wave through the camp, with Fatima ranting: “I’m sorry, I’m going to say how I feel about it. It’s not about the individuals. It’s about breaking the rules because I’m a person of principles and want to be true to myself.
But this is an individual thing. It’s not about trying to force something on anyone. It’s just what I believe. So I’m just going to tell you, it’s just how I feel about it.’
Paul chimed in awkwardly: “What I don’t like is people being shamed. I don’t like that, I don’t like that.’
Fatima hit back: “Paul, it is you who have disgraced you. When you take those risks, it’s the consequences that come with it. There’s a principle in it.’