I’m A Celeb’s Boy George refused permission to fly back to the UK before the final

Boy George has been denied permission to fly back to the UK from Australia after the homesick star demanded an exemption from the I’m A Celeb final.

The diva-like singer, 61, became the fourth celebrity to be voted off the show on Tuesday night and is ‘desperate’ to go home but is contractually obliged to stay in Australia until the ITV series has finished.

He also snapped to do ITV’s post-exit interviews, failing to appear on any of the channel’s morning shows on the day of his eviction.

Sources close to the Karma Chameleon star told MailOnline, “He wanted to go straight home, he doesn’t want to hang around.”

They continued, “If he had his way, he was already on a plane, but he wasn’t allowed to do that.

“His goal in going into the jungle was for the world to see the stripped-down version of him, with no hair, makeup, costumes, or hats — he didn’t care how far he went in the competition.

“The fact that he has to stay in Australia for days now is an annoyance to him, he’s not worried about sticking around for the final, but that’s what he has to do.

“He’s traveled the world his entire career and seen Australia before, so there’s really no reason for him to be here, especially since he’s not concerned with catching up with his co-stars on the other side.”

MailOnline has reached out to George’s representatives for comment.

George has built a reputation as a diva in the jungle.

He enraged his campmates by meditating loudly all night and has been caught complaining about his co-stars, mainly Matt Hancock.

Unlike his ousted co-stars, including Charlene White, Scarlette Douglas and Sue Cleaver, the 1980s icon feels no obligation to continue supporting his campmates, having previously admitted to friends that he didn’t care when he was expelled and was not. sign up for the show to make friends.

He will now stay at the JW Marriott Gold Coast hotel alongside the other evicted campmates and their friends and family, as well as his sister and cousin, who have joined him in Australia.

During his time in the jungle, he accused his campmates of not “being himself,” but when Ant and Dec questioned him about who he meant, he declined to comment.

He also threatened to leave the show altogether when Hancock arrived, telling viewers that if his ailing mother had died during the pandemic, he would have left the series.

George said, “It’s hard for me because if anything had happened, if my mother had gone, I would have gone when he came in.”

George was in the Australian jungle for 18 days before finding himself in the bottom two alongside his good friend, radio DJ Chris Moyles.

He reportedly earned the highest fee to appear on the series this year, earning a whopping £500,000 for his jungle stint.

The singer told hosts Ant and Dec on Tuesday he was “happy” to leave camp, adding: “I’m so looking forward to regaining control.”

He was the first contestant in the show’s history to modify the uniform that celebrities are required to wear, telling MailOnline before entering the jungle that he had not asked permission from ITV to make the style changes.

George said, “Well, I didn’t ask permission. They sent me the hat and it was just too small. So I just chopped it up.

“To be honest, you know, I got two shirts. I didn’t think I’d get away with that. I just did it.’