I'm A Celeb: South Africa winner revealed during live final

History was made tonight (Friday 24th April), as the first ever live final of I'm A Celeb: South Africa took place at London's Versa Studios, with hosts Ant and Dec revealing the result of the public vote, following a heated final gathering with the cast.

Despite the All Stars series being pre-recorded in 2025, the final four have had to wait a number of months to discover who would become the second I'm A Celebrity Legend, and the final certainly didn't disappoint.

Who was in the final?

Following Scarlett Moffatt's exit from the show on Thursday 23rd April, four celebs made it to the final, including Sir Mo Farah, Adam Thomas, Craig Charles and Harry Redknapp.

Who won?

After the public vote, it was Adam Thomas who was crowned the winner of I'm A Celeb: South Africa series two.

Check out the final placing below:

Which celebs attended the live final?

Despite rumours suggesting Jimmy Bullard wasn't going to attend, 11 out of 12 2026 camp mates were live in the studio, including Scarlett Moffatt, Ashley Roberts, Gemma Collins, Jimmy Bullard, David Haye, Sinitta and Seann Walsh, and finalists Adam Thomas, Sir Mo Farah, Harry Redknapp and Craig Charles.

Former Corrie actress Beverley Callard confirmed ahead of the final that she wouldn't be attending in person, due to 'medical advice'.

She said in an Instagram video on Thursday: "Yesterday I should have flown over to England to get ready for the I'm a Celeb final, which is tomorrow. I was so excited and looking forward to it, and on medical advice I can't go.

"So I'm absolutely gutted. I was dying to see them all, and it would've been brilliant. But I can't go, and yesterday flights were booked, everything. They said basically it's too long a day flying there, very late night etc.

"I will be watching and I will be on a Zoom chatting to everybody. So I've got to make the best of a bad job. But I am resting, I am doing as I'm told. So thanks to everybody."

What happened in the final?

The final episode kicked off with footage back in South Africa, as the final four each completed a trial in order to win their final meal before leaving camp.

Harry competed for the starters, Craig for the main courses, Adam for the desserts, and Mo for the drinks.

First up was Mo’s trial, Viper Pit. Telling him what was involved, Ant said: “You’ll be locked in an underground tomb and in that tomb are five hell holes. You’ll have to feel around inside the hell holes for codes. Once you’ve got those codes, you use them to unlock the stars outside of the hell holes.”

Mo shared the pit with up to 100 snakes, but as ever, he smashed the trial, winning all five stars available.

Next up was Harry, and placed in front of him were five wooden chairs and above each hung a perspex box of a different size. Inside the boxes were stars suspended from threaded rods, and Harry was tasked with releasing the stars with only his tongue.

As the rounds went on, Ant and Dec presented Harry with a different critter, with the football manager given two minutes in each round. Without any issues whatsoever, Harry won all five stars.

Titled Face In Your Fears, Craig was tasked with being strapped to a tomb lid, before being lowered face first into a tomb full of rats. Whilst he was down there, Craig had to remove a star from a maze with only his mouth. After five rounds, Craig managed to win all four main courses, and a treat for himself.

Finally, it was Adam’s turn. Until now, he had managed to avoid a dreaded eating trial. Titled Swallow the Odds, the challenge saw him face five rounds of stomach-churning dishes, including pig teats, fermented eggs, a tarantula, and, to top it off, the anus and vagina of a sheep.

Unbelievably, he completed all five rounds without being sick, winning four desserts and a treat for himself.

During that second part of the final, the camp mates joined together on the sofa for a live chat with hosts Ant and Dec. Jimmy Bullard took the opportunity to explain why he decided to leave the jungle, but things quickly became tense.

As expected, the discussion stirred up old tensions among the group, and it escalated into a tense argument. David Haye also got involved, adding to the drama as different campmates weighed in on what had happened.

After Ant and Dec made their feelings on the situation clear, things all got too much for Sinitta and Gemma Collins, with both ladies walking off set.

Will there be another series?

ITV/STV are yet to confirm if there will be another series of I'm A Celeb: South Africa, but we do know the main show will be back in its usual November slot.

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