Noel Edmonds has clarified why some viewers thought that I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was 'fixed' following his exit last series.
The Deal or No Deal presenter became the first celebrity to leave the jungle last month, though some viewers were not convinced that things were genuine after spotting Noel holding his bag on his lap prior to the announcement.
Well, Noel cleared things up on today's (January 22) Good Morning Britain, telling the hosts: "A member of production comes into the camp and says, 'You're going to be voted out, you have 30 seconds to say goodbye to everybody'.
"[They say that to everybody] because they don't know. We gotta get to the bridge. Being a good telly person, I had my bag on my lap, and of course the conspiracy theory is, I knew."
He continued: "Well, shall I tell you the honest truth about the whole thing? [Piers Morgan] gave me a hard time about the fee.
"John Miles, my agent, he did a deal. I was paid, I will say this, $2 million in used notes into a Panama bank account."
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Piers then burst into laughter as Noel continued: "I was contracted... contract said first out, I had a Winnebago round the back, there was a Noel Edmonds lookalike who did all the stuff, and I got to keep the boots and the hat."
The presenter then said of Noel's joke: "I knew it! Thank you for confirming everything I believed!"
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