The I’m A Celebrity jungle has been home to many feuds and explosive arguments over the years.
However, for one celebrity, his feud with his campmate continued outside Australia and has now lasted 14 years.
Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Öpik has revealed that he still has not forgiven Nigel Havers after they did not see each other during his time on the show in 2010.
The politician, now 59, accused the actor, 72, of being “two-faced” and said he “stabbed him in the back” after leaving the show.
speaking to Sun, Lembit reflected on his time on the reality show and explained: ‘Yes, Nigel Havers had two faces. He pretended to be my friend.
I’m A Celebrity star Lembit Optik has revealed he has a 14-year feud with his ‘two-face’ campmate Nigel Havers as he accuses his fellow contestant of ‘stabbing them in the back’.
The former Liberal Democrat MP has revealed he still hasn’t forgiven the actor after they didn’t see eye to eye during their time on the show in 2010.
‘I only realized what he really thought when I watched the show after I came out. He thought I was crazy, but frankly, I was making him tea.
Nigel was the first contestant to leave the jungle that year, having decided to leave the show after refusing to take a test that would have given him a mild electric shock.
Lembit continued: ‘I was their tea boy. And the gratitude they showed me was towards him for stabbing me in the back when he came out. That’s unfortunate, and I would like to point out that I survived him in the jungle and, as far as I’m concerned, I win.’
The couple was joined by other contestants. Stacey Solomon, Shaun Ryder, Alison Hammon and Bond girl Britt Ekland for her series of the show.
And although Lembit was the second to be eliminated, he revealed that he has no regrets about going on the show and that he feels honored to be part of a select group to experience it.
It is not the first time that Lembit and Nigel have publicly declared their feud after Nigel joked. I wanted to ‘kill’ him during the show.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain in 2019, Nigel admitted it would have made for great television if the couple had ever come to blows.
“I was going to kill Lembit Opik,” he told presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.
Speaking to The Sun, Lembit reflected on his time on the reality show, explaining: ‘Yes, Nigel Havers had two faces. He pretended to be my friend’ (pictured in 2020)
Lembit continued: ‘I was their tea boy. And the gratitude they showed me was towards him for stabbing me in the back when he came out. That’s unfortunate, and I would like to point out that I survived him in the jungle and as far as I’m concerned, I win.
It is not the first time Lembit and Nigel have publicly declared their feud after Nigel joked that he wanted to “kill him” on the show during an interview on Good Morning Britain.
However, Lembit was quick to hit back at Nigel when he took to Twitter to accuse the actor of “blaming him for everything.”
“It would have been great television,” Piers said, as Nigel replied: “It would have been fantastic.” You can imagine?’
—Why did it bother you so much? -Susana asked.
Nigel didn’t hold back and said: ‘Everything he did. He was a good guy. You know when someone really gets on your nerves?
“There was no way out of this because you can’t read or write or watch TV or listen to the radio. It was just Lembit Opik talking and talking.”
However, Lembit was quick to hit back at Nigel when he took to Twitter to accuse the actor of “blaming him for everything.”
He said: “Poor Nigel Havers – the only celebrity to come out of the jungle in my series.” He fell into the lake, he blamed me. Driving back to the hotel, he blamed me.
Now he blames me for his departure from camp! I apologize for all this: and for his appearance in BENIDORM in case he blames me for that too.’