Last night (December 1), I’m a Celebrity viewers voted Dean McCullough out of the Australian jungle.

The BBC Radio 1 presenter became the second celebrity to leave the ITV show, after Jane Moore was the first to bid farewell to her fellow campmates on Friday (November 29).

The 32-year-old’s departure was announced live on Sunday’s episode by presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, with Loose Women panellist GK Barry telling him “have a prosecco for me” as he left.

Speaking about his departure, Dean said: “It’s absolutely nuts, I still can’t believe I’m here.

“I have really soaked up this whole experience, all the trials, the things I’ve faced, and got stuck in at camp, done a bit of everything, and I really, really, really enjoyed it.

“And when I woke up this morning, I thought if I go today, I am over the moon because I’ve not missed out on anything.”

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However, during Dean's exit interview on Sunday night, Ant shared the real reason why he was often “quite harsh” on Dean throughout some of his bushtucker trials, after being criticised by viewers.

He explained: "I was quite harsh on you. Let me explain why Dean. I was so angry at you for calling 'I'm a Celebrity'."

Dec added: "That was because we felt the trial was doable."

Ant continued: "Then, that tough love kind of got you through. I was really proud of you at the end and that tough love got you through.

“By the flying challenge, you were brilliant. I knew you could do it."

In total, Dean took on seven trials on I’m a Celebrity and won 33 stars for camp during his time in the jungle.

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Elsewhere in his exit interview, Dean added: “I’ve learned that life is better when it’s simpler. You really, really don’t need to be on your phone all the time.

“You don’t need to be chasing the next appointment, the next meeting, the next gig, you can literally just sit in the moment and just watch what is going on around.”

Dean said he wanted GK Barry to win, describing her as “brilliant”.