Pete Wicks has revealed why he thinks ITV made the decision to send him out to greet I’m A Celebrity’s Sam Thompson when he leaves the final.
In Pete’s words, despite Zara getting voted off the show quicker than they all thought, the reality star said it was ‘first come, first serve’ so he wasn’t giving up his ticket to down under.
But speaking to HELLO! magazine, which could explain why he was the chosen one, instead of Zara.
He said: ‘To be honest, I think ITV are sending me out there to protect Ant and Dec for when he comes out, because his obsession is real.
‘I think it’s the main reason he’s done the show to be honest with you, just to get close to them, so I think I’m out there for protection.
‘Zara could have gone but we obviously thought Zara was still going to be in Strictly. Obviously now she could have gone, but I won’t give up my place. Listen, first come, first served.’