Jamie Lynn Spears has paid a heartfelt tribute to campmate Sam Thompson after he won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on Sunday.
The younger sister of Britney Spears, 31, who left the ITV show early due to medical grounds, took to Instagram shortly after the former Made In Chelsea star was crowned King of the Jungle.
Jamie Lynn broke her I’m A Celebrity silence to congratulate Sam on his amazing achievement as she shared a sweet video message.
She said: ‘Oh my gosh, Sam, you’re the King of the Jungle, I’m so proud of you.
‘I’m so proud of all of my campmates and I wish I was there celebrating with you all but we will make up for it in due time, just send me that date please.
Jamie Lynn Spears takes to Instagram to congratulate Sam Thompson
Jamie Lynn Spears has paid a heartfelt tribute to campmate Sam Thompson after he won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on Sunday
The younger sister of Britney Spears, 31, took to Instagram shortly after the former Made In Chelsea star was crowned king of the jungle
‘Anyways I’m so lucky to have made lifelong friends out of this experience’.
The Zoey 101 actress signed off by blowing a kiss to the camera and added: ‘Sam you have always been my king of the jungle. Congratulations, miss you all.’
Jamie Lynn quit I’m A Celebrity on November 30, becoming the second celebrity to leave the ITV show after food critic Grace Dent also left early on medical grounds.
The Sweet Magnolias star shared a lengthy post on Instagram after her departure, she penned: ‘I can’t wait to share with y’all everything about this once in a lifetime experience, but I don’t even know where to start when trying to describe what an incredibly special time and place I had with some of the absolute best humans I have ever met and consider family now.
‘Thank yall for welcoming me into your living rooms night after night, and for supporting me through all the highs and lows.
‘I am so grateful for this show, and all of the wonderful people apart of it! I will be taking some time to recover and spend time with my family, but looking forward to sharing all about my journey on @imacelebrity with everyone! Love yallll.”
ITV confirmed Jamie Lynn was paid her full I’m A Celebrity fee, which was rumoured to be £250,000, despite leaving the jungle after 11 days.
Sam was crowned King Of The Jungle after beating boxing legend Tony Bellew who finished in second place.
Jamie Lynn broke her I’m A Celebrity silence to congratulate Sam on his amazing achievement as she shared a sweet video message after leaving the ITV show early due to medical grounds
She said: ‘Oh my gosh, Sam, you’re the King of the Jungle, I’m so proud of you. I wish I was there celebrating with you all but we will make up for it in due time’
I’m A Celebrity’s Sam was crowned King Of The Jungle as he beat Tony Bellew who finished in second place
Jamie Lynn quit I’m A Celebrity after 11 days, becoming the second celebrity to leave the ITV show and was reportedly paid her full fee, which was rumoured to be £250,000
The former reality star has been the bookies favourite to win for the past couple of weeks after proving popular with ITV viewers.
Sam jumped into the arms of runner-up Tony when hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced the results, before admitting he was ‘overwhelmed’.
He said: ‘I’m really overwhelmed, I didn’t think I’d even be invited on the show. I don’t know what to say.’
Asked what he had to say to those who had voted for him, he tearfully said: ‘I’m so grateful, thank you so much. I’ve dreamed of doing this show for years and years and you’ve made a boy’s dream come true.’
Tony wasn’t too disappointed to have finished second as he felt his new friend was a more than worthy winner.
He said: ’10 days ago, I knew. I knew when I first met him, I’ve never met a person like him… He deserves it more than anything and I couldn’t be happier.’
Sam had been open about being a superfan of the show and admitted it was ‘100 times’ better than he had expected it to be.
