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<\/p>\nPrevious I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here… runner-up has issued a stark warning to this year's cast of the ITV show as jungle escapades begin again on Sunday (November 19). <\/p>\n
Owen Warner, who narrowly missed out on being crowned King of the Jungle last December, revealed being in camp is simply "no fun" as bosses try to "break you down". The Hollyoaks actor appeared to cope pretty well as he finished second behind former footballer Jill Scott, but now he has opened up on his struggles with hunger and energy during his time in Australia. <\/p>\n
Speaking on his Hits UK radio show to Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson ahead of his stint Down Under, 24-year old Owen admitted: "This isn\u2019t a holiday retreat. You\u2019re going in the jungle! It\u2019s not fun, you\u2019ve got no energy, you\u2019re hungry, you\u2019re tired and all of a sudden, you\u2019ve got to lug this bucket full of water and it\u2019s spilling over into your boots and now your boots are soggy, and you\u2019ve got soggy feet."<\/p>\n
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Addressing Zara McDermott's beau directly, Owen continued: "Honestly things stack up and stack up and eventually you\u2019re raging – but that\u2019s what they want to do. They try and break you down Sam, don\u2019t let them break you!"<\/p>\n
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Sam, 31, appeared to be rather relaxed about his appearance, however, as he responded: "I\u2019m alright when I\u2019m tired and – famous last words – but I don\u2019t think the food thing is too bad as I\u2019ve never been hangry before…"<\/p>\n
He went on to reveal that his one hope for the series was that it wouldn't involve a politician – so naturally he was disappointed to learn that one of his co-stars will be none other than former UKIP leader, Nigel Farage. "We\u2019ve got Nigel Farage – Big Nige! " he joked. "I can barely talk to my Mum about anything serious let alone a politician, so I think I\u2019ll leave [chatting to Nigel] to other people."<\/p>\n
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Sam continued: "I just don\u2019t want people to not like me! You know when you\u2019re in a camp with other people I just don\u2019t want to annoy them. I don\u2019t want people to go to the dunny and say \u2018That Sam guy is a bit annoying, isn\u2019t he?! What a loser!\u2019"<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, meanwhile, he opened up on the unfortunate situation that saw him head to Brisbane in the wake of partner Zara's strictly-come-dancing>Strictly Come Dancing exit. Sam believed there would be a significant overlap in their times on their respective shows – one of the reasons behind his decision to sign up for the show. <\/p>\n
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He confessed: "When they asked [me to go into the jungle] I did think, if Zara was still on Strictly would I be a bad boyfriend if I went – but then decided I had to! As it turns out she\u2019s tapping out of Strictly just as I\u2019m tapping in. <\/p>\n
"But because I thought she would still be doing Strictly, Pete\u2019s [Wicks] coming with me! I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to have a girlfriend at the end of it…'."<\/p>\n
Hits UK with Owen Warner will be on Hits Radio every Monday \u2013 Thursday at 7pm and you can listen<\/b>here.<\/p>\n
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