{"id":69365,"date":"2023-12-13T22:44:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=69365"},"modified":"2023-12-13T22:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:44:50","slug":"itv-hits-back-at-nigel-farage-after-im-a-celeb-star-said-he-was-stitched-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/celebrities\/itv-hits-back-at-nigel-farage-after-im-a-celeb-star-said-he-was-stitched-up\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV hits back at Nigel Farage after Im A Celeb star said he was stitched up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>GB News: Nigel Farage returns to show<\/h3>\n<p>ITV have denied claims made by I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out Of Here\u2019s Nigel Farage that someone was doing their best to make things &#8220;unpleasant&#8221; for him during his time in the jungle. The politician turned GB News presenter took to the channel on Monday evening to issue a warning to ITV chief Kevin Lygo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems whilst I was in the jungle, one or two people at the top of ITV were doing their best to make things unpleasant for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former UKIP\u00a0leader warned that Kevin should \u201clook what happened\u201d&#8217; to Dame Alison Rose at NatWest, who was forced to quit after Nigel was debanked because of his politics.<\/p>\n<p>However, ITV staff reportedly denied his allegations telling The Times: &#8220;It&#8217;s all a lot of noise&#8230; We were definitely no tougher on him than the others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Express.co.uk has contacted ITV and Nigel Farage for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Claudia Winkleman admits real reason children are banned from watching her shows[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Nigel-Farage-5114400.jpg?r=1702505225726\"><\/p>\n<p>In a clip from his Monday night show shared to social media, Nigel said he had no complaints about the I&#8217;m a Celebrity production staff and insisted he did not &#8220;want to ruin the warm glow&#8221; he was feeling after going on the show.<\/p>\n<p>But in a message to ITV senior figures including Kevin, he said: &#8220;It&#8217;s up to you mate. If you want to go to war with me you really can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the last person to do that was called Dame Alison Rose from NatWest bank and look what happened to her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Winter On The Farm&#8217;s Helen Skelton comforts co-star Jules Hudson after &#8216;loss'[WATCH] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>BBC&#8217;s Lucy Worsley admits &#8216;I very much like violence&#8217; ahead of new Sherlock show[EXCLUSIVE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Call the Midwife star details how the Turner children have &#8216;changed&#8217; in series[EXCLUSIVE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Kevin-Lygo-5114407.jpg?r=1702505225850\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;So I would suggest Mr Lygo that I am prepared to ignore your rude one handed gestures and the pathetic attempts by some of your staff to stitch me up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you really want to go to war with me I don&#8217;t think it will do ITV&#8217;s share price an awful lot of good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nigel&#8217;s no nonsense remarks came after he emerged from the jungle in third place having found himself in the final with former boxer Tony Bellew and Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately Sam was crowned King Of The Jungle after winning over the public and his fellow campmates with his infectious personality.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1845193\/Im-A-Celebrity-Nigel-Farage-ITV-denial-stitch-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GB News: Nigel Farage returns to show ITV have denied claims made by I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out Of Here\u2019s Nigel Farage that someone was doing their best to make things &#8220;unpleasant&#8221; for him during his time in the jungle. 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