"He was sly" - Amir Khan dishes the jungle dirt on his fellow I'm a Celeb contestants and his double experience

Amir Khan spoke to Betway about his time in I'm a Celebrity and more.

Amir Khan has been to the jungle twice and on the topic of which was more tough, he said: “You know what – the first one is always harder. The reason being, you’re not expecting how intense, how crazy it’s going to be. You don’t know what the feeling’s going to be like. You're suddenly stuck full of snakes and spiders – you just can’t imagine they’d do something like that to you.”

Adding: “Also, I became braver – the first time, I was scared of everything. Second time, I was stronger. I still took that leap, even though I was scared and it pulled me through. So, I think with David Haye going in again, he’s going to smash it. He’ll do much better than he did the first time – because he knows what to expect.”

The infamous strawberry incident remains one that we all remember, asking whether he still stands by his decision, he said: “At the time, when I ate them, I thought – yeah, I’m having them. I didn’t know the cameras were rolling, and that people back home were going to be watching.

“See, this is the thing – I didn’t realise how big of a show I’m a Celebrity was. I’d never watched it before. I didn’t know how the system worked. But when I rewatched what I did, the way it was edited made me look like such a bad person – like I was doing it on purpose to upset everyone in camp. But honestly, I was just being silly – a bit boisterous. That’s just who I am.

“Looking back, it made me look bad. But would I do it again? I probably would – yeah, why not? But this time, I’d tell them straight: “Yeah, I ate them – what are you going to do about it?” I remember there was Jamie Lomas, Georgia Toffolo and even Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson’s dad. Even if I did say I ate them, I don’t think they could’ve done anything anyway.”

On the topic of the most annoying camp mate, Amir Khan said: “The guy I struggled with was Iain Lee. I'm not going to lie. He played a bit of a trick, looking back. He really played the game. The funny thing is, we’ve still got a WhatsApp group with all of us from the show on it. As soon as he left the jungle, he exited the group.

“He tried to play innocent and make himself look like someone people should feel sorry for. I didn’t like that. Honestly, I’m a real person. If I do something wrong, I put my hand up and apologise. But him – he struggled with me. He wanted to be seen in a certain way – like, “Oh, I messed up, but feel sorry for me.” He was sly.”

When asked about any possible future TV shows he would do, he said: “Look, Strictly is good. I’ve seen legends of sport do it. But I don’t see that kind of show fitting me. I remember Floyd Mayweather doing Dancing with the Stars and it looked like he was out of place. It just didn’t suit him.

“I get offered lots of big shows, but right now I’m just chilling. If the right opportunity comes and the timing is right, then yeah, I’d do it. But I don’t want to say yes to everything.

“I’m in a fortunate place where I can pick and choose. Even SAS: Who Dares Wins has been thrown at me — going back into training camp could be good. Maybe one day I’ll feel like doing that again, but at the moment, I don’t want to push my body. I’m kind of semi-retired.

“But I know there’ll be days I want to test myself again. For now, I’ll see what feels right. Mood, timing, life — everything plays into it.”