Sam Thompson revealed his shock at being unable to hold onto any precious reminders from his time in the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
jungle after he was stripped of his winnings.The former Made in Chelsea star appeared on ITV's This Morning when he shared that he had to return his keepsakes from his time in the Australian jungle, including the iconic I'm A Celeb crown and sceptre.Sam told show hosts Craig Doyle and Josie Gibson, who also starred in the 2023 series: "I didn't get to keep anything!
They wouldn't let me keep anything!" He then added that he hoped to bring the sceptre through airport security but, due to its size, he had to leave it behind.The amount Sam earned following his win on the reality show is still unknown however it is reported that celebrities appearing on the programme who win the title usually bag between £30,000 and £600,000, according to reports in the Mirror.Grace Dent, who left the camp on medical grounds early on in the show, pocketed £100,000, while Jamie-Lynn Spears, who also ended up leaving on medical grounds later on in the series, pocketed a whopping £250,000.Responding to Nigel Farage's whopping £1.5million payday, Sam told The Times: "It wasn't monetary, or a career move, I genuinely wanted to go and eat camel's penis. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "I wanted to meet Ant [McPartlin] and Dec [Donnelly], they're my heroes, the most iconic people of my life."Despite not being able to bring back any souvenirs from his jungle trip, Sam holds lots of amazing memories after striking up a connection with former boxer Tony Bellew in an unlikely friendship.
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