Danny Miller has weighed in on the controversial casting of Matt Hancock in the 2022 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up.
The Emmerdale star, who returned to the ITV soap to celebrate the 50th anniversary in dramatic scenes, charmed I'm A Celebrity fans all the way through the show before being crowned King of the Castle.
He sat down to discuss the hotly anticipated upcoming series of the show on Friday morning, speaking on Good Morning Britain with hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway.
Ben asked how he thought the former Health Secretary would fare in the jungle, as bookies have predicted he will make history as the campmate nominated for the most trials, with Ladbrokes tipping him at 1/2 to break I’m A Celebrity records.
Danny said: “I think he needs to just accept the fact that he is going to be everyone’s toy.
“Last year, unfortunately Naughty Boy got it because he did the first one and was very entertaining. Everyone went Naughty Boy, Naughty Boy, Naughty Boy.
“This year, I think regardless of how entertaining he is, people need to accept what he’s put us through, the public are going to say, ‘This is what we’re going to put you through’.
"When they’re done with him, they’re just going to get rid of him.”
The 30-year-old star, who is best known for his role as Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale, beat out Coronation Street's Simon Gregson to secure the coveted I’m a Celebrity crown.
Ben asked the soap star whether he has felt any ‘flutters of jealousy’ for this year’s campmates, who are returning Down Under for the first time since the pandemic.
Danny admitted he was, noting: “The thing is there are so many adverts on there and obviously last year I wouldn’t have seen it because I was in isolation.
“So you hear those drums going and it gives you a shudder. They don’t know what they’re about to go through.”
He then turned to his own experience struggling with the adjustment back to reality after weeks away in the Welsh castle.
He said: “It took me a few months to be able to go, ‘I wish I could have done it again’, because I hated the feeling after.
“Of being completely isolated and then having a load of responsibilities, here’s your phone back.”
He continued: “I really struggled with it. You didn’t have to worry about anything. You didn’t have your phone, so you had no stresses, no worries, no anxieties.
“Then it’s, ‘Well done for winning, there’s your phone back’. There’s still messages I haven't read, because my mates that I hadn’t spoken to in years were texting me. It was quite overwhelming. It took me a while to think, ‘I want to go back in and do it all again’.”
