Paul Burrell lost almost 10kg during his I’m A Celebrity adventure.
The former royal butler, who left with Carol Vorderman on the show last night, slimmed down after being on the losing side in trials and eating rice and beans for days on end in camp whilst others feasted on luxury picnics.
He said: “I’ve never been as hungry as that in all my life. I lost 22 pounds. I just thought, don’t complain. I mean, at points I think we were all dreaming about food.
“We’d all make it tougher on ourselves by thinking about food all the time.
People at home don’t realise how hungry you actually are.”
The 64-year-old screamed and squealed his way through trials as he did the first time he was in the jungle.
Of the challenges, he added: “I found them much tougher this time round than when I did it in 2004. The Trials now are fully advanced – much tougher. Listen, I’m 64 years old. Most of the campmates were nearly half my age and had much more stamina and strength than me.
“I found it tough this time being an older vintage than the rest of them.
“It was a rollercoaster of a ride at times and there were ups and downs of course. But at the end of the day, looking back on it, we had fun and made memories of a lifetime.
“It was absolutely wonderful, I had the best time ever because of the people.”
