Sam Thompson would quite “eat a bucketload of kangaroo balls” than do Superstar Gladiators once more.
The Made in Chelsea star – who received I am A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here! in 2023 – is among the well-known faces taking over the Gladiators on this yr’s Christmas particular, and he admitted that if given the selection, he’d decide to return to the jungle earlier than going head-to-head with Large, aka Jamie Christian-Johal once more.
He informed The Solar newspaper: “I’d quite eat a bucketload of kangaroo balls than take him on every single day of the week!
“Large hitting you over the pinnacle with one of many sticks is diabolical. I really feel like I used to be a bit stitched-up. He’s an enormous. The clue’s within the title.
“When he got here out, I actually went, ‘Oh, no!’ He was simply laughing at me whereas I used to be hitting him.
“All hope left my soul.”
However Sam did not really feel like a “loser” as a result of he got here away from the present with a brand new pal in fellow contestant Joe Wicks.
Joking about finest pal Pete Wicks, he stated of Joe: “We’re brothers in arms. There’s no losers as a result of he simply takes me with him. It’s nice.
“Now I’ve one other Wicks in my life – I’ve acquired too many Wickses in my life now. Pete’s by no means jealous although, he is aware of that I really like him.”
Joe added: “We made a bit video for Pete and I joked that there’s a brand new Wicks on the town.
“From time to time once I’m out, individuals mistake me for Pete Wicks. They are saying, ‘It’s so beautiful to see you, Pete!’
“I’m like, ‘No, you’ve acquired the fallacious Wicks’. Apparently he will get the identical about me.”
In the meantime, after a busy few years since being topped King of the Jungle, Sam is planning a while out subsequent yr.
He stated: “I’m possibly slowing down a bit bit.
“So I believe possibly a little bit of relaxation for me in 2026, consolidate, and truly simply take pleasure in life a bit bit.”
Additionally participating in Superstar Gladiators – which airs on Christmas Day (25.12.25) – are mannequin Vogue Williams and boxer Nicola Adams.