I'm A Celebrity's Tony Bellew could be laughing all the way to the bank with a cool £3m after his jungle friendship with Sam Thompson.
The boxing champ, who was runner-up on the show after Sam was crowned the winner, is now set for big things. Agent to the UK's biggest stars and chairman of InterTalent Jonathan Shalit OBE reckons Tony's going to see his wallet get fatter. He shared: "Tony Bellew is the revelation of this year's I'm A Celebrity.
"Tony has become a national treasure with the world at his feet. Brands and commercial opportunities across the board will be lining up for Tony's signature. I estimate he will earn three million pounds in the next 12 months and over 10 million pounds in the coming years."
Even though Tony wasn't the most famous star in this year's camp, he managed to win over the nation. Chatting on Good Morning Britain, he said a mate got him on the show: "He talked me round and said 'go in there because no one really knows you'. And I didn't care if people knew me, I wasn't that bothered, and I wasn't sure if people were ever really gonna like me because the persona of me is just I'm a maniac who punches people in the face."
Tony and Sam became close friends in the camp (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Experts reckon Tony will rake in the cash (Instagram/ @tonybellew)"But the truth is I'm a normal person, I'm the exact same as every person watching now, the only difference is I used to punch people in the face for a living. Well, that's gone now. It's been five years since I've done that and you've just seen me. So I guess people like me for me."
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"Missing the big guy already. T-Bone for short....or T-Bag if he's feeling particularly villainous (he wasn't a fan of that one) need to update you on so much mate!" Tony and Sam's bromance was one of the most talked-about moments of this year's series with ITV viewers taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, each night to comment on Sam's excitable energy towards Tony, with the former being crowned King of the Jungle over the weekend.
As the I'm A Celebrity winner and runner-up enjoyed some time soaking up the sun outside of the jungle, the former champion boxer made a heartwarming admission about his new close pal. He captioned a picture of him with his four kids and Sam: "So my 4 kids turned into 5 on our day off after the jungle!! Lovely day spent with good people!!" (sic) @marvinhumes @p_wicks and myself all on parenting duty for @samthompsonuk," he joked. "Amazing mothers @rachel_bellew @rochellehumes watching on."
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