TOWIE star Pete Wicks took a swipe at Sam Thompson's girlfriend Zara McDermott after revealing he – not her – will be greeting him when he leaves I'm A Celeb.
He said he was originally chosen because she was appearing on Strictly Come Dancing.
But Pete, 35, then made another dig at her skills on the BBC dancing competition as he said that "we didn’t realise how bad she was at dancing".
The former reality star joined X Factor sensation Fleur East on her radio show on Hits Radio.
He was invited onto the breakfast programme to chat about his best friend, Sam Thompson, who he also hosts the Staying Relevant podcast with.
But Pete is due to fly out to Australia tomorrow, ready to meet Sam when he eventually leaves the I'm A Celebrity camp.
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Fleur and her co-hosts James Barr and Matt Haslam chatted to the media personality as they were keen to know is Pete had missed his buddy.
"Absolutely not!" he joked. "No, to be honest, weirdly I actually am, and I didn’t think I would.
"The first week was lovely, I really chilled out and it was nice to have a bit of peace and quiet but now I don’t really know what to do with myself."
Fans were shocked to discover that Sam, 31, chose his podcast colleague and friend to be the first person to greet him as he leaves the jungle.
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At every exist, one member of the star's chosen circle will meet them at the end of the famous bridge when they are booted from camp.
Many were surprised that Pete was chosen instead of his longtime girlfriend Zara McDermott.
Pete clarified the decision as he explained: "ITV wanted me to go because I need to protect Ant and Dec from Sam when he comes out otherwise there could be some sort of restraining order happening!
"It wasn’t a competition with Zara – it was always going to be me!"
In a fresh dig, he added: "To be fair, Sam and I thought she’d still be in Strictly because we didn’t realise how bad she was at dancing."
Sam later chanted Pete's name during the Locker Shocker trial, leading to much confusion with viewers of the competition.
Before heading to the airport, Pete said: "Zara messaged me and asked, ‘What is this about?!’ Obviously, she knows I’m the favourite and she’s used to it by now but I’m hoping he doesn’t do that in bed. That would be slightly weird."
This comes after Pete refused to give up his spot on the bridge to Zara after she was axed from Strictly.
Her early exit from the BBC ballroom competition meant she became available to fly to Australia should Sam, 31, be voted out of the jungle series.
But ex-Towie star Pete, who appeared on ITV's Lorraine to discuss Sam's progress in I'm A Celeb, has confirmed Sam put him forward for the honour of greeting him, and he's sticking to the original plan.
He told Lorraine Kelly: "Zara could have gone but we obviously thought Zara was still going to be in Strictly.
"Obviously now she could have gone, but I won't give up my place. Listen, first come, first served."
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