Angryginge’s mum, Michelle, has spoken to the Mirror about her superstar, son, Angryginge, and his fellow campmates after the YouTuber was crowned King of the Jungle
Angryginge’s mum has broken her silence after her son was crowned King of the Jungle on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
The YouTuber, 24 – whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle – was met by his proud parent, Michelle, on the iconic bridge Down Under on Sunday to see the star declared the winner of the ITV show after fans voted for him in their droves.
Speaking exclusively to the Mirror after the final, which many have hailed as ‘the best ever’, Michelle said her ‘heart was in her mouth’. However, confessing that she didn’t think her son was going to win the show, she admitted: “I really thought it was going to be Tom [Read Wilson]. In my head it was just Tom Tom Tom. I just feel elated. I just couldn’t believe it.”
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Angryginge, who hails from Manchester and boasts almost a million subscribers on YouTube,was the bookies’ favourite throughout his stint in the Australian jungle.
However, when EastEnders star, Shona, 34, was announced in third place, viewers wondered if actor, Tom, 39, would pip him to the post.
It has since emerged that Ginge secured 53 per cent of the vote in the final three before going onto to rake in 65 per cent of the vote from the final two, with Tom receiving 35 per cent.
Revealing he would have felt “guilty” if he had waltzed off with the crown and sceptre, Tom, who came in late to camp with Vogue Williams, said on Good Morning Britain: “I thought Ginge had to win, not only because he was so stretchy.” He went on to add: “He did the whole stint, which must have left him threadbare; he was the titan of the trials.
“In every conceivable way he was so richly deserving. I would have had a great pang of guilt if I’d pinched it from him.”
Speaking to hosts Ant and Dec, Ginge admitted he didn’t think he’d make it to the final, saying: “I feel amazing. Honestly, (it is a) dream come true. I did not think I’d go all this way, never mind win, so thank you to everyone who voted.”
Talking to us, he said he went on the show to make his mum proud in a heartwarming moment. Praising his parent, he said: “I will never forget where I came from, and I think because I started literally from the bottom and watched everyone around me from my mates to their parents, my mum, everyone had to graft their way to get wherever it was.”
Money was scarce and Ginge’s mum had to work several jobs to keep them afloat. Even so, when the star was 18, Michelle was forced to sell the family home and move somewhere cheaper. He moved in with his Nana round the corner to ease the pressure.
As a result, Ginge says his aim from the get-go was to make his mum proud. He concluded: “She told me I’d done that…but then she also said: ’I was already proud of you…you didn’t need to go on the show to do that.”
Source: Mirror
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