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Adam Thomas Opens Up About How David Haye’s Attack in the Jungle Made Him Feel “Broken”
Adam Thomas opened up how he went for therapy after his run-in with David Haye in I’m A Celebrity… South Africa. He said the whole experience really left him feeling “broken” and it “changed” him “forever.” On his podcast, the Emmerdale actor talked about the consequences of his stay at camp and ended up questioning himself why he had let someone else’s behavior get to him so deeply.
Coping with psoriatic arthritis, Thomas had a hard time on the show and one time thing got really tough when he had to pull out of a Bushtucker trial because he was sick. This decision drew a very negative reaction from David Haye who called him “useless” and said that he did not “give a s**t” even if he was sick. Seeing those high tension scenes made Adam’s campmates come to him while many viewers were also upset by Haye’s comments.
Adam Thomas Admits Tense Jungle Experience “F***ed” With Him
Emmerdale star Adam Thomas has revealed that his time on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa had such a negative effect on him mentally that the various moments in the camp changed his well-being so much that he felt harmed. The 37-year-old actor made the confession that having certain interactions with a co-contestant in the camp “f***ed” his mind while talking on the At Home With The Thomas Bros podcast.
Considering the article as a whole with his siblings, Scott and Ryan, Adam gave more details that he regrets nothing about the chance but it was not all good. “Basically, it was a wonderful experience, don’t get me wrong, and I have no regrets at all, ” he said. “But like I said, there are times when I just had difficulties with one of the campmates.” Adam, who very nearly quit the show after having a feud with Jimmy Bullard at a different time, shared that these constant conflicts made the whole thing an emotional ordeal for him.
Adam Thomas Discloses Mental Health Battle Post-Therapy After Jungle Experience Transformed Him
Adam Thomas disclosed that participation in I’m A Celebrity… South Africa profoundly affected his mental health and he ended up getting therapy due to this. The actor said that he felt like a totally new person after leaving the jungle.
“I can say with certainty that I was one person going into the jungle and came out completely different. I got changed and there is no exaggeration in that statement, ” he revealed on his podcast. Adam said the experience messed with his mind and it followed by heavy self-examination. “I am 37 years old… and I am like, ‘How can I allow someone else to do this to me in here?'”
He remarked that the limitations of the show made it impossible for him to escape the problems. In contrast to the outside world, where he could just decide to leave a bad situation, the jungle had him “nowhere to hide, ” therefore, he had to confront the stress. “You just have to grin and bear it, ” he said, looking back at the substantial psychological changes the experience brought about.
Adam Thomas Says Jungle Conflict Took Him to “Breaking Point”
Adam Thomas recently talked about how his appearance on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa affected him so much that he was even unable to defend himself and eventually pushed him to a “breaking point.” The star said being in therapy helped him see why he took the matter lying down instead of dealing with it immediately.
Talking about the moment of realization, Adam explained that he is quite selfless and tends to remain quiet about his problems: “So I just took it, ” he confessed. “I just took it, and took it, and took it, until it was so bad that I actually thought, ‘I am literally at breaking point here.’
He shared that last straw was a clash with a campmate. “I remember telling him, ‘If you don’t apologise for what you did, I can’t talk to you anymore bro, ” said Adam, who then explained that he had listed all the things that had upset him.
However, his reaction only made things worse. “I said to him, ‘Aren’t you going to apologise?’ and he said, ‘I was trying to teach you a lesson, ‘” recalled Adam. “I was ‘I don’t need a lesson from you bro.'”
Adam Thomas Says David Haye Row Left Him “Mindf***ed” and at Breaking Point
Adam Thomas has revealed the enormous emotional strain that his clash with David Haye on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa took on him, confessing the days in camp left him so disturbed he was “mindf***ed” and very close to a breaking point.
The actor fought back tears while telling his brothers on the At Home With The Thomas Bros podcast that he was isolating himself as the row got even worse. He said the only thing that changed was that Haye left the show, calling it “like a weight had been taken off.”
Even now, Adam recognizes that he should have stood his ground earlier. “If I had seen it happening to the person I really care about, I’d have defended him/her. But for some reason I just wouldn’t do it for myself. I just became like that little kid again, ” he reflected.
Adam went on to say that he met Haye for a face-to-face private talk that was off camera and unnoticed by viewers after hitting rock bottom. “I basically said, ‘Bro, if you’re not going to repent for what you did, I just can’t even speak to you any longer, ‘” he stated, clarifying that he narrated the changing events which hurt him one at a time. When he insisted on an apology, David reminded him that his actions were “trying to teach you a lesson, ” a statement which Adam totally disowned.
Adam Thomas Shares His Experience with the Emotional Fallout After David Haye Clash
Adam Thomas has shared his difficulties while being on the show I’m A Celebrity… South Africa and finding some closure with David Haye being one of the main instances before he left the camp.
The actor revealed that after the incident, David had gone to him to apologise, which really touched him after all the tension they had. “He comes over to me and he goes, ‘You know what? I’m sorry, Adam.’ And that meant so much to me, ” he further commented, “I swear, the guy’s got a heart of gold.”
Adam also told that Haye admitting his own fault made it easier for him to understand the situation even though the reason could not justify the action. “I’m not saying what he did was right but I can understand why he did it, ” he said as everyone has a different reaction in a tense situation.
Adam thinks the apology from David gave him some inner peace. He also speaks about a stage when Haye’s departure allowed him to feel some emotional release as it was “a big job off” from him physically as well as mentally after weeks of strain.
