Adam Thomas admits he went to therapy after starring in I’m A Celeb

Adam Thomas has tearfully admitted he went to therapy after a “tough time with one of the campmates” pushed him to “breaking point”, on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.

The 37-year-old actor has previously said boxer David Haye “pushed me to my limits” while on the ITV reality show, and has detailed struggling whilst in the jungle due to having psoriatic arthritis.

Viewers also saw the Waterloo Road star break down in tears during last night’s episode, following an explosive row with campmate Jimmy Bullard for almost compromising his time on the show.

Speaking to his brothers Scott and Ryan on their At Home With The Thomas Bro’s podcast, the actor broke down in tears as he told of his “tough time” during the all-star series.

Thomas said: “I know for a fact I am not the same person as I was when I went into the jungle to when I came out. It’s changed me and that’s no over-exaggeration.

“I’m in therapy now because like it’s f***** with me mentally because I just thought, how is this happening? I’m a 37-year-old man, how am I letting some other person do this to me in here?”

The former Emmerdale actor also explained how he felt he had “nowhere to hide”, and said: “I said to my therapist, ‘why did I never like stick up for myself?’.

“I was always putting other people’s feelings first before mine because I was like, ‘I don’t want to bring any attention to this’ – if I say anything now, I’m going to cause drama, I’m going to dampen everyone’s spirits and I’m going to cause tension.

“So, I just took it. I just took it and took it and took it until eventually it got to a point where I was like, ‘I’m literally at breaking point here’.”

Thomas said he later spoke to the campmate who made him feel upset, who then apologised and explained why he had acted in that way.

He continued: “I remember when they left in camp as well, it was like a big weight had been lifted off my shoulders, because I went proper in on myself.

“I couldn’t be myself around this person because I thought everything that I say would be turned against me, and I was just like, ‘this is just too much’. I remember not talking to anyone and I just felt so lonely in there.”

Thomas added: “It wasn’t like physically bullying or anything like that. I’m not saying it’s bullying or whatnot, but it was a mind f***.”

The star grew tearful as he recalled wishing he stuck up for himself while on the show, and said: “That was beating me up, more so than anything.

“If I saw that happening to anyone else, I’d stand up for them, but I just couldn’t do it for myself. I just like became like a little kid again.”

Viewers have recently seen Thomas clash with campmates Bullard and Haye, with the actor taking to Instagram over the weekend to address his clash with the boxer, who criticised him for opting out of a bushtucker trial because he was “dehydrated” and “not feeling well”.

In the post, Thomas admitted Haye “pushed me to my limits” while in the jungle, but said he has since apologised and the pair have moved on, adding: “I’m not one to hold a grudge.”

He also explained that he was struggling due to psoriatic arthritis, which is a long-term condition that causes joint pain, swelling and stiffness, according to the NHS.

Haye left the jungle on Monday night and insisted he was “bantering” with the Manchester-born actor, but admitted he is an “extremist” and may have pushed too far.