ITV presenter turns DOWN big money I’m A Celeb deal after Adam Thomas’ row with Jimmy Bullard puts stars off signing up

DENISE Welch has left ITV gutted after turning down an offer to appear on this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The Sun can reveal that the Loose Women panellist was high on the producers’ hit list of dream campmates. Denise Welch has turned down an offer to star on this year’ I’m A Celebrity Credit: Getty She didn’t want a repeat of Adam Thomas’ row with Jimmy Bullard Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But despite meeting with bosses to talk things through, Denise decided against a critter-filled trip Down Under. Denise is keen to continue with her acting career, which is going from strength to strength. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! But more importantly, she told ITV she feared a repeat of last year, which saw Adam Thomas and Jimmy Bullard locked in an explosive row that even spilled into the live final. Other campmates then waded in, with boxer David Haye accusing the Emmerdale actor of bullying him. READ MORE ON I'M A CELEBRITY Adam then felt forced to go on record and reveal that ITV bosses opted not to air all of the scenes around his original clash with Jimmy. Accusations were then made that I’m A Celeb bosses were trying to whip up drama—despite the show not being known for its confrontational nature. A source said: “Denise has been top of I’m A Celeb’s campmate hit list for years. “She always shuts it down quickly, but this year she went in to meet the team to talk things through. Most read in TV Denise is so stranger to reality TV, having appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Chaos ensued at the live final of I’m A Celebrity: South Africa Credit: Shutterstock Editorial “ITV were really excited they appeared to have won her over, but after talking things through, Denise decided it’s not one for her. “She’s really busy focusing on her acting right now, but she also raised with producers that she didn’t like how Adam vs. Jimmy played out. “She feared something similar could happen this time and didn’t think it was worth the risk.” Denise took part in Dancing on Ice in 2011 and won Celebrity Big Brother when she appeared in it in 2012. She has a personal relationship with Adam, with the pair both starring on Waterloo Road together. I’m A Celebrity: South Africa‘s live final in London descended into chaos after Jimmy and David took on Adam in heated rows. The back and forth caused the usually calm Ant and Dec to get riled up, as well as Sinitta and Gemma Collins storming off stage. Former footballer Jimmy accused ITV of editing out clips of Adam dropping c-bombs during their argument in South Africa. He and David, 45, were seen being escorted out of the London Studios by security, with them both claiming they were “kicked out” for “trying to telling the truth”. A show insider told The Sun that the other contestants felt “uncomfortable” about being on stage with the pair and they were given their marching orders. An Ofcom report revealed that 1,187 people had sent in complaints about the episode. Comment now