A CORONATION Street legend admitted he ‘wanted to kill' an I'm A Celeb co-star while in the Australian jungle.
Several Corrie stars have as campmates over the years.
Corrie legend Nigel Havers is a former I'm A Celeb campmate
Nigel played Lewis Archer on and off for a decade
Lembit was the second star to be eliminatedNigel Havers appeared on I'm A Celeb in 2010, but withdrew after just nine days in camp.
He played Corrie's Lewis Archer on and off from 2009 in 2019.
Speaking to The Guardian over a decade on, the 73-year-old admitted he “wanted to kill” a jungle co-star.
Nigel continued: “I’d never watched the show, so I had no idea what it entailed.
“You think it looks bad on TV. S**t, it was terrible. It was the boredom more than anything.
“There was a bloke called Lembit Ãpik, the politician. After a couple of days, I wanted to kill him.
“Had I stayed, I would’ve killed him and I’d be in prison now. So it seemed like a good idea to leave.”
– at the time best known for – went on to be crowned Queen of the Jungle.
That year's line-up also included , , and Linford Christie to name a few.
Last year, Lembit, 60 addressed his side of the pair's 14-year reality TV feud.
“We've not been on each other'sChristmaslists since 2010.
“Yeah,was two-faced. He pretended to be my friend.
“I only realised what he really thought when I saw the show after I came out.
“He considered me to be mad, but frankly, I was making his tea for him.
“I was his tea boy. And the gratitude I got shown was to him for him to stab me in the back when he came out.
“That's regrettable, and I would point out that I outlasted him in the jungle, and as far as I'm concerned, I win.
“Nigel, you keep trying, but you can never take that away from me, Nigel. You walked out of the stage.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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