Amir Khan has become the third contestant to be eliminated from I'm a Celebrity... South Africa.
The former world champion boxer was voted off the ITV reality series on Tuesday, following a secret ballot among campmates for the first time in the show's history.
Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed the result of the ballot at the start of the episode.
Ahh @amirkingkhan you've been an absolute knockout 🤩🥊 #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/2BdADOcKfP
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Khan said he had a "great experience" on the show, having overcome his fears of spiders and snakes, but that it was now "time for me to go".
"I'm really happy. Honestly, I had such a great experience here - made new friends," he told McPartlin and Donnelly.
"I got three trials, did so well and won a lot of stars for the team. Last time I came on, I was scared of snakes, scared of spiders.
"I've overcome these fears... It's probably one of the best experiences I've ever had. Probably better than Australia.
"I've experienced everything I needed to... I've achieved what I want to achieve and it's time for me to go now."
He added: "Even though I would have loved to have stayed in a little bit longer, sometimes what can happen is, if you stay longer, you can outstay your welcome.
"It was just a great experience and I'm just glad I had the opportunity."
After the secret ballot in Camp, King Khan has left the bush. What a journey it's been! 🫶 #ImACeleb @amirkingkhan pic.twitter.com/TvJ3WeM62Q
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Throughout his time on the show, Khan participated in various trials including World's End - the highest trial in the show's history.
His fellow contestants praised his strength following his exit.
Khan's exit follows the previous departures of TV nutritionist Gillian McKeith and Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder last week.
Also in Tuesday's episode, I'm a Celebrity royalty Joe Swash and Dean Gaffney arrived in the South African bush to face the Flipping Disgusting drinking trial to win treats for their new campmates.
The pair arrived secretly on the show, where they were greeted immediately with a Bushtucker Trial, described as "one of the most disgusting ever" by ITV.
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The pair were made to drink "gruesome concoctions" named after individual campmates in a bid to win treats for them.
I'm a Celebrity... South Africa continues on Virgin Media One and ITV.
Source: Press Association
