I’M A Celeb votes revealed Jordan North missed out on beating Giovanna Fletcher by an agonising 0.5%.
The Radio One DJ was an early favorite to win the newest sequence of I am A Celeb, which befell in Wales as a substitute of the Australian outback.
Jordan simply misplaced out to Giovanna within the vote
Now ITV have launched the official voting figures for the ultimate, the place Vernon Kay, Jordan and Giovanna went head-to-head for the crown.
The primary vote wasn’t as shut, with Giovanna pulling forward with 39.45% of the vote share and Jordan clinching 34.06%.
Vernon solely obtained 26.5%, so got here in third place.
Then when it got here all the way down to the ultimate, Giovanna gained probably the most votes with 50.27% to Jordan’s 49.73% – which means there was solely a marginal 0.54% between them.
Giovanna got here out victoriousCredit score: Rex Options
Greater than 12 million votes have been solid for his or her favorite contestant to win.
With it being so shut, some followers even accused blogger Giovanna’s victory as a “repair” because of how popular Jordan was.
The Solar revealed that Jordan – who was a relative unknown earlier than the camp – was a last minute replacement for Naughty Boy.
The producer and rapper – actual identify Shahid Khan – was pressured to drag out final minute because of a household sickness.
Jordan, Giovanna and Vernon within the lastCredit score: Rex Options
Beverley Callard, Jordan, AJ Pritchard and Giovanna within the campCredit score: Rex Options
Jordan had simply 48 hours to arrange for what grew to become a rollercoaster journey that catapulted him to family fame.
A music supply mentioned: “Shah was so excited to participate within the present as it could’ve been such a fantastic platform for him to step out from behind the scenes a bit.
“He’s an absolute megastar in music and has labored with all kinds of individuals from Emeli Sande, Sam Smith and Zayn Malik to Beyonce, however just a few individuals know what the person behind the hits is basically like.
“Shah is basically humble and really fairly shy, however he has so many nice anecdotes in regards to the individuals he’s labored with.
“Producers have been gutted when he dropped out and hope he would possibly be capable to participate in future years, however they might by no means have foreseen the success Jordan then had.”
