Andrew Maxwell breaks down in tears on I’m A Celebrity as he reveals he has considered quitting the show

The stand up said he found sleeping on the floor for six nights to be really difficult
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Isobel Frodsham23 November 2019

Comedian Andrew Maxwell broke down in tears on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as he revealed he considered quitting the show.

The Irish stand-up star, 43, became tearful during an exchange with co-stars James Haskell and Jacqueline Jossa in Saturday’s episode of the jungle-based reality show.

Following a vote that saw James chosen as the camp leader, and him picking Jacqueline as his deputy, Andrew went into their newly-built leaders cabin and sat on one of the beds.

In James’ absence, he told ex-EastEnders star Jacqueline: “I honestly thought that I was going to walk out, but I haven’t, when you’re tired, you just say ‘Have I done the right thing?"

The actress told him: “You’d never leave, I can tell that, you’re just tired.”

Andrew then started to cry as James returned from having a shower.

Jacqueline, 27, told James that Andrew was tired, and that “he’s been sleeping on the floor, he’s had six nights on the floor”.

Too much: Andrew is seen crying on the show (Rex Features)
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Former rugby player James, 34, told the comedian that he is “an important part of the group, and we need you”, before advising him to eat some food.

Andrew replied that he is “just so tired”, and Jossa noted: “You’ve spent over two weeks away from your family, it’s a long time.”

He said: “I’m just a little bit overwhelmed right now.”

G'day: Andrew has found fame as a comedian and voiceover artist
ITV

James told his campmate that he is “brilliant”, and brings “so much energy and laughter” before promising to look after him.

The sports star was chosen by the others in the jungle in a secret ballot vote to become the camp leader, giving him the power to rule over the others.

He and his deputy Jacqueline are exempt from all camp chores.

Caitlyn Jenner, who has become close to Haskell, quipped: “Our romance is over you picked someone else.”

But James told her: “No, no, the leader always has time for all the women in his life, don’t worry about that.”

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returns on Sunday evening at 9pm on ITV

With reporting from Press Association

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