No hard feelings? Disgraced Pete Evans publicly supports Colin Fassnidge after the Irish chef replaced him on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Disgraced chef Pete Evans has given his former MKR co-star Colin Fassnidge the tick of approval after he replaced him on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Pete, 47, publicly supported the Irishman when he entered the jungle on Wednesday.
Colin shared a picture of himself in his khaki gear on Instagram, and Pete left a supportive message in the comments section.
In his corner: Pete Evans publicly sent his support to Colin Fassnidge on Wednesday, as he replaced him on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
He left two love-heart emojis and a flame emoji underneath Colin’s post.
Colin wrote in his caption: ‘Well, that time I went to Ireland… well, I lied! After the year we had, why not do it! Strap in because I know what’s coming!’
The executive chef of 4Fourteen told The Daily Telegraph on Thursday that Pete had ‘wished him well’ prior to filming the show.
Replacement: Colin shared a picture of himself in his khaki jungle gear on Instagram, when Pete commented a supportive message underneath
Supportive: The Paleo chef commented two red love hearts and a flame emoji underneath Colin’s post
‘I have known Pete for 10 years, we are friends, we used to live near each other,’ he said.
‘We don’t have to agree with each other’s views, that is what a friendship with someone is. But as a person, I think he is a nice guy.’
Pals: This week, Colin told The Daily Telegraph that Pete ‘wished him well’ prior to the show. They have been friends for years and even worked on MKR together
Colin was contacted by Channel Ten to appear on the latest season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! after Pete shared a cartoon on social media, which had an image of the Black Sun symbol from Nazi Germany on it.
The 48-year-old also sparked outrage last year for his conspiracy theories surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines.
Despite this, Colin was adamant the pair were friends and told the publication he did not have to agree with somebody to be friends with them.
On Wednesday night’s episode, Colin entered the camp in a strange clown challenge, which proved to be difficult for campmates Abbie Chatfield and Toni Pearen, who had to free him from being handcuffed to a clown car.
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! continues Thursday at 7.30pm on 10
Controversial: Colin was contacted by Channel Ten to appear on the latest season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! after Pete shared a cartoon on social media, which had an image of the Black Sun symbol from Nazi Germany on it