Jordan North nearly walked off this year’s I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! altogether, he has revealed.
The Radio 1 DJ has told of how he came close to quitting the reality show in a moment that was never aired on TV.
Speaking to The Sun, Jordan said his meltdown prior to taking on the Viper Vault Bushtucker Trial with Shane Richie was actually much worse, and he threatened to go home.
However, it was host Declan Donnelley who managed to came him down, before he eventually decided to do the trial, which famously featured Jordan shouting “happy place!” as he was locked in a coffin with snakes.
He said: “I’ve not talked about this to anyone. I just had a complete meltdown. And I know what people mean now by sheer panic. I delayed it by loads. None of this got shown on TV.
“I just said, ‘I cannot do this. And I’m not going to do this. And in fact, I am gonna go. I don’t need to do this’. I nearly said, ‘I’m just not going to do the trial’. I nearly walked.”
“I’ve never had a panic attack before,” he said. “There were tears and I was struggling for breath. Dec said to me, ‘Jordan, breathe’. I do think they wanted to put an arm around my shoulders.”
Jordan and Shane went on to win nine stars in the trial, giving them nine meals to share with camp.
But Jordan’s terror meant the public voted for him to take part in two later trials.
The DJ ended up finishing in second during Friday’s live final of I’m A Celebrity, as Giovanna Fletcher was crowned the first-ever Queen Of The Castle.