I’m A Celeb’s Nick Knowles reveals terrifying Harry Redknapp ‘health scare’

The pair became good friends on the show

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by Emma Dodds |
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Nick Knowles has become a household name once again after his stint in the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. The DIY SOS presenter, who came sixth on the show, showed off his musical skills whilst in Australia - and his bright red pants have become famous in their own right.

The 56-year-old, who was emotionally greeted by his two sons on the bridge after leaving the jungle, seemed to have the time of his life in the jungle - but in an interview on Lorraine today (13th Dec), Nick revealed one unaired moment that sounds incredibly scary.

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Nick struck up friendships with all his campmates, but particularly formed a bond with King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp, who was crowned ahead of Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack on Sunday night's show (9th Dec).

But in the interview, he revealed there was one terrifying moment that he'd felt forced to call the medics after panicking that 71-year-old Harry was suffering from a stroke.

He explained, "Harry and I used to go for a shower, we used to do the cold shower first thing in the morning. That morning he stood up – a lot of people getting dizzy through lack of food and things – he stood up and then was a little giddy on his feet.

"He said, 'That was a bit odd'’. Then we went down and he did it again in the shower. I noticed his lip was dropped on one side."

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©Nick and Harry had a good friendship in the jungle © Shutterstock

Nick then revealed his personal tragedy and why is so aware of strokes, saying, "Now, my father died of a stroke. I immediately was like I want to get the medics in here straight away. He’s almost 72, I want to make sure he’s ok."

Thankfully, everything was fine, "It turned out what it was, he was a little low on body sugars, which was making him dizzy. Bit dehydrated, which made him dizzy. Actually, he’d got a bite on his lip from one of the trials, which made his lip swell, which made him look lower on one side – enough signs for me to go and get help."

Footballing legend Harry had been the favourite to win from the start, so it was no surprise that he was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night's finale.

READ: Harry Redknapp's best one-liners from I'm A Celebrity 2018...

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I'm A Celebrity 2018 Harry Redknapp's best one-liners stacked

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His hilarious joke about being a football manager

Oh Harry, you joker!

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When he rapped with Fleur East and Malique Thompson-Dwyer

After a brief discussion about grinding, Harry, Fleur and Malique made up a rap after asking which car Harry drives - and the results were BRILLIANT.

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When he was SUPER blunt about Malique's departure

Obviously, he wasn't being mean about Malique - he just meant that they'd most likely be seeing each other in a matter of days!

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When he spoke about the time he ran Sandra over

Harry unfortunately wasn't being super observant two years ago, and told his campmates, "I used to think I was a good driver but I had a nightmare and ran over my wife one day. She got out the car and I thought she'd crossed the road and I pulled forward and she fell into the road and a bus stopped literally yards away and the most amazing part of the story probably, my grand-daughter is sitting on top of the bus and sees all of this. Unreal."

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When the campmates got split into teams

His competitive nature came out when they got split into teams, and he became one of the Roos.

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When Noel had to hold a yabby in his mouth

During the Fall of Emperor Noel Bushtucker trial, Harry and Noel had to take it in turns to hold creatures in their mouths - and when Noel held a yabby in his mouth, Harry couldn't control himself, and yelled, "YABBA DABBA DOOOO."

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When he had some words of comfort for Fleur East

Before Fleur took on the Gore Seasons Pizza Bushtucker trial, Harry had his very own unique way of comforting her.

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When he had some thoughts about Fleur's music

In the Jungle Arms, the campmates took part in a little karaoke, when Fleur's song 'Sax' came on and they all tried to learn her dance routine. Harry wasn't convinced.

Here's everything you need to know about I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! 2018.

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