Former Blue singer Simon Webbe voted off I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here

Dec 4 2008 by James Cartledge, Birmingham Mail

SINGER Simon Webbe, who was raised in Birmingham, has become the eighth person to be voted off I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

Webbe, 30, who found fame with the boyband Blue, had become emotional after watching a video greeting from his girlfriend, former X Factor contestant Layla Manoochehri, who is from Quinton and now lives in Henley-in-Arden.

He said he felt “relief” at leaving the jungle.

Talking to presenters Ant and Dec after his eviction, he said: “Ever since I was in there I didn’t think I’d last this long.

“I really enjoyed it but it wasn’t what I expected.

“I didn’t think I’d snap as much as I did. I’m normally a cool character. I know how to keep my temper in check but I felt my buttons were being pushed.”

He confessed before going on the show that he was “afraid of everything” and was going into the jungle to face his fears.