Fred Sirieix has hit out at his I’m A Celebrity campmate Nigel Farage after the politician relaunched his career. Fresh off the wave of placing third in the ITV reality show last year, the former UKIP leader, 60, has kickstarted his bid to become an MP.
But his election campaign didn’t quite go to plan as the new Reform leader was drenched by a woman while being mobbed by crowds in Clacton-on-Sea while leaving Wetherspoons .Wading in on Nigel’s career bid, Fred, who also starred on last year’s series, wrote on X: ‘I spoke at length and extensively with Nigel Farage for 3 weeks while in the jungle. I wanted to make my own mind up about him and his views. Conclusion is simple.
‘He was very good at washing the dishes in the river but when it comes to politics he has no plan and no substance. ‘No vision. No concrete policies. He is not interested in making the UK / the world a better place. He just rants.’
Nigel and Fred famously clashed during their time in the jungle, with the hotelier once blasting the politician was ‘talking b******s’ as they cooked. They also clashed during a heated debate about Brexit within days of entering the camp.
Politician Nigel was the leader of the UK Independence Party from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016, and leader of the Brexit Party from 2019 to 2021, with a referendum on Brexit being held in 2016.
A number of Fred’s followers waded in on the row. One wrote: ‘Farage is very good at pointing out what he feels is wrong but is often found completely wanting when it comes to detailed, practical plans to address those same issues’.
While others said: ‘Enlighten us. He seems to have better ideas than Starmer who’s had years to perfect his flip flop policies.’ ‘Perfect CV for a politician then, just as qualified as the 650 we’ve already got.’ ‘Same as every other politician, then?’