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: Disgraced chef Pete Evans (pictured) 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!
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 gear on Instagram, and Pete left a supportive message in the comments section
Supportive: He left two love-heart emojis 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 told the newspaper.
‘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.’
Colin was approached by Channel 10 to appear on I’m a Celebrity after Pete – who was originally slated for the role – was sacked for sharing a cartoon on social media which depicted an image of the neo-Nazi Black Sun symbol.
Former colleagues: Colin (left) was approached by Channel 10 to appear on I’m a Celebrity after Pete (right) – who was originally slated for the role – was sacked for sharing a cartoon on social media which depicted an image of the neo-Nazi Black Sun symbol. Pictured on MKR
Before this, he’d sparked outrage throughout 2020 by sharing conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines.
Despite Pete’s extreme views, Colin insisted the pair were friends and said he did not have to agree with somebody to be friends with them.
On Wednesday’s episode, Colin entered the camp in a strange clown challenge, which proved to be difficult for 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 Channel 10
Controversial: Despite Pete’s extreme views, Colin insisted on Thursday the pair were friends and said he did not have to agree with somebody to be friends with them