Overview
- Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced roughly 13 million votes in the final, the biggest total for the show in about 10 years.
- Each finalist won all available stars in their last Bushtucker Trial, with Tom Read Wilson making a first for the series by swallowing a whole fermented egg during his eating challenge.
- Rapper Aitch, viewed as a pre-final favourite, was unexpectedly eliminated in fourth place on Saturday, setting the trio for Sunday’s finale.
- After placing third, Shona McGarty described the experience as a healing process and spoke about long-term struggles with anxiety during her exit interview.
- The winner’s flower crown and wooden sceptre are ceremonial and returned before departure, and there is no cash prize for winning, with contestants instead receiving pre-arranged appearance fees reported by outlets as varying widely.