Matty Lee has admitted that he was shocked by some of the behind-the-scenes procedures used on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
The 23-year-old Olympic diver took part in the 2021 series - staged at Gwrych Castle in North Wales - and lasted for 18 of the 20 days, finishing in fifth place.
Talking to the Daily Star about his experience, he said: "I'm an athlete, I'm not a TV person, so I didn't know what to expect at all.
"One thing that shocked me was how controlled it is, more than I thought it would be. It is a TV show at the end of the day, if we're all sat there doing nothing they would say over the tannoy, 'Well do something!'
"No, they wouldn't actually say it like that, but they're in control. It's like The Truman Show, they are fully in control really."
He continued: "When you go to a trial or challenge - it was really annoying - if I went with Frankie [Bridge] and Danny [Miller], we'd probably just want to chat while we were waiting, because they need to set up the studio and make sure Ant and Dec are ready. And we'd be held in separate Portakabins because they didn't want relationships getting built or conversations happening off camera.
"It makes sense, I get it, but you just don't think of that. Initially I was like, 'Yeah, I understand', but you're a human! And eventually it was like, 'Why am I getting treated like crap?' You do, you do get treated... you're not allowed to do anything."
Lee's series ended with former Emmerdale actor Miller being crowned 'King of the Castle'.
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