I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson was thrown a huge party as he returned victorious to his job at Hits Radio on Wednesday after his successful Jungle stint.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, and the King of the Jungle returned to his day job after jetting back to the UK from Australia last week.

He won the show after beating boxer Tony Bellew and politician Nigel Farage to the top spot.

His Hits Radio family rolled out the red carpet to welcome him back – with confetti cannons, banners and a Colin the Caterpillar cake to greet him.

As he arrived at the building he was greeted with all the members of him team lining the stairs to the studio as he hugged some of his colleagues .

I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson was thrown a huge party as he returned victorious to his job at Hits Radio on Wednesday after his successful Jungle stint

His Hits Radio family rolled out the red carpet to welcome him back – with confetti cannons, banners and a Colin the Caterpillar cake to greet him

He then walked through a banner which read ‘Welcome Home Jungle King’ on it as a gold confetti explosion was released.

They then presented him with a crown as he headed in to do a show and the JLS hit Everybody In Love played in the background.

Fellow Hits Radio presenter, Breakfast Show host Fleur East, plus a special guest – her Strictly partner Vito Coppola, were also on hand to help with the celebrations.

Sam clearly couldn’t believe the welcome home party and said: ‘This is the greatest thing ever! Thank you so much – I love this!

‘I don’t want this to stop! I can’t believe it. That was the coolest thing ever! We’re back baby!’

Sam is back on air very soon from 1pm on Christmas Day with a Jungle Bells special which reunites him with some of his I’m a Celebrity campmates.

He’s also seeing out 2023 in style with a special New Years Eve Chart Show.

It comes after Sam revealed he ‘doesn’t have anything to show’ for winning this year’s I’m A Celeb as he was forced to his return prize.

As he arrived at the building he was greeted with all the members of him team lining the stairs to the studio as he hugged some of his colleagues

He then walked through a banner which read ‘Welcome Home Jungle King’ on it as a gold confetti explosion was released

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, and the King of the Jungle returned to his day job after jetting back to the UK from Australia last week

Sam previously revealed he was so desperate to live out his childhood dream on the show, that he was willing to sign up for free, but hoped to take home a souvenir.

But despite winning himself the iconic garland complete with flowers and foliage, the TV personality explained that he was ‘stripped’ of the props.

Speaking to campmate Josie Gibson on Monday’s This Morning, he revealed: ‘I didn’t get to keep anything! They wouldn’t let me keep anything!’

Sam continued: ‘I had to give the sceptre back. I really wanted to bring it through airport security because it’s quite big.

‘But yeah, I don’t have anything to show for it.’

Speaking to The Times after flying back to the UK from Australia, Sam admitted he would have been a ‘very, very easy negotiation’ as he would have done ‘anything’ to be a part of the show.

He also struggled to hide his surprise when he learned campmate Nigel Farage was paid £1.5 million to take part in the show.

The GB News host’s signing was controversial to many viewers, and he went onto finish in third place.

Discussing his dream to take part in the show, Sam said: ‘Mate, I would have done it for anything! I would have been a very, very easy negotiation. I would have paid them to be on it.

‘It wasn’t monetary, or a career move, I genuinely wanted to go and eat camel’s penis. I wanted to meet Ant [McPartlin] and Dec [Donnelly], they’re my heroes, the most iconic people of my life.’

They then presented him with a crown as he headed in to do a show and the JLS hit Everybody In Love played in the background.

Fellow Hits Radio presenter, Breakfast Show host Fleur East , plus a special guest – her Strictly partner Vito Coppola , were also on hand to help with the celebrations

Sam is back on air very soon from 1pm on Christmas Day with a Jungle Bells special which reunites him with some of his I’m a Celebrity campmates.

Sam added that he ‘never had a down day’ during his time in the jungle, though he did fear that he was ‘annoying’ to other members of the camp with his ‘high energy.’

After learning of Nigel’s vast show fee, Sam struggled to hide his surprise, saying: ‘Was he? Bloody hell! I didn’t have a clue. You could buy five houses for that!’

He added that he did ‘recognise’ Nigel when he first entered the jungle, but he still saw him as ‘a really fascinating guy.’

Admitting he felt like ‘a competition winner’ on the show, Sam confessed he had ‘massive impostor syndrome’ in the jungle.’