I’m A Celeb’s Fred Sirieix has revealed the real reason for his feud with Josie Gibson in the Jungle.

The First Date’s star, 51, became the third campmate to be voted off the show on Tuesday’s episode and proceeded to give hosts Ant and Dec a thorough debrief on his time in camp.

In recent days, Fred has been embroiled in a ‘sexism’ row after viewers accused him of presenting ‘misogynistic’ behaviour towards This Morning presenter Josie, 38.

Tension had started between the pair after Fred had to relinquish his role as camp chef, with many remarking that he was acting ‘controlling’ towards Josie when she took over the job.

Yet defending his actions in his exit interview, Fred claimed the reason behind their fallout was because a culinary mistake Josie was consistently making.

I’m A Celeb’s Fred Sirieix has revealed the real reason for his feud with Josie Gibson in the Jungle

The First Date’s star, 51, and the This Morning presenter, 38 (pictured) came to blows over the cooking and Fred has now reflected on why they locked horns in his exit interview

He told the Geordie duo: ‘She’s just making it up as she goes along. So I think there’s a lot at stake with the food.

‘And it’s not just what you’re cooking at the moment which of course is going to be good, because the produce is incredible, it is what you can do the next day with the leftovers of the bones.’

He continued: ‘You really need the calories, and you’ve got to find them whenever you can. I think we missed out on quiet a few meals [by not recycling ingredients],’ he added.

Viewers had been seeing less manners and more ‘misogyny’ in Fred in recent episodes after his behaviour towards his female co-stars left fans branding him ‘unbearable’.

When asked why he didn’t get involved as much with Sam Thompson and Nick Pickard’s cooking, he said they were a ‘dream’ and there was ‘no need’ for him to do so.

As his rift with Josie grew, Fred was seen cosying up with Nigel Farage, 59, on the show, despite once calling him a ‘coward who likes money, attention and the sound of his own voice far too much’.

Both tasked with pot washing in the camp, the former UKIP leader and the Frenchman bonded over the cleanliness of the camp and complained about Josie‘s meals while scrubbing the pans at the water’s edge.

When asked about his up-and-down relationship with Nigel in the camp, Fred insisted their time together hadn’t swayed him on their political differences.

He said: ‘It was great in the camp because I’m a do-er and Nigel is a do-er… but there is a side of Nigel Farage that I won’t and will never connect with.’

He became the third star to be voted out on Tuesday’s episode and spoke to hosts Ant and Dec afterwards

Fred was originally camp chef at the start of the series and after having to relinquish his responsibility to others he became increasingly irate and was branded ‘controlling’

It even saw him become embroiled in a ‘sexism’ row after many watching accused him of being ‘misogynistic’ towards presenter Josie while she made dinner

Fred, also a trained chef, had relentlessly criticised single mother Josie’s cooking abilities and during Monday night’s episode he told hosts Ant and Dec at a trial: ‘There is no method, there is no technique.

‘She’s just making it up as she goes along. If she just let me take her through it step-by-step clearly, we would be ok.’

Viewers were quick to hit back at Fred and wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Fred Sirieix is controlling and misogynistic. He may be a trained chef but it doesn’t mean he has to make everyone feel less than.’

Josie has been praised online for her calm response when she said: ‘You’ve just got to give me the reins my love, I know it’s hard.’

Others online told him to ‘back off’ from Josie and one person wrote: ‘How Josie has not ripped Fred’s head off I don’t know. How conceited and patronising. Get him out!’

In addition to his clash with Josie, three days into the show YouTuber Nella Rose, 26, and Fred had an argument during which she accused the Maitre’d of ‘little-girling’ her.

However, the hint at an unequal dynamic was overlooked because viewers sided with Fred.

Since then the public’s opinion of Fred has shifted after his ‘sexist’ behaviour towards Josie and Nella when camp chores were allocated.

Initially, Nella and Josie were tasked with washing the pots up after Fred cooked the campmates rice and beans.

But the camp descended into chaos when the furious First Dates star threw the already washed pots onto the ground complaining they were ‘unclean’ and sent the pair back.

This sparked a misogyny row with viewers on X writing: ‘No Fred’s annoying me now, ‘You haven’t done a good enough job’… how sexist.’

Another person wrote: ‘I am so disappointed with that. I now dislike Fred Sirieix.’

Confiding in the Bush Telegraph on Friday, Nella said: ‘If somebody’s cleaned something you don’t pick it up and dash it on the floor.’

Josie added: ‘I like Fred, but it’s not very nice being told what you’ve done isn’t good enough and I’m thorough.’

He also bossed around Sam Thompson (pictured) after he was made camp chef along with Nick Pickard

In his exit chat Fred also spoke about his feud with former MP Nigel after the pair had regular arguments about immigration and Brexit.

He said: ‘It was great in camp because Nigel is a doer, we can work together, we can go and collect wood and water.

‘But yeah, there is a side of Nigel Farage that I cannot connect with and I will never connect with him. He hasn’t brought me around to his way of thinking, no.’

On his experience in general he added: ‘My time in the jungle has been an amazing experience, I got to meet some wonderful people.

‘It is like another life and here I am. I was living in the moment and not thinking about what was happening next. I found it quite easy because I really prepared myself.’

Fred lost out to Danielle Harold in the public vote after they both came in the bottom two in the latest elimination.

Fred’s eviction followed on from Nella becoming the second star to be eliminated on Monday, while jockey Frankie Dettori was the first to go home in the public vote on Sunday.

Jamie Lynn Spears and Grace Dent both previously exited the jungle after separately quitting on medical grounds, with just seven campmates now remaining.

When Nella was eliminated from the camp on Monday she held her hands to her mouth in shock and appeared totally floored by the news.

The influencer’s time in the jungle was a controversial one after her numerous rows with Nigel Farage and Fred led to 2,000 Ofcom complaints.

Despite the tensions Nella said a fond farewell to all her campmates as Tony Bellow told her: ‘You are a winner, you’ve done amazing.’

She came in the bottom two alongside Marvin Humes and viewers were left in shock on Monday as he narrowly avoided being eliminated.