The Manchester United fan was named as King of the Jungle in Sunday’s finale of the ITV TV show.
Both Manchester United and Luke Littler have sent messages of congratulations to YouTuber Angry Ginge after he won reality TV show I’m a Celebrity…Get me out of here! The United fan was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday evening.
Taking to social media after the announcement, made by presenters Ant and Dec, United’s official X account wrote: “King of the Jungle. Well played, Ginge – you’ve done yourself and your family proud.”
Darts player Littler shared four pictures of Ginge supporting him, along with a message that read: “King of the jungle right hereeeeee. Never in doubt brotherrrrr @angryginge13.
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Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, competed against other celebrities over almost three weeks in the Australian jungle. He got to the final, where the last three consisted of him, Eastenders actor Shona McGarty, who came third, and Celebs go Dating star Tom Read Wilson.
Speaking after his win, Ginge said: “I don’t think I can swear, but I feel amazing.
“Honestly, a dream come true. I didn’t think I could go all this way never mind win. Thank you to everyone who voted.”
In the aftermath of his victory, Ginge also received a lot of messages on Instagram. Fellow YouTuber KSI, shared a video of the moment he won the show, along with a message reading: “Congrats brother.”
Another YouTuber Chunkz wrote: “Proud of the boy, well done brother.” Last year’s King of the Jungle and McFly member Danny Jones shared a video of him congratulating Ginge in Australia along with the message: “From one northern King to another.”
Former England international and Queen of the Jungle Jill Scott wrote: Congrats @angryginge13. Enjoy every minute of your win! What a series.”
Speaking before he was crowned, during the final, Ginge opened up about his experience in the jungle. “It was a lot harder than I thought it’d be,” he said.
“I’d reached out to people before I went in to get some advice, but nobody warned me about what I was about to go through. No one said it was going to be that hard.”
He added: “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and was a real mental test.
“There were so many times I wanted to throw the towel in.”
