I’M A Celebrity’s latest evictee Fred Sirieix has broken his silence on his row with Nella Rose – and begged fans to “stop” sending her hate.
The First Dates star and influencer went head-to-head after Fred suffered from a slight slip of the tongue.
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YouTube star Nella, 26, was furious with Fred after he joked that he was “old enough to be her dad”.
She was offended by the comment as she had bravely opened up about her dad who passed away three years ago.
The French chef, 51, who became the third campmate to be booted out of the jungle last night, has now addressed his faux pas.
Jumping to her defence, Fred told The Sun: “I think it is very unfair and very unjust the way she is being treated.
“There was a misunderstanding…but who doesn’t make a mistake? Who doesn’t put his foot in it? Who isn’t wrong at times?
“I don’t have anything against Nella, I saw her when I came out and we had a hug. Nella is a great girl.”
Firmly, he added: “The hate has to stop, it is not fair and it is not going to be in my name.”
The row broke out after Fred joked that he was “old enough to be Nella’s dad”.
He made the comment to convey he was a lot older than her, as they were talking about poor eyesight.
The celebs were by the campfire discussing their ages and Fred told Nella he was 51-years-old, which he said made him “old enough to be her dad”.
“I’m not 26 anymore, am I? I could be your dad,” the First Dates star said, whilst preparing their dinner.
To which she replied: “No my dad was way older than you.”
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It was later revealed Nella took offense to this comment, despite the fact it was meant with no ill will.
She said nothing at the time, but instead woke up the next day fuming with Fred.
The French native attempted to keep up the camp morale, and tried to offer rice to Nella but she ignored him.
Nella explained: “So yesterday, when I wanted to burn fat that you were going to throw away anyways, it’s not even something that we needed to survive in camp.
“You turned around to me, with an attitude and said, ‘You know I could be your dad, right?’
“To me, I don’t care how you said it to me, it’s disrespectful and I don’t want to talk to you.
“I don’t want to be around you. I only allow people to disrespect me once. You hurt my feelings. I was very upset… you keep trying to speak to me when I don’t want to speak to you.
She added: “I would rather stay away from you, I don’t want to eat your food, I don’t want to talk to you. We can just live, you live on that side, I live on this side.”
An apologetic Fred was keen to make things right after he realised his previous blunder.
He replied: “I am so sorry. Can I just say? First of all, I am sorry I’ve offended you. I am unaware that you felt offended.
“I am unaware that what I said would lead to this conversation, I only said that in a way because I am older than you, I am 51 and you’re 26.”
Nella then exploded as she exclaimed: “I’m not stupid, you’re not going to little girl me, you’re not.”
“Nella, it wasn’t like that at all,” Fred interjected. “Either I made a mistake and I said something and I offended you, I’m really sorry. I’m really sorry you feel like this.”
Fred also caused a stir in camp as he ruffled Josie Gibson’s feathers with his constant interference with her cooking.
He also appeared to leave Sam Thompson upset after he told him to carry on “playing with his toys” in a brutal shutdown over who would do the next trial.
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