The former Blue member slammed the ex-Dollar singer for making an intentionally light-hearted comment about suicide.

Simon said: "He annoyed me when he said he could have topped himself after spending a night in a cave. I've lost friends that way - so it upset me.

"But I expect him to be in the final."

The 29-year-old - who compared his time in the camp to "living in a pressure cooker" - insisted he was "relieved" to leave the jungle and doubted he would have survived much longer on the show.

He added: "I'm relieved to be out. I was surrounded by massive personalities.

"I didn't think I'd last long because I didn't do many trials. But it was nice to be a part of it, I enjoyed the mental part."

The other three remaining contestants are former 'EastEnders' star Joe Swash, 'Star Trek' actor George Takei and tennis ace Martina Navratilova.