Biggins: My 'Celeb' series was better

Christopher Biggins has claimed that his series of I'm A Celebrity was "better" than this year's run.

The actor, who won the ITV1 reality show last year, insisted that this year's participants were not as exciting as his former campmates.

"We were a more interesting bunch," Biggins told The Sun. "I've been very interested in the show, but our series was better. I can say that as three months after winning I took the tapes away with me on a cruise and watched them all from start to finish."

Former EastEnders actor Joe Swash was announced as the latest jungle king in last night's finale.

However, Biggins revealed: "I wanted Martina [Navratilova] to win, but she's not done as much as she could have done. I would have loved to be in there with Martina. I'm such a fan - I adore her.

"I hated David [Van Day], but it was worrying people thought he was definitely in the final. I predicted the finalists, so I'm quite pleased with myself!"