The first social media star in the history of I'm A Celebrity has been crowned King of the Jungle.

Morgan Burtwistle, better known as AngryGinge to his five million social media followers, was voted by the public to be the winner of the ITV reality show.

A staggering 13 million votes were cast, the highest on the show in at least a decade.  

The 24-year-old, who grew up in a council estate in Salford, Manchester, appeared overwhelmed as he told the show's hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly: '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.'

Meanwhile, Tom Read Wilson, 39, placed runner-up and Shona McGarty, 34, came in third after three weeks in the Australian jungle.

AngryGinge was crowned King by last year's winner McFly star Danny Jones. 

The social media star said of his experience: 'I was a massive fan of the show but it was a lot harder than I thought. I reached out to people who had been on it before for tips and clues but no one told me how hard it was going to be.

'I'm a lot mentally strong than I thought I was. That was the hardest thing I've ever done. There were so many days I wanted to throw the towel in. I didn't do it to become King, I did it for the experience.'   

The star was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by his mother, Michelle, and his older sister, Tasha, who flew out to Australia two weeks ago to support him. 

Typically the winner of the show is a household name and AngryGinge is the first social media star to be crowned King of the Jungle.

It's a sure sign of the times and ITV bosses are said to be 'thrilled' with his appearance after he attracted 12 million in consolidated viewers over the first three episodes of the show - a record breaking number for the broadcaster.

Viewers wrote on X: 'So glad that Ginge won, such an entertainer, but loved Tom and he was such a gracious & deserving runner up' and 'Congratulations to AngryGinge #ImACelebrity #king but well done Tom coming 2rd place.'

'Angry Ginge is the king of the jungle for 2025! Who would have thought we'd even see him on #ImACelebrity let alone him winning it!';

'Can’t help but admit Angry Ginge is so likeable. Just one of us and living the dream'. 

AngryGinge grew to prominence on the live streaming platform, Twitch, on which his five million followers watch him shout expletives at a video or football game for more than 10 hours a day from his bedroom.

He earns £1 million a year on what is known as 'the Gogglebox of the internet' but is set to make far more after his jungle stint with ITV bosses, and other major broadcasters, eyeing him up as the future of television.

Tom, meanwhile, said of his journey: 'I think, historically, I have tendency to be a little bit introspective sometimes and that's not very good for me.

'What you had to be in the jungle is with an outward lens because of the people and also because of the nature. Everything you look at and hear is majestic.

'Your whole focus has to be out and then you sort of forget this corporeal thing and you're a floating soul. It's a very nice way to live, but it takes an awfully long time to get used to it.'

The show opened with Shona, 34, pining for Aitch, 25, following his departure. 

The former EastEnders star has forged a strong bond with Mancunian rapper Aitch during their three week stay on the long-running show, but his semi-final elimination hinted at something more than friendship. 

But Shona described herself as a 'sister' to the rapper in her exit interview. 

She said of their bond: 'To be completely honest, when he came in he had this rapper thing going on. But actually underneath it all I could tell he was quite scared of the whole experience, we had a similar upbringing. He was normal and I just felt like an older sister and I wanted to protect him.' 

The actress reflected on how the experience has helped 'heal' her following the breakdown of her engagement. 

Shona split from the Irish musician David Bracken just weeks before entering the jungle. 

Speaking about her journey, Shona said: 'I came in here shaking like a s***ing dog, my anxiety has been up and down for as long as I can remember and it's been a healing process for me in here. In real life I'm going to handle things a bit more easier for me, I think'. 

Shona cried as she was greeted off the bridge by her older sister, Camilla. 

Earlier in the show, Shona addressed his shock departure in the Bush Telegraph during Sunday evening's final, she said: 'I had to say goodbye to Aitch today... just one more day until I see him again.' 

The comment prompted an inevitable wave of speculation from viewers, with many predicting the pair might strike up a romance once Shona leaves the jungle. 

Taking to X, one commented: 'Shona was devastated!' 

A second added: 'The way aitch & Shona hugged... they are SO SWEET!!' 

While a third posted: 'THE AITCH AND SHONA POTENTIAL ROMANCE?! I must know cos they'd be cute af!' [sic] 

It comes after Aitch cleared up what was happening between him and Shona during their three-week stint in the I'm A Celebrity camp.

When asked by the Daily Mail if there was anything romantic between them, he denied it and said: 'Romantic, no, not at all, she's a good friend of mine.

'I just think we had a bond over the music thing, 95 per cent of the conversations we had in the Jungle was literally just about how sick she is at singing.

'I knew that she was trying to come out of the Jungle and pursue a music career.

'I think this is just because of my age, she had the same conversations with Martin, but no one's going to say she had a romance with him because Martin is married.

'So, unfortunately, I'm the next option.'

The rapper revealed that when they return to the UK, he will help introduce Shona to his music contacts.

He said: 'Most of our conversations were me just telling her she sings so well and that she needs to stop being so scared and pursue singing.'

Fans were convinced there was a spark between the two campmates who were both recently single - Shona having ended a nine-year relationship with her fiance David Bracken and Aitch breaking it off with his girlfriend, Lois Cottam, weeks before the jungle.

During the final, the trio faced their last Bushtucker Trial and secured 12 stars for a farewell banquet. 

As they met Ant and Dec at the Bushtucker Trial clearing, they learnt that they would all be taking part in their own challenge to win a starter, main course, dessert and drink for their meal. 

Tom took on Bushtucker Bonanza in which he had to eat four dishes to win three main courses for camp and a drink of his choice. 

His first dish was a fermented duck egg and scorpion, and in a show first, Tom put the entire fermented duck egg in his mouth. 

Ant exclaimed: 'Oh! We've never had that! 25 years and no one's ever popped it in whole.' 

His second dish, which was brand new for 2025, was camel's brain, this third was a pig's vagina and his fourth dish was a huntsman spider. 

He successfully finished all four dishes, successfully winning four main courses and his drink of choice.  

Shona took on Rat Race in order to win all three starters for the group and a drink of her choice. 

As she took on her task, she was strapped down inside a tight confined box and had to remove four stars using only her mouth with eight minutes to do so.

Using her tongue to release four stars, she was joined by rats, cockroaches, crickets and mealworms. She won all four stars meaning three starters and a drink of her choice.

Lastly, Ginge took on Helmets of Hell, where he had to put his head into four helmets and his hand in the four boxes below to release each star, with two minutes to win each star.

In the helmets he was joined by mealworms, toads, crickets, cockroaches, lizards, scorpions and snakes. 

For his final star he was joined by rats in the handbox and his worst fear, spiders in the head box.

He successfully got four out of four stars winning desserts and a drink of his choice for camp. 

That evening, Shona, Ginge and Tom all sat down at the Jungle Banquet where they dined like Kings and Queens.

For their drinks, Shona went for a diet coke, Ginge for a coke and Tom, of course, went for a coupe of champagne.

For their starters, Shona requested prawns pil pil, Ginge went for a double cheeseburger and chips and Tom opted for smoked salmon.

For their main course, Shona opted for boiled bacon and cabbage, Ginge for a huge pepperoni pizza and chicken tenders and Tom for venison with red wine jus, dauphinoise potatoes and broad beans.

Lastly for dessert, Shona went for a chocolate fudge cake with double cream, Ginge went for a huge slice of carrot cake and Tom also opted for chocolate fudge cake.

Throughout the competition it has been between Aitch and his close friend, the Twitch streaming star AngryGinge as to who would come home with the crown.

But it is ITV who is the real winner after a successful series for them with 12million in consolidated viewing figures - a show first - due to their Gen Z star signings.

Network bosses have been 'over the moon' that the pair, who share vastly the same fanbase, have helped the network pull off the impossible by luring teenagers back to mainstream television.

Since the launch episode of I'm A Celeb 2025, the programme has seen the number of viewers aged 16-34 reaching a consolidated 2.5million - ITV's biggest since the 2022 World Cup.

But the success brought about by Aitch and AngryGinge is not just down to their success in the Bushtucker Trials - behind the scenes, it was the battle of the Gen Z influencers who could wield the votes.

Their teams have strived behind the scenes to not only ensure their man wins, but also present the pair, who were friends before the show, as their own people.

I'M A CELEBRITY 2025: MEET THE CAMPMATE

SHONA MCGARTY

AGE: 32

OCCUPATION: Soap star/actress   

FAMOUS FOR: The British public know Shona for portraying Whitney Dean in EastEnders for 16 years. She quit the role last year to pursue other things.

ANGRYGINGE 

 AGE: 23

OCCUPATION: Social media star

FAMOUS FOR: AngryGinge is best known for his Twitch and YouTube content that is focused on football. His real name Morgan Burtwistle.

TOM READ WILSON 

AGE:39

OCCUPATION: TV personality

FAMOUS FOR: Tom is best known for his work on E4's Celebs Go Dating. As the agency's receptionist he's always on hand to give advice to the unlucky-in-love celebrities.