Irish Daily Mirror

Dennis says there was no menace in his attitude to beleaguere­d Lee

- Mark.jefferies@mirror.co.uk

used to teams”, describing himself as “a single person who sits in a room and does a radio show”.

Dennis revealed: “I said, ‘When you want your time, no one is gonna say anything, go and then come back. Go and do what you feel is comfortabl­e’.”

He said Iain had been “reassured a little bit with that kind of scenario”.

Dennis said they planned to get together after the show. “Iain is going to a Chelsea game with his kids, I am getting tickets. And we are all going on his TALKRADIO show as guests. I know his mum is in a care home where I live and we are going to have some dinner together up there. This is really strange for me. I am sure Iain, when he comes out, will have his own opinion of it. And this word (bullying) is not a nice word, I don’t agree with it.

“I am sure ITV, if there was anything like that, they have an obligation.”

Dennis clashed with Iain when the pair both wanted to do a Bushtucker Trial earlier this week.

He told radio presenter Iain he had “a problem” with him doing the challenge because he did not think he was capable and the campmates could go hungry if gobsmacked. I know what I’ve done. When Iain cried I was one of the first two people who gave him a cuddle. It’s a game, guys. For everyone in there.” On a lighter note, Dennis said he thought the banter with Ant and Dec about his height was “brilliant”. He had been dubbed “a very small man”, but then turned out to be taller than Dec. He said: “I don’t mind the mickey being taken out of me. It was hilarious.”

He is looking forward to Jamie, Amir and Iain coming out. He said: “I know Iain doesn’t drink and I know Amir doesn’t drink, but I’m looking forward to having an apple juice and an orange juice.

I’m looking forward to catching up.” he failed to get the stars. Iain agreed to withdraw his name from the challenge, but asked if that ruled him out of trials for the rest of the series, saying that would be “unfair”.

Dennis told him: “The problem is you’ve gone a couple of times ■■You and you’ve come back with can hear more nothing, so that causes from Dennis Wise me a slight issue.” about the allegation­s of

Told that millions of bullying Iain Lee in the viewers found the scene Mirror’s latest I’m A unsettling, thinking it Celeb Daily Podcast. showed him to be a bully, Go to www.mirror. Dennis said: “People can co.uk/jungle jump on to small things. Social media can go mad.

“Trust me, when he comes out, we’ll all be on a Whatsapp. I’m not worried. If Iain comes out and says, ‘No, I don’t want the Chelsea tickets and I am not going to Amir’s fight’, I would be

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