Evicted I’m A Celebrity camp mate Danny Baker says Martin Roberts only had himself to blame for crying on telly after ‘standing up for Scarlett Moffatt’
Broadcaster denied bullying TV host during row where he says he 'picked him up because he's having a go at one of the girls'
EVICTED jungle contestant Danny Baker has insisted Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts only had himself to blame when he was reduced to tears.
The broadcaster, 59, denied bullying the 53-year-old — saying he was only trying to stick up for Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt at the time.
He told The Sun on Sunday: “If someone is jabbing away at you and you have a go back. ‘Oh, you’re bullying me’ - that seems passive aggressive nonsense.
“I’m not responsible if a bloke breaks down and cries after I’ve picked him up because he’s having a go at one of the girls in there.
‘I’m the victim!’ - well don’t have a go at Scarlett mate.”
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Danny and Martin, both late arrivals to the show, clashed on more than one occasion after the daytime host was accused of not pulling his weight in camp.
But Danny, who was the first to be evicted from this year’s show, said the arguments were caused by Martin not knowing anything about the show.
He added: “He’s never really seen the show. And I think he embarrassed himself. I think he was very uncertain of what it was for the first 48 hours.
“So he thought ‘I’ll make this Martin presents I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, with a full supporting cast. And he did.”
He also backed Gogglebox star Scarlett for big things, but only if TV bigwigs can look beyond her Durham accent.
He said: “She could be a host of Have I Got News For You – and she wouldn’t need the scriptwriters.
“I mean that. But she’s never going to get the chance because people always look at working class people and say, “Well, listen to that accent.””