Melanie Sykes finishes third place in I'm A Celebrity 2014

The TV presenter was voted out of the jungle ahead of Jake Quickenden and Carl Fogarty

Mel Sykes (ITV)

Melanie Sykes has become the first celebrity to be voted off the I’m A Celebrity final, coming third in the competition.

The TV presenter was up against former X Factor 2014 contestant Jake Quickenden and World Superbike racer Carl ‘Foggy’ Fogarty in the final.

Joining Ant and Dec, she said: “I’m a bit gutted I’m not in the final but I’ve enjoyed everyday.

“It was better than I expected, I thought it was going to be hellish – I made some nice friends and I did have a laugh. I don’t want to sound corny but I did love it.”

The 44-year-old said she found dinner times in the camp the hardest part of the experience, especially when people tried to tell her what to do in the kitchen.

The model added that she particularly bonded with the boys, and thanked Jimmy for helping her survive her first week.

Sykes said she backed Foggy over Jake Quickenden to win before walking across the wooden drawbridge to leave the jungle.