In a finale that shattered every precedent, Morgan “AngryGinge” Burtwistle, 26, has been crowned King of the Jungle on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2025, becoming the first pure social-media personality ever to claim the title and doing it with a staggering 13 million public votes — the highest tally in the show’s 23-year history.

The Manchester-born YouTuber and Twitch streamer, who entered the jungle with 3.5 million followers and a reputation for unfiltered rants, leaves as a national treasure. From council-estate beginnings in Wythenshawe — raised single-handedly by his mum after his father walked out when he was four — to streaming FIFA from his bedroom to a global audience, Ginge’s journey has been the ultimate underdog story. “I grew up with nothing but my mum’s love and a dream,” he told hosts Ant and Dec through tears on Sunday night’s finale. “This crown isn’t just for me — it’s for every kid who thinks their postcode decides their future.”

His path to victory wasn’t easy. Early camp friction with Jack Osbourne and Ruby Wax, the infamous Milk Bottle Gate sweet heist (with Aitch and Kelly Brook), and a string of brutal Bushtucker Trials — including the stomach-churning “Vile Vending Machine” that saw him vomit live on air — tested him relentlessly. Yet Ginge’s raw honesty about his absent father, his mum’s sacrifices, and his own battles with anger and self-doubt turned him from meme-lord to national sweetheart. “He’s the people’s champ,” runner-up Tom Read Wilson declared during the emotional final. “Pure heart, zero filter.”

The numbers speak for themselves: 13 million votes across the final three nights — more than the entire population of Greater Manchester — smashed every previous record, beating Joe Swash’s 2008 peak by over 3 million. Bookmakers had Ginge at 25/1 outsider in week one; by finale night he was 1/3 favourite. His coronation speech, delivered in floods of tears while clutching the crown, has already racked up 18 million views on TikTok: “Mum, this is for you. I did it. We did it.”

Celebrities flooded social media with love. Aitch posted a tearful selfie: “My brother from another mother — you absolute legend.” Shona McGarty, who formed an unlikely sisterly bond with him, wrote: “From council estate to King of the Jungle — never change, Ginge.” Even Piers Morgan, rarely moved, tweeted: “Proper lad. Proper story. Proper winner.”

For a show that’s launched politicians, soap stars, and Olympians, crowning a lad who started life on benefits and built an empire from his bedroom feels like poetic justice. AngryGinge didn’t just win I’m a Celebrity — he proved the jungle belongs to the people.

Long live the King.