Security forced to step in as Jimmy Bullard confronts Ant McPartlin after explosive I’m A Celeb final

Photos have emerged online showing Jimmy Bullard confronting Ant McPartlin backstage after their clash on the I'm a Celeb final.

The dramatic second season of the all-stars version of ITV reality series 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' came to end during a live final in London on Friday night.

After several weeks of explosive moments and drama the show went out with a bang after tensions between ex-Soccer AM host Bullard and Former Emmerdale star Adam Thomas reached boiling point.

Earlier in the series, the pair came to blows after Bullard declared 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' while in a team with Thomas during one of the show's infamous Bushtucker trials.

Thomas, clearly infuriated by Bullard's decision, then immediately started shouting at his teammate in a moment that the former Premier League player has since described as 'abusive and aggressive'.

When the incident was brought up again during the live final, Bullard demanded that ITV released a full unedited cut of the clash , with former heavyweight boxing champion David Haye claiming the show had been edited to make Thomas look like a 'victim'.

Clearly annoyed by the comments, show host McPartlin revealed that he disagreed with Bullard's claims that his fellow campmate was 'abusive and aggressive' before proposing that he and Bullard 'agree to disagree' on the matter.

But it appears that Bullard wasn't prepared to do so, as it has now emerged that the disagreement continued after the final finished as the footballer was spotted arguing with McPartlin as he left the studio.

In a photograph released by W8media, a clearly irritated Bullard is seen approaching McPartlin outside of the studio, with several security guards forced to step in to intervene.

Image: W8Media

As it stands, it is unclear exactly what caused Bullard to approach McPartlin after the show had finished, but it is likely it was related to their argument during the live final.

Why did Jimmy Bullard and Ant McPartlin argue during the I'm a Celeb final?

Bullard's clash with Thomas earlier in the series happened when the contestants filmed the series in South Africa back in December.

Throughout the series, both Bullard and Hay had been accused of bullying the soap opera actor, with the tension finally getting the better of Thomas during the trial.

Bullard and Thomas were selected to be in a team together for the trial, with the rules of the show stating that the losing team would lose their place on the show.

The actor, clearly eager to continue his time in the jungle, completed his part of the trial before Bullard effectively withdrew from the show by pulling out of the trial and saying, “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.”

This led to the moment that Bullard has described as being 'abusive, aggressive and intimidating' and, despite claiming he had accepted Thomas' apology, he was eager to mention it again months later during the live final.

"I absolutely threw him under the bus; I get it. I'll wear that," he told Ant and Dec on Friday night.

"But what I don't stand on is someone being abusive, aggressive and intimidating. I don't stand on it.

"You were there, you had front row seats, you didn't show none of the C-bombs."

However, Ant hit back at Bullard's claims, explaining that editing out the 'c-bombs' was simply because the word is 'unbroadcastable', later adding he disagrees with how the footballer described the events.

"I was there, and I didn't think it was intimidating," he said.