He moaned about the camp food but Fred Sirieix ditched fine dining for his first meal outside camp - and tucked into a McDonalds.

The 51-year-old, who was the third person evicted from I'm A Celebrity was all smiles as he returned to the JW Marriott hotel on the Gold Coast with fiance Fruitcake

Asked what his first meal would be, he said: "I'm feeling very good. I just had a double sausage egg McMuffin with cheese."

And despite clashing with his mum in camp, Fred then had a heartwarming moment as he picked up Josie Gibson's son Reggie and gave him a hug when meeting the friends and family of the other contestants.

Josie’s son Reggie with Fred Sirieix at the Marriott hotel after being third to be evicted from the camp (
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Holding the adorable five-year-old he said: "Hey Reggie how are you?" Are you OK?" And as Nella Rose and Frankie Dettori looked on Fred added: "Your mum is doing so well. Are you looking forward to seeing her?" Reggie nodded in response.

Fred then hugged and shook hands with other friends and family before heading to his hotel room for a shower and some rest. Fred left the jungle on Tuesday night after polling the lowest number of votes in the third eviction.

He told Ant and Dec: ""My time in the jungle has been an amazing experience, I got to meet some wonderful people. It is like another life and here I am. I was living in the moment and not thinking about what was happening next.

"I found it quite easy because I really prepared myself." Fred was also critical of Josie's cooking in camp.

Defending his actions, he said: "She's just making it up as she goes along. So I think there's a lot at stake with the food.

"And it's not just what you're cooking at the moment which of course is going to be good, because the produce is incredible, it is what you can do the next day with the leftovers and the bones." Fred was criticised by some viewers but had a supporter in host Ant McPartlin.

Whilst he was still in camp, Ant said: "I know a lot of you are going 'Fred get off her back'. But, can I just say something here...Josie isn't listening to what he is saying.

"It did take a long time to cook that (kangaroo) tail, a hell of a long time. That was too long. And if she had listened to Fred she could have had the bone for stock tomorrow. I'm just going to stick up for Fred here a second because he knows what he is talking about."

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