{"id":7461,"date":"2025-11-22T15:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=7461"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:23:56","slug":"im-a-celebrity-star-says-hes-not-the-same-person-after-vile-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/im-a-celebrity-star-says-hes-not-the-same-person-after-vile-death-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a Celebrity star says \u2018he\u2019s not the same person\u2019 after vile death threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Celebrity<\/li>\n<li>He shares that trolling changed him and he reported threats to the police<\/li>\n<li>McCullough’s 2024 castmates offered support at the time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCreated with AI assistance. Quality assured by Metro editors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"metro-disclaimer\" data-nosnippet=\"true\"><em>Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/affiliate-disclosure\/\" title=\"Affiliate Disclosure\" rel=\"nofollow\">learn more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dean-mccullough\/\">Dean McCullough<\/a> has spoken about how deeply affected he was by the vile death threats he received after his <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/18\/im-a-celebrity-2024-star-dean-mccullough-iconic-wagatha-christie-quip-22018393\/\">stint on I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/radio\/\">radio<\/a> presenter shared earlier this year that he had <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/24\/im-a-celebrity-star-calls-police-receiving-shocking-death-threats-23989704\/\">provided certain messages from online trolls to the police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old said the ordeal left him fearing for his safety and scared to leave the house.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on I'm A Celeb\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>McCullough, who was the second to be eliminated from the jungle in 2024, has now spoken about the toll it took, telling <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ranvir-singh\/\">Ranvir Singh<\/a> on <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/lorraine-kelly\/\">Lorraine<\/a> that he was saddened to see the latest 2025 line-up of celebrities fly Down Under for the ongoing series.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to explain that while he had been incredibly keen to take part in the show last year, and \u2018grateful\u2019 to be asked to do so by <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/itv\/\">ITV<\/a> in the first place, it had left him fundamentally changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I saw all the campmates fly to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/australia\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Australia<\/a> this year, it made me feel quite sad,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24778426 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock (14955745p) Dean McCullough 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!' TV show, Series 24, Australia - 01 Dec 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_274048763-3916.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Dean McCullough said he’s not the same person after the trolling (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24778425 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Dean McCullough attends the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025 at The Roundhouse on November 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Montgomery\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275085406-b134.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The 33-year-old reported trolls to the police (Picture: Ben Montgomery\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018The person I was flying to Australia was not the person I was coming back, because of the trolling. I had death threats and DMs and comments. My team were so worried.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He went on to note that his I\u2019m A Celebrity cast, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/coleen-rooney\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Coleen Rooney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gk-barry\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">GK Barry<\/a> and winner Danny Jones, have been incredibly supportive. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Everyone had my back in the jungle because they experienced the real me,\u2019 he said in the ITV studio. \u2018The people at home saw this two-dimensional person who got picked to do all the trials.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say he was happy with ITV’s decision to change the rules around the Bushtucker Trials this year, so that celebrities can no longer be forced to do a string of them, since he was picked to do a number in a row on his series. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year he reported the online threats to Greater Manchester Police, who subsequently launched an investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24778430 lazyload\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock (14951058ae) Bushtucker Trial, Rank Bank - Dean McCullough 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!' TV show, Series 24, Australia - 28 Nov 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_274048822-1421.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The radio presenter said he’s happy with the Bushtucker Trial change (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/26264031\" data-secret=\"SP6PXMCigR\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to Daily Star Sunday when he first shared details of the type of threats being made against him, he said: \u2018When I came out of the jungle, I started getting so many death threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People tell me they wish I\u2019d got AIDS and died or that if they see me in the street they\u2019re going to batter me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People were saying they were to come to my work at the BBC and my house. It hurt. 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