I'm a Celebrity's Joe Swash credits show for marriage to Stacey Solomon

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I'm a Celeb's Joe Swash credits show for marriageDavid Fisher/Shutterstock for BAFTA

I'm a Celebrity
 South Africa spoilers follow.

Joe Swash has credited I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! for his marriage to Stacey Solomon.

The former EastEnders actor famously won the eighth series of the hit ITV reality show back in 2008, and returned to co-host I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp in 2010 when the Loose Women panellist became Queen of the jungle.

The soap star recently appeared on the spin-off series in South Africa, though he was eliminated last night (May 9).

After his exit, Joe revealed to Ant and Dec that he found the show more difficult this time around, as he struggled to be apart from his family.

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"I think I found it tougher ultimately because of being away from the kids for so long," he said. "I missed my family so much. We had our phones taken away and I’ve never not had communication with them before.

"My kids are young and I knew they wouldn’t really understand where I was and would be upset. It really played on me. And being in the camp, it always brings up memories for me of Stacey.

"If it wasn’t for the show, I would never have my family. My family were always in the front of my mind. I found that really difficult. A lot harder than I thought I would.

He added: "But again I was really lucky as the people in camp kept my spirits high."

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Earlier this month, Stacey revealed a sweet tribute to Joe in a delicate tattoo of his name on her ring finger, after they got married last year.

The pair share three children together and welcomed their third child, Belle, earlier this year.

After a trip to Paris last month, Stacey confirmed that she would be returning to work, just two months after giving birth to their daughter.

I'm a Celebrity
 South Africa airs on Mondays-Fridays at 9pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.

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