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Watch awkward moment I’m A Celeb’s Joel Dommett makes shock joke about his leaked sex tape on Unpacked
Joel was 'stung' by a catfish in 2016 who released a tape of him online
TV presenter Joel Dommett made fun of an awkward moment from his past in last night's I'm A Celebrity spin-off show.
The comedian, who presents Unpacked, fell victim to a leaked sex tape eight years ago in which he was seen pleasuring himself.
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Welcoming viewers back to last night's programme, Joel said: "Welcome back to Unpacked everybody!
"The Face Invaders trial was so good tonight.
"We've had so many messages about celebrities screwing up their faces and moaning whilst making suggestive hand motions - but enough about my online content!"
His co-stars laughed at the self-deprecating sex tape reference.
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Dad-of-one Joel, who is married to wife Hannah Cooper, faced a difficult time right before he joined I'm A Celebrity as a contestant in 2016.
He addressed his sex tape in the jungle at the time and the embarrassment it caused him.
Campmate Wayne Bridge asked Joel if he was concerned about the the attention he'd receive after the jungle.
Joel said: “We’re just all human beings and sometimes you just happen to get caught masturbating on the internet!”
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He told how he was "catfished" by a girl he had been chatting to online a few years earlier.
He said: "I was catfished.
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"Basically someone messaged me online and after a while she said did you want Skype sex, so I was like yes, I was so naive."
He added: "I messaged a few weeks later and she didn’t reply and then a few years later the video was released online, it was released about a week before I came in here."
Opening up to in 2016, Joel explained he'd been speaking with "the girl", before being contacted by a suspicious account.
He remembered: "I was added on Twitter by an account called ‘@CelebbustedUK’. In the biog it says, 'If we follow you, we have naked pictures of you'.
"'Why would anyone have naked pictures of me?’, I thought."
Despite the awkwardness of a sex tape being released, Joel's career hasn't been impacted.
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In fact Joel has gone on to present The Masked Singer as well as carrying on his stand-up comedy.
He now also presents the spin-off for I'm A Celebrity, alongside Kemi Rodgers and Sam Thompson, discussing viewer reactions and getting the first interviews with celebrities after they leave the jungle.
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