I’m A Celeb’s Shane Richie reveals unlikely friendship with Tom Cruise

Shane Richie has spilled all on his surprise friendship with Tom Cruise.

In tonight’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, actor Shane entertained the campmates by talking about going go-karting with Tom Cruise.

He explained, “When I was in the West End doing Boogie Nights in 1999, Nicole Kidman and Tom were filming Eyes Wide Shut.

“And there was a big indoor go-karting track near the BBC and one time I got a phone call from Charlie who used to run it and he said come along on your own and I was going through a real public divorce at the time, I was being followed by the press, so I turned up and went in and he said sit down, I’ve got to tell you Tom and Nicole are here – he said Tom and Nicole, he said he wants to know if he can race against you because you love go-karting.”

“We’d race ’till 5 in the morning. He was a speed freak. He didn’t care about danger.”

“Hence why he did his own stunts” added Vernon Kay.

Shane continued: “But the thing was all the press had followed me to outside this warehouse, Tom, oh my god, did someone tell them I was here. I said they’re following me.

“Then he realised in that period of time I was famous. Anyway we got chatting , just a couple of times and go and have drinks, we’d talk about stuff but mostly about go -karting.

Meanwhile, Vernon shared with the campmates about the time he met Brad Pitt in Marks and Spencer.

He said: “I had my face in the veg and I saw this figure coming to the door and I recognised it straight away and I thought ok wow, that’s’ such and such and I looked and it was, it was Brad Pitt. And he walked in and he carried on walking and you could just see everyone kind of go …

“And that very afternoon I went to my favourite DIY shop to pick up a few bits and as I’m crossing the road, Kate and WIlliam stopped in their Range as I’m crossing the road. What a day.”

“Angelina used to go to our Sainsburys,” he added.

I’m A Celebrity airs nightly on ITV.

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