I'm A Celebrity fans in tears over contestant's heartfelt admission: 'Can't watch this'

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans have been left in tears once again after Max Balegde shared the heart-wrenching story of how he and his sister survived the Manchester Arena attack in 2017. Max shared the story of why he chose his charity Minus18, which supports the LGBTQIA+ community.

"My charity is a charity called Minus18 that provides LGBTQ education in schools," Max began. "I remember the exact moment that I realised that I was gay, and I remember thinking I would just keep it to myself forever and I just thought, that's just what I'm going to do."

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"It took a real big thing for me to realise, basically, I don't know if you remember, there was a terrorist attack in Manchester at a concert and I was there with my little sister, who I love very much," he said, breaking down in tears.

"And I'm not a parent, obviously, but it was just me and her there, and I remember in that moment feeling like I have the responsibility of someone's life in my hands, and I was so upset, and confused and panicked."

He added, "When we got out and everything was OK, luckily, we were OK, but I remember in that moment being like, 'Oh my God, you could have just died, and you're robbing your family, who you love so much, of knowing who you actually are.'

"And I just think that the work that Minus18 do, if I'd just learned in school that you can be gay and live a happy, healthy, normal life, from a young age I think it wouldn't have taken something as dark as that to make me take that step to be myself. And I wish I had a charity like that when I was younger."

I'm A Celebrity fans in tears over Max's story

Viewers were overcome by emotion after hearing Max's story, with one Instagram user writing, "Aww this is such an emotional moment for Max, bless him and his little sister."

"I love Max so much," another added.

"He kept her safe, in spite of the shaking and lack of calm reaction to an emergency," a third said.

"He's an inspiration to all of us survivors of the attack, how he has faced it with such bravery and followed his passion in spite of it," someone else wrote. "Sending so much love to Max."

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"This made me cry. The actual fear and responsibility he must have felt 😢," one fan wrote.

"I can’t watch this 💔," another said.

"Max you are so brave, you did the right thing of speaking out," one person said.

"Omg I never knew this," someone else said.

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