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I'm A Celeb's Rev Richard Coles shares emotional message to partner five years on from his death

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! finalist Richard Coles shared an emotional tribute to his late husband Reverend David Coles on what would have been his 48th birthday

The 62 year old, who recently won hearts on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, marked a poignant moment on Twitter on Tuesday, 10 December as he commemorated what would've been Reverend David Coles' 48th birthday. Richard has previously recounted the deep loss he experienced when David, his partner of 12 years and fellow clergyman, passed away in 2019 at the age of 43 due to liver disease stemming from alcohol addiction. Richard opened up about his loss in the I'm A Celeb jungle (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)He further explained how David had approached him following a sermon and asked, "He heard me preach and afterwards he said that he was thinking about getting ordained and could he come and talk to me about it.

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