I’m a Celebrity’s Pettifleur Berenger slams Ash Williams for ‘faking love triangle’

Pettifleur Berenger left her fans disappointed when she was sent home from the jungle on Sunday night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 

And in an exit interview with the Herald Sun, the 56-year-old took the opportunity to slam co-star Ash Williams for damaging her reputation.

The former Real Housewife of Melbourne star claimed the comedian misconstrued a conversation they had about whether she would have a chance with him, if he was interested, creating a fake love triangle with Abbie Chatfield.

‘I didn’t know he talked from two sides of his mouth,’ Pettifleur began.   

‘We were friends and my question that looked really cringing was: “You said you like me and I’m the person you’re interested in, and not Abbie. So if I gave you the green light, what would you do?”

‘And he says: “Maybe I’d go for it”. Then he goes to Grant Denyer and tells what I said and he should have told me no.’

Pettifleur went on to claim that her reputation was ruined as she came across as an ‘old bag’ that’s keen to pursue him.

The property developer and author also claimed that Ash, 38, simply showed an interest in Abbie, 26, in order to get more airtime.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Ash for comment.  

During an episode of I’m a Celebrity earlier this month, Pettifleur confessed that she could take Ash away from Abbie if she gave him the ‘green light’.  

After looking at Abbie and Ash cuddling in camp, she said: ‘Abbie is very keen and Ash is going with the flow. You can’t blame the guy, right?’   

Pettifleur then spoke with co-star Grant Denyer in a private conversation about her affections for the muscled comedy king.  

‘[Abbie’s] scared that he’s going to slip away, so she’s hanging tight, I reckon,’ Pettifleur said. ‘And if I give Ash the green light, she’s going to lose him.’ 

Grant got Pettifleur to explain what the ‘green light’ was for, with her saying: ‘Oh, to have a bit of a kiss and a cuddle.’

Pettifleur said Ash has made her feel ‘a lot softer’ since coming into the camp with her admitting she has had her barriers up. 

‘I’ve been barricading myself in this big iron cage,’ said Pettifleur, before Grant suggested maybe she should look for an unattached campmate. 

‘He’s ticking all the boxes for me at the moment.  He’s really started chipping away at me,’ said Pettifleur. 

She then lamented her frustration with Abbie: ‘You can’t even get, like, frickin’ two seconds,’ she added. ‘Like, that would be gone if I really wanted to.’

Ash later spoke with Grant and Alli Simpson saying ‘he was in trouble’ with the women fighting over his affections. 

‘So, she’s legit huh,’ Ash said, talking about Pettifleur.   

‘I’m going to have to actually talk to Paulini and get her to simmer the whole thing,’ he said, of the women fighting for his affections. 

 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! continues Monday at 7.30pm on Ten