ADAM Thomas has made the transition from soap star to television presenter after quitting Emmerdale in 2017.
Now, the father-of-two is appearing in a six-part TV series called Mancs in Mumbai which sees him join his brothers Scott and Ryan on a discovery of his family history with dad Dougie James.
Who is Adam Thomas, how old is he and what is his background?
Adam Thomas, 31, is a British actor born on 11 August 1988.
His older brother is former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas, known for playing Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap.
Meanwhile, his twin brother is Love Island 2016’s Scott Thomas.
The Thomas brothers are currently appearing in an ITV six-part series, Mancs in Mumbai, which sees them travel to India with their father Dougie James.
Adam is married to Caroline Daly and they have two children together, son Teddy and daughter Elsie-Rose.
The actor shot to fame in 2006 playing Donte Charles in BBC drama Waterloo Road.
After he quit, he joined the cast of Emmerdale in 2009 playing Adam Barton.
His storylines have seen him suffer a breakdown and commit arson after John Barton, the man he believed was his father, died.
Is Adam Thomas hosting I’m A Celebrity: Extra Camp?
Yes, the former soap star is presenting the 2019 series of I’m A Celebrity: Extra Camp, alongside former contestants Emily Atack and Joel Dommett.
Joel previously hosted the show with previous winners Joe Swash and Scarlett Moffatt of Gogglebox fame.
Adam made his debut on the ITV2 show on Sunday, November 17 with co-stars Emily and Joel.
Before landing the role he appeared on the 2016 series of I’m A Celebrity and placed third in the competition.
Of his new dig, he said: “I can’t believe that I’m heading back to the Jungle, this is something I never saw coming my way!
“I’m so excited to be reunited with my campmate Joel and to also work alongside Emily.”
He added: “We’re going to have so much fun… just keep me away from those spiders!”
Why has Adam Thomas quit Emmerdale?
HOAR revealed Adm quit Emmerdale in 2017 because he wanted to star in panto — but the soap’s bosses said no.
Adam was offered £100,000 for one panto role and was understandably keen to accept.
But chiefs at ITV told him he could not juggle his day job as soap bad boy Adam with the gig, having already had a lengthy stint off work for his appearance on I’m a Celeb.
He jokingly slammed soap bosses online,saying that his salary “wasn’t far off” that of a Tesco employee.
A source said: “The soap community is quite a small one and Adam had heard from stars on other shows that doing a panto run is a great little earner.
“But ITV wasn’t happy with him wanting to do both and said he had to choose.
“Unfortunately for them, he’s decided to go with panto.
“He had some time off in 2016 to take part in I’m A Celeb but it’s not sustainable long-term to keep giving him storylines that explains absences.
“It’s a great payday for him and he’s a popular character on Emmerdale, so the bosses had to let him make his decision in the hope he may come back in the future.”
At the time, he was the fourth star to exit the series in the space of a year after Kelvin Fletcher, Gemma Atkinson and Bill Ward.
His exit storyline saw him go down for the murder of Emma Barton, however, viewers now know that Moira Dingle was the real killer.
How well did Adam Thomas do on I’m a Celebrity?
In November 2016 Adam appeared on the 16th series of I’m a Celebrity… Get me Out Of Here.
He went on to come third on the show, with comedian Joel Dommett coming second and Saturday Night Takeaway star Scarlett Moffatt winning the show.
During his time in the jungle Adam proved to be a screamer when faced with jungle critters.
He also proved himself to be extremely good-natured, and came off really well following his stint in the celebrity camp.
