Thomas Brothers: Reality TV Drama and Therapy Seek

The Thomas brothers have made a name for themselves on the circuit, appearing on everything from Celebrity Island to and MasterChef. 

Ryan, 41, and non-identical twins Adam and Scott, 37, are firm showbiz fixtures, with the Daily Mail revealing their enduring presence on screen may be due to their particularly well-placed connections. making headlines with his appearance on ... , with the star at the centre of a 'bullying' row with boxer . 

So traumatising was his brief time on the show that Adam revealed . 

So what else has tormented the Thomas trio? 

Scott's Love Island meltdown 

Love Island All Stars fans were left shocked last year when Scott was embroiled in a fiery row with Luca Bish that left Tina Stinnes in tears. 

The drama all kicked off during a game of truth of dare, which took place hours after Scott had admitted to the boys that something was missing with his partnrtTina, saying: 'This girl is so good for me and the fact I'm not buzzing p****s me off.'

The others advised him to keep the comment to himself for now, with Luca proposing the boys make a 'pact' not to say anything to their partners.

However, when it was Luca's current partner Grace Jackson's turn to be asked a truth during Vegas night's game, Scott laughed and said: 'I'm not going there.'

Immediately the other Islanders demanded he said what he was thinking, with Scott denying: 'I've not got anything! He's my boy I'm not going to trigger his missus.'

But Luca was annoyed Scott was suggesting something, saying: 'Then don't say it like you've got something and then don't do it. You've obviously got something to say. Say it, if you want to go there then go there.'

As tension escalated Scott shot back: 'Bro I'm being respectful to you', but a riled up Luca said: 'I don't give a f*** about respectful. Say what you've gotta say and that's it, just f***ing say it!'

This enraged Scott who got up in Luca's face to say: 'Who the f*** are you talking to? Are you stupid bro? I'm trying to respectful to you' as the other tries to pull the boys apart.

The girls tried to calm the raging men down, saying: 'Stop it, stop it! You're friends, there's no need', but Scott continued: 'Are you insecure or what? Wow, insecure man.'

As everyone tried to get on with the game, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu dared Luca to kiss someone on the cheek that was in the show for fame.

Luca made a beeline for Scott, saying: 'I think he wants to get far in here. And that's why you're with Tina and you're not feeling it'.

A shocked Tina asked: 'F*** off are you joking? You're not feeling it?' as Scott muttered: 'Wow this guy, who even are you, bro?'

Upset Tina asked: 'Why me? What the f*** have I got to do with anything?' as Scott angrily told Luca: 'You're a different breed' and Luca fumed: 'I cant' be a**ed with it. Scott'.

Tina burst into tears and stormed off while the girls went to comfort her, as she cried: 'No I'm not doing this. It's f***ing rude. I'm sorry, but what the f***!? That's not okay! Why the f*** is he saying that s***?'

Scott fumed: 'Who is this guy bro? Who are you man? There's no coming back from that. We're meant to be boys, what have you just done man?'

A few days later Scott found himself in a row with Elma Pazaar, who told him to 'leave the villa' and 'go' because 'nothing was here for him' after he broke things off with Tina. 

It was advice he ultimately took, with Scott packing his bags and leaving the show.  

Telling the rest of the islanders, he said: 'I don't want this to be sad guys because I've had the best time ever but I've made the decision to leave.

'I've had the best time ever. Every single one of you is amazing.'

Ryan's 'animal cruelty' accusations  

During his stint on Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls, Ryan found himself at the centre of Ofcom complaints when he killed a caiman crocodile. 

The actor appeared on the survival show in 2017 and after not eating properly for days he joined forces with Olympic runner Iwan Thomas to kill and cook the reptile. 

However, the scenes left viewers in distress, who said it was 'cruel' and 'disgusting' to kill an animal for television, while one noted: 'I don’t know how much I agree with the torture of a crocodile for an hour for a bunch of idiots.'

Channel 4 defended the actions in statement that read: 'An important part of the series is to find out if the celebrities are capable of surviving alone and able to find sources of food, including hunting and killing for meat; a vital part of their survival as it is a source of valuable calories and protein.

'The celebrities were trained in the humane capture and dispatch of live animals as part of their survival training and the adult caiman was killed humanely.'

Adam's 'attention seeking' antics

During his first stint on I'm A Celebrity in 2016, Adam was accused of desperately trying to get more screen time by faking his reactions to Bushtucker Trials. 

The Emmerdale actor was voted to take on several tasks and entertained the nation with his shrieking and wailing.  

Yet when it came to the task that would win him immunity from the first public vote, Adam was bizarrely silent as he focused on finishing first. 

The switch up didn't go unnoticed by the host spin-off show Extra Camp, with Matt Richardson accused him of making the noises for 'more screen time.'

Matt said: 'What I find interesting, the last two trials, where have the noises gone?

'If those noises he can't help because he "doesn't like them", all of a sudden he's very quiet when he's concentrating, isn't he?

'I'm not saying he was doing the noises to get more screen time...but that's exactly what I'm saying.'

He added: 'He was so like "ah, ah, ah!" and now he's just "bang, bang, bang".'

It was a sentiment echoed by viewers, who tweeted that they were also suspicious of Adam's sudden change in demeanour. 

Ultimately, he still proved popular with fans and finished the show in third place.  

Ryan's 'punchgate' scandal 

Arguably one of the most famous reality TV scandals centered around Ryan's stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018. 

The Coronation Street star was involved in the most complained about moment of the year on Ofcom when he was falsely accused of attacking a fellow housemate. 

Viewers watched on in shock as Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett caused ructions when she accused Ryan of 'repeatedly and deliberately punching' her in what was actually Ryan punching the air in her vicinity while play fighting.

Her accusations left Ryan baffled and devastated as he continually pleaded his innocence after Big Brother cruelly issued him an official warning - despite footage clearly showing Roxanne's allegations were entirely false.

Ryan eventually went on to win the show while Roxanne was exiled from showbiz, but the results of his experience have been long lasting. 

Reflecting on the incident five years on he told brother Scott about the crippling loneliness he felt in the house when Roxanne slept in a separate room because she felt 'unsafe', while he was unaware of the incident.

Speaking on their Mancs On The Mic podcast, he said 'I can only describe it as something at school where you get left out, or you're the last to be picked and I was like, it's really odd, people excluding me from something…

'I don't know why and then I just left it and I thought, okay, I went into the bedroom and I was sat there just contemplating, I felt a little bit lonely…

'It's the first time I've really gone back to that place and talked about it but it was just weird, I just couldn't put my finger on why this was happening but I didn't want to make a thing of it and go, "why are you not all talking to me?" because I thought it was me...

'Then someone came in and said, "it’s because of you that she didn't want to stay in the house," well, I'm even getting goosepimples now speaking about it, I was like, "what do you mean me?"…

'I sort of broke down because I felt lonely and I felt like everyone else thought that I was the problem and that I'd done something wrong and then I start to question "did I do something wrong?" because it was that intense in that environment...'

Speaking a month after winning the show, he said the experience 'was one of the hardest and most challenging experiences of my life', adding, 'It’s three-and-a-half weeks but it feels like a year.'

Adam's 'bullying' row 

This month has seen Adam make headlines after returning to I'm A Celebrity for the pre-filmed All Stars series. 

Viewers have been left outraged after he was subjected to a series of swipes from fellow campmate David Haye which, in one instance, saw him brand Adam 'useless' for excusing himself from a trial due to his health.

David has been accused of 'bullying' Adam, with the actor this week emotionally opening up to brothers Scott and Ryan on their At Home With The Thomas Bros podcast to say the row 'f***ed' with him.

Breaking down in tears, Adam said: 'It was like being back in school again and although it wasn't physical bullying or anything like that, and I'm not saying it's bullying, but he was just mind f***ing me.

'And I just never stuck up for myself whilst I was in there and I was like "s**t bro, I wish I stuck up for myself". That was beating me up more than anything.'

Adam also said: 'I'm not the same person, like I know for a fact I am not the same person as I was when I went into the jungle to when I came out. It's changed me and that's no over exaggeration.

'I'm in therapy now because, like it's f***ed with me mentally because I just thought, "How is this happening? I'm a 37-year-old man". I'm like, "How am I letting some other person do this to me in here?"'

He continued: 'I think, in a different environment, on the outside if this happened to you, you'd go, "Oh alright, he doesn't like me, I'm going to leave the situation", but because you're in an environment like that, there's nowhere to hide. You just have to grin and bear it.'

Adam went on to explain that he asked his therapist why he was unable to 'stick up for myself', and was told he has been constantly putting everyone else ahead of himself, not wanting to draw 'attention' to his own struggles.

Reflecting on David's swipes, Adam said: 'I just took it, and took it, and took it, until eventually it got to a point where I was like, "I'm literally at breaking point here".

'I remember saying to him, "I can't talk to you anymore bro, if you're not going to apologise for what you did", and I reeled off all the things that he did, and he knew exactly why he did it.

'I was like, "Are you not going to apologise?" and he was like, "I was trying to teach you a lesson" and I was like, "I don't need a lesson off you bro".'

Adam said once David was eliminated it felt like a 'huge weight had lifted' and he 'could breathe'.

He added that David has since apologised to him as he told his brothers the boxer has 'a heart of gold'.

'I know he gives off this bravado but deep down, I know he's a good guy. He really opened up to me, explained why he is the way he is.'