While sharing an emotional moment with former Strictly dancer Oti Mabuse on Tuesday night’s episode (26 November) of the ITV show, Coles, 62, said: “I miss him… He’s just left a massive hole in my life and I’m living my life around that loss.”

Reverend Richard Coles opened up about his partner's tragic death in a heart-to-heart with I'm A Celebrity campmate Oti Mabuse. The former Church of England vicar, lost his husband Reverend David Coles just days before Christmas in 2019.

AN emotional Reverend Richard Coles opened up about the loss of his late husband. The I’m A Celebrity star cried “I miss him” after a heart to heart with his campmate Oti Mabuse.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse swapped emotional stories with writer and broadcaster Rev Richard Coles.

In a recent episode of I’m A Celeb, Reverend Richard Coles opened up about how his experiences as a gay priest in the Church of England, telling GK Barry that he didn’t find it difficult to strike a balance between two parts of his identity.

I'm a Celebrity's Richard Coles got emotional as he says his partner's death left 'massive hole' in his life. It comes after Maura Higgins faced spiders in trial.

The Rev Richard Coles has spoken about whether he found it “difficult” to be a gay priest in the Anglican Church on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and said he has never felt anxiety about what God might think.

Reverend Richard Coles is best known for his work in the Communards, but before he joined that 80s band he was in another mega successful synth pop unit: Bronski Beat. Rev Rich played clarinet and saxophone for Bronski Beat in their early days from 1983 to 1985,

Richard Coles opens up about being a gay reverend on I’m a CelebrityI’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, ITV

The writer, presenter and priest, 62, was ordained in 2005 and met his future husband, fellow priest David Oldham.