Destination X star James 'broke down' over emotional twist in scenes cut from show
Tonight's episode of Destination X saw the show brutally dump two contestants from the cross-country coach, with James and Ben being the next stars to leave the BBC show. Now, e-commerce manager James has spoken out about his exit, revealing that the show didn't air scenes in which he became very emotional.
After contestants Ashvin, Chloe-Anne and Claire returned to the show after being dumped at the airport in episode one, they were made to compete against Ben, Nick and James for a chance to rejoin the game. Unfortunately, one contestant would not be boarding the bus again - and that turned out to be James after losing out in the task.
Speaking to The Mirror about his exit, James said: "My saddest day is going to be leaving. I don't know whether they use the footage or not but honestly I absolutely broke down crying my eyes out.
"I'm quite a tough person and it's quite a lot to get me to show my emotions. That just ripped me to pieces. You don't have your phone, you don't have any means of what you would class as a normal life comfort so you are constantly living in this sense of unknown."
He added: "You don't know where you are. You really don't have much control over what you eat because you're obviously constantly travelling and you're in a bubble of unfamiliarity with everything. It just climaxed with me going home."
Despite his emotional exit, James said that he wouldn't change his experience "for the world". He said: "I went into the whole experience with the mindset that I'm so over the moon that I even get the opportunity to do it so regardless as to any outcome, it was a win for me."
While living on the show's bus may have looked cramped, James admitted that the contestants each got a luxurious night's sleep. "I was just so thankful that they didn't skimp on the bedding because let me tell you right now - that bed was so comfy," he said.
James added that he's also made friends for life despite his short time on the show. "I'll 110% keep in touch with all of them," he said.
"We watched the first episode together before it went out and it was so nice to see everyone again. You all leave at slightly different times so you've got disjointed parts of a story. It all feels a bit like a dream because you're sharply whisked away and then sharply whisked back."
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