I didn't dare be a loser again..

Gareth redeemed as Hancock Given he boot for, being too untrustworthy

- ASHLEIGH RAINBIRD

GARETH Gates says he has finally rectified being Britain's "biggest loser in 2002" by winning Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

He was crowned winner after former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was humiliated by being told he had failed the course as he cannot be trusted.

Gareth, 39, who lost out to Will Young in the first-ever Pop Idol final, called last night's victory cathartic.

He said: "It actually felt like I'd been preparing for this my whole life.

"The struggle with my speech and having to be mentally strong to hear them say [I had passed]. I was like, 'Wow, this is incredible'.