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Barry McGuigan broke down in tears as he told camp about the death of his daughter
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Your support makes all the difference.The I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! cast are beginning to settle into jungle life as they enter their third day at camp.
Monday night’s episode saw GK Barry become a fan favourite contestant when she successfully took on the “Vile Volcano” Bushtucker trial. Elsewhere, Coleen Rooney dished out juicy details surrounding her infamous “Wagatha Christie” trial, while the rest of the campmates started bonding.
During one emotional campsite chat, boxer Barry McGuigan broke down in tears as he opened up about the loss of his daughter, Danika, while Rooney reflected on the death of her sister, who died when she was 14.
Among this year’s contestants are N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others include McFly singer Danny Jones, McGuigan and Rooney, who is the show’s highest-paid star in its history.
Radio DJ Dean McCullough will be facing the Bushtucker trial during Tuesday night’s episode following a public vote.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! air on ITV1 and ITVX every night at 9pm.
Oti Mabuse and Melvin take on the ‘Diner Down Under’ challenge
Oti and Melvin are taking their first challenge “Diner Down Under”, which involves the pair working against the clock to assemble four perfect orders to win dingo dollars.
They’ve got to locate all the right ingredients to make the meals, but are being covered by the upside down ingredients fixed to the ceiling!
Coleen Rooney gets emotional about loss of her sister
Coleen Rooney felt moved by Barry’s opening up about his daughter’s death, and reflected on losing her own sister, Rosie, who died when she was 14.
“Even when Rosie died, I kept it together for me mum and dad,” she said.
Coleen revealed that Rosie’s anniversary was coming up in January, and said: “She was 14 when she died, she’d be 26 now. It’s hard to lose a child, I’ve always said that… so we’re lucky to have what we’ve got.”
Barry breaks down as he discusses loss of daughter
Barry broke down in camp as he told campmates about the death of his daughter, Danika.
“She had leukaemia when I was making the boxing with Daniel Day Lewis, three weeks from the end I had to leave because she’d been diagnosed with leukaemia, they thought she wasn’t going to get better but she fought back and she won it. She had two years of chemo,” he explained.
Revealing his daughter had a second bout of cancer as an adult, Barry said his daughter had “pains in her tummy but she was making the movie, she put it off and went to the doctor, called us all in. Stage four bowel cancer… five weeks she died.”
The rest of the camp then consoled Barry.
Mayhem in camp as Tulisa nearly ruins dinner…
When Tulisa knocks over a pot of beans onto the jungle floor, there is havoc at camp.
Declaring the three-second rule, Jane came over to help pick them up, and said: “It’s just a bit of dirt, it’s fine” as they scoop up the fallen beans.
Coleen and Tulisa take the role of rinsing the remaining beans, picking out twigs and grass.
Tulisa said: “This is really ghetto living guys!”
Coleen opens up about the Wagatha Christie trial
When asked whether she was scared to post her initial social media statement about her allegations against Rebekah Vardy, which spurred on the Wagatha Christie trial, Coleen answered: “No because I just didn’t think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining.”
She continued: “That was my worst nightmare to go to court. I felt like it was like putting on a show for the whole world.”
Colleen then admitted that she disliked how the trial “became a bit of a joke”.
“That’s really disappointing, it wasn’t a joke for me. No one knew the full story,” she said.
Jane tells all about her royal dispatches and meeting Princess Diana
Loose Woman star Jane Moore was speaking about her career highlights when she reflected on her time as a royal correspondent, following King Charles and the late Princess Diana around the world.
Jane explained how the photographers worked with Diana’s team to negotiate getting a glimpse at her, and recalled seeing Diana in a full-length leopard print swimsuit and matching sarong, playing in the sand with William and Harry.
Speaking about Diana, she added: “She was really good at having a relationship with the media… she played it very well”.
Tulisa reflects on her time in N-Dubz
When asked about her time in N-Dubz, Tulisa explained that aged 11, her uncle – Dappy’s dad – had said they should form a group together with Frazer, who was Dappy’s best friend at the time.
She explained: “My uncle offered me 20 quid and then I bartered him up to 50.”
Oti then asked what N-Dubz stands for, and Tulisa explained that the band is named after the postcode for North West London.
Tulisa explained that they formed the band when she was 11, but they were signed when she was 17 after years of graft in the studio.
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