I’m a Celebrity live: Maura Higgins enters the jungle as two new contestants announced
It was revealed on Wednesday’s show that two more celebs are joining camp
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Your support makes all the difference.The I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! cast are fully settled into jungle life after their fourth day at camp.
On Wednesday night’s show, it was revealed that Love Island favourite Maura Higgins and writer and broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles will be entering the jungle.
Also during the episode, Tulisa Contostavlos said her “life fell apart” after the “Fake Sheikh” setup, and shared her experience of facing prison for an alleged drug deal after the elaborate, expensive, and months-long ruse by an undercover journalist.
Among this year’s other contestants are Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others include McFly singer Danny Jones, McGuigan and Coleen Rooney, who is the show’s highest-paid star in its history.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! air on ITV1 and ITVX every night at 9pm.
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Speaking on last night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity, Oti Mabuse opened about the death of her brother.
She shared: “I had a brother who committed suicide when he was 16 and I think if he had spoken to someone about what he was feeling, it would’ve been a different turnout.”
Hailing from South Africa, Mabuse said that the situation was made more complicated by cultural expectations.
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I’m a Celeb star Oti Mabuse opens up about brother who died by suicide
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I’m a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! full 2024 lineup
Ahead of tonight’s episode you can read a full lineup of this season’s contestants here:
Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2024 lineup
Meet the full cast of I’m a Celebrity 2024, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos
Danny Jones left emotional as he admits he had a panic attack on live TV
During Wednesday night’s episode, Danny Jones spoke candidly about his struggles with anxiety, admitting he has been in therapy since he was 19.
The 38-year-old singer from Bolton rose to fame for being a part of the band McFly, alongside Dougie Poynter, who won the show in 2011. Now a judge on The Voice, the musician revealed that he struggles with his mental health.
“I’m always constantly worrying, but that’s what I’m working on,” he said. Read more:
I’m a Celeb: Danny Jones left emotional as he admits he had a panic attack on live TV
McFly singer said he is ‘constantly worrying’
How Tulisa and Coleen Rooney get around I’m a Celeb’s make-up ban
Tulisa and Coleen Rooney have found an ingenious way to get round the makeup ban on I’m a Celebrity.
The N-Dubz singer and TV personality have looked markedly put together during their first week in the jungle, causing fans to question whether they snuck cosmetics into the show.
I’m a Celebrity contestants are banned from bringing makeup to camp, however Contostavlos, Rooney and Loose Women’s Jane Moore appear to have products on their brows, lips and eyes.Read more below:
How Tulisa and Coleen Rooney get around I’m a Celeb’s make-up ban
Viewers have been questioning whether the stars snuck cosmetics into the jungle
Tulisa explains how elaborate drug sting caused her life to ‘fall apart overnight’
On last night’s episode, Tulisa opened up about being arrested and facing years in prison after being set up by a journalist. “2013 was the year I was set up by a British newspaper, for concern in the selling of class A drugs,” she said.
“Before I knew it, I was being arrested in the concern of the selling of Class A drugs and I was facing four years in prison.”
Read more below:
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Or you can find a full lineup of this season’s contestants here:
Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2024 lineup
Meet the full cast of I’m a Celebrity 2024, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos
Not everyone’s been a fan of this latest season, of course.
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There are no obvious fault lines or tricky personalities, let alone the potential for intra-camp romance
Here’s a look at the two new contestants set to join the jungle for episode five.
Two new stars enter the I’m a Celeb jungle
Late arrival said she didn’t want to be ‘the biggest wimp in the camp’
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