Tulisa delivers parting message to ITV I’m A Celebrity co-stars amid rift rumours with surprise appearance after flying home
Tulisa Contostavlos proved there was no bad blood between her and her I’m A Celeb campmates with a sweet video message to her fellow stars.
The N-Dubz singer, 36, was the third star voted out of the jungle this year but sparked rumours of discontent about her time on the show when she jetted back to the UK early.
Tulisa was notably absent from Sunday’s final and sparked concern days earlier by deleting all traces of the show from her Instagram page.
The singer released a statement soon after clarifying it was merely because she was feeling “overwhelmed” with the newfound scrutiny after she’d spent the past few years out of the spotlight.
Despite flying back to the UK early, Tulisa has continued to allay fears she has any ill will towards the show or her campmates – and even managed to join them for a recording of I’m A Celebrity: Coming Out.
The ITV special will air on Friday night as fans get to see what the 12 campmates have been up to since returning to normality after weeks in the wilderness.
Tulisa obviously doesn’t appear in person but she did record a message for her campmates while at home in the UK.
GK Barry is the one who introduces the clip when she reunites with her co-stars all looking glamorous ahead of the show’s wrap party.
Barry says to her fellow stars: “Guys as we know someone isn’t here and that someone is Tulisa but fear not because I’ve got a message from her.”
Tulisa appears on screen and says: “Hello everybody, I’m so proud of you all, you’ve absolutely smashed it, now I want you to go and eat yourselves into an oblivion.
“I’m so sorry that I can’t be there so have a big old drink for me. I love you lots like jelly tots and I will see you soon.”
Tulisa’s video message comes days after she returned to Instagram to reflect on her experience on the show for the first time.
Alongside a collage of images from her stint Down Under, Tulisa captioned the collection: “Looking back at some of my favourite moments from the @Imacelebrity jungle.
“Thank you to @itv for the experience and sending so much love to my Jungle Fam before the final tonight. Sorry I can’t be there to celebrate with you all.”
Maura Higgins led the shows of support for Tulisa from her I’m A Celeb campmates in the comments sections.
In a video recorded shortly after her return to the UK, Tulisa explained her decision to delete traces of the show from her social media page.
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She told her followers: “I was getting a lot of attention, a lot of bombarding, in the most positive way. But because it’s been a bit of a while for me, I can get overwhelmed quite easily and I just started to feel a little bit overwhelmed.
“I thought, ‘Do you know what, I really just need to take a bit of time for me and just chill, this is all feeling just a little bit much at the moment’.”
She later added: “It doesn’t mean I’m going to go and hide back under a rock for another 10 years, it just means I need a little bit of time to just process and get right with my thoughts.”
In the end, Danny Jones was crowned the new King of the Jungle after seeing off Coleen Rooney and Reverend Richard Coles in the finale.