I'm A Celebrity's Tulisa Contostavlos has left Australia earlier than anticipated following her exit from the show. The reason for her early departure has now been revealed.
Tulisa, 36, was voted out of the ITV show's camp on Monday night and has since attracted much attention, including speculation that she had left the hotel where evicted campmates stay. It has now been disclosed that the N-Dubz star has left Australia a week early.
A spokesperson for Tulisa informed the Mirror that the decision to return to the UK, while other evicted campmates remain in Australia for this weekend's final, was made for "welfare reasons".
The statement also dismissed recent reports of a "huge row" between Tulisa and her friend Michelle McKenna. Tulisa herself previously denied these claims, stating she had "no issue" with Michelle or Daniel Johnson, who travelled to Australia to support her, reports the Mirror.
The spokesperson stated on Thursday: "There has been absolutely no fall out between Tulisa and her best friend Michelle. They haven't argued once since Tulisa left the jungle. Michelle in fact travelled back to London with Tulisa."
"This story has been completely fabricated and wasn't even sent to Tulisa's team for a chance to comment prior to publication. The decision for Tulisa to return home to the UK was agreed to by the production for welfare reasons."
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It is customary for all campmates to be present when the winner of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is declared King or Queen of the Jungle. However, a source assured that: "There is no bad blood at Tulisa not being there whatsoever."
This followed a revelation from Tulisa herself, who admitted she felt "a little bit overwhelmed" in a video message post her exit from the show.
She talked about deleting posts related to I’m A Celebrity from her Instagram account, which had been managed by Michelle in her absence. "Hey guys. I'm just doing a little video to clear a few things up. When I first came out of the jungle, I felt fine first of all and then that evening, my friends went to bed and I was on my Instagram, just trying to have a casual scroll at some funny stuff."
She continued, explaining the sudden influx of attention she received: "I was getting a lot of attention, a lot of bombarding - in all 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. And I was like, do you know what? I need to just take a little bit of time for me and just chill. This is all just feeling a bit much at the moment."
The individual spoke about taking control of their social media narrative after their stint in the jungle, stating: "I'm just going to archive all my stuff to do with the jungle and then, when the time is right and I've had time to process, I'm going to make my own reels of my best bits that I really like. Because remember, I haven't been doing my Instagrams. The way it's being posted and all the random stuff is not how I would do my Insta - I would have one or two really good reels relating to the jungle and bringing my time together there."
They continued to discuss their feelings of being overwhelmed and the importance of mental health: "But I just really wanted to clear up the reasons why that I did that and just be honest - it's OK to feel a little bit overwhelmed. I've been out of the spotlight for a long time and I'm still trying to overcome those things, I've got my demons. It doesn't mean I'm going to hide behind a rock for another ten years it just means I need a little bit of time to process it and get right with my thoughts. Thank you to ITV and I'm A Celeb for being really understanding. Mental health is really important and I am super grateful for the love and support that I've had."
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She also mentioned needing time to adjust post-show: "I've just felt overwhelmed. I'm an introvert, guys - I've been in the jungle with people I'd only just met for two and a half weeks straight and then I've come out and I've received loads and loads of attention and I'm like, 'whoa - this is a lot! ' and I just need a bit of time."
Although Tulisa has now returned home, she's still slated to appear in the 'Coming Out' show, which tracks the jungle campmates' lives post-exit. An insider revealed to the Mirror: "She will definitely feature on the show which is brilliant as she was such a loved campmate."
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