The line up of famous faces on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been announced and many eyes will be on former X Factor judge and N Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, 36, because of her past struggles with fame. As Tulisa gets ready to rumble in the I’m A Celebrity jungle we take a look at her rollercoaster relationship with former X Factor judge Louis Walsh.
Louis Walsh has always had plenty to say when it comes to his younger former X Factor judges and N Dubz star Tulisa has been one of the many that has come under fire from his scathing remarks. The former singer for N-Dubz appeared on the eighth and ninth series of The X Factor, but Louis criticised the N Dubz singer, who mentored 2011 winners Little Mix, claiming she is not solely responsible for their huge success. “I helped her put Little Mix together!” he said.
But Louis has said kinder things about her too. When Tulisa returned to The X Factor as a guest judge in 2014, Louis Walsh said that he thought she "deserved it" and had her mojo back. Louis is not one to mince his words and Tulisa isn’t the only former judge he has taken a swipe at. He also criticised Rita Ora who appeared as a judge on the show in 2015 saying: “She’s turned into more of a clothes horse than a pop star.”
Meanwhile, Tulisa has opened up on her biggest fears about going into the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. The N-Dubz star confessed that she is terrified of being plunged back into the spotlight after her past struggles with fame. Speaking in an interview alongside her photoshoot Tulisa admitted that she was never planning to take part in I'm A Celebrity but decided to take the plunge. She said: "I actually was at a point where I was like, ‘I would never, ever do this.’
While for many celebs it's the Bushtucker eating trial that really gets to them, Tulisa confessed she is more afraid of the critters involved. However, her biggest concern is overcoming her fear of being in the limelight. She said: "My biggest fear about going on the show is being thrust so far back into the spotlight again. That's the biggest fear that I'm going to overcome. But then at the same time, I've done this all my life.”
And in an interview with The Guardian last year she revealed that fame wasn’t what she expected. “I expected fame to be glorious and there are parts of it that are still amazing to this day. But I think the kind of fame that you experience depends on what sort of character you are, how out there your personal life is. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for me, but I wouldn’t change any of it.”
“I manifested getting the job on the X Factor panel, but I wasn’t prepared for that level of celebrity, and it was a massive shock. Being Little Mix’s mentor in 2011 and following their journey – I still see the girls – was incredible. But then what I call my year of enlightenment happened: first the sex tape, then being arrested [on suspicion of supplying cocaine in June 2013. She was later acquitted]. Everything changed."
Im A Celeb returns to ITV at 9pm this evening.
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