Tulisa has spoken out to explain her I'm A Celebrity absence, after she deleted posts about the show and snubbed the spin-off.
The N-Dubz icon became the third celebrity to be voted out of the jungle earlier this week. Following her exit, she spoke to Lorraine about her time and appeared to suggest she thought some of her co-stars weren't being genuine.
Now, 36-year-old Tulisa has broken her silence and made a return to Instagram to clear the air. However, it appears it is only a brief return to social media.
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The brunette bombshell told her 755,000 followers: "When I came out of the jungle I felt fine first of all. Then, that evening, my friends went to bed, I was on Instagram just trying to have a nice casual scroll, stuff I like to watch, and 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 bit overwhelmed. I thought, 'Do you know what, I really just need to take a bit of time for me and just chill, and this is all feeling a little bit much at the moment.'"
She continued: "I'm just gonna archive all my stuff to do with the jungle, then when the time is right and I've had a little time to process I'm gonna make my own Reels of all my best bits that I really like, 'cause remember I haven't been doing my Instagram, all the random stuff that's posted 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 in there."
Tulisa added: "I just wanted to clear up the reasons why I did that and just be honest. It's okay to feel a bit overwhelmed.
"I've been out of the spotlight for a long time and I'm still trying to overcome those things, I've still got my little demons. It doesn't mean that I'm gonna go 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.
"Thank you to ITV and I'm A Celeb for being really understanding and patient with me. Mental health is important and I'm super grateful for all the love and support I've had, I just get overwhelmed.
"I'm a bit of an introvert, guys. I've been in the jungle with people I've only just met for two-and-a-half weeks straight and I've come out, seen loads of attention, and I'm like, 'Woah, this is a lot.' And I just needed a little bit of a breather."
She then addressed her appearance on Lorraine, where she said she wondered who would be making the effort to visit each other after the show ended. Tulisa clarified: "I do not think any of my campmates are fake. I was having a conversation on Lorraine and what I was trying to say was, typical me just thinking out loud, is that everyone in there is gonna have one or two individuals we're way more close with than others and that when we get out is when you're really gonna see those friendships nurtured and the people that really become your friends for life.
"You're gonna be friends with everyone – I love my jungle buddies, I love my jungle fam, but there's gonna be friendships that people have that really get nurtured and become something like, 'Wow, this is a friend for life.' That's all I was trying to say."
She signed off: "I love you lots like Jelly Tots. I'm gonna have a little week just with my thoughts. I will be back."
Melvin Odoom became the fourth to be eliminated on Tuesday night (December 3). However, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly confirmed the public would not be voting for Wednesday night's elimination.
I'm A Celebrity continues nightly at 9pm on ITV
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