Tulisa Contostavlos has been through a rollercoaster since her stint on I’m A Celebrity.
The N-Dubz star left the jungle as the third campmate to be voted out, much to the surprise of those who thought she’d last longer. Danny Jones from McFly emerged as the winner, with Coleen Rooney as the runner-up and Reverend Richard Coles taking third place.
Yet, Tulisa’s post-show journey culminated in an early return to the UK amid rumours of fallouts with friends. Her decision to scrub her social media presence of jungle-related content and absence from the show Unpacked fuelled speculation of a fallout.
Addressing the concerns at that moment, she explained: “I’m just doing a little video to clear a couple things up. Just so you know, when I came out of the jungle, I felt fine first of all and then that evening my friends went to bed. I was on my Instagram trying to have a nice little scroll at some funny stuff.
“I was getting a lot of attention, a lot of bombarding in all the most positive way. But because it’s been a while for me I can get overwhelmed quite easily. And I just started to feel 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. I’m just going to 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 going to make my own reels of all my best bits I really like.”
After leaving Australia ahead of schedule, Tulisa was missing from her fellow contestants’ homecomings and the final of the show, raising eyebrows about her early departure.
Yet, on social media, Tulisa posted an optimistic message about her stint in the jungle, announcing: “Looking back at some of my favourite moments from the @imacelebrity jungle. It’s been a whirlwind. 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.”
A representative for the star clarified that Tulisa’s early return was due to “welfare reasons” and was not indicative of any animosity among the participants.
“It’s nothing more than that, despite what people are saying. ITV have offered her a full duty of care package, and she’ll be back to her best in no time,” they said in a statement, “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.”