Tulisa broke her silence to reveal she “needs time to process” her exit from I’m A Celebrity, after sparking a flurry of speculation by deleting all her social media posts about her time in the jungle.
The N-Dubz singer, 36, did not appear on spin-off I’m A Celebrity… Unpacked for “personal reasons” and was also notably absent when the evicted stars gathered to greet Melvin Odoom following his departure on Tuesday.
In a video posted on Instagram, Tulisa said: ‘I’m just making a little video to clarify a couple of things.
‘Just so you know, when I came out of the jungle, first I felt good and then that night my friends went to bed.
‘I was on my Instagram trying to see some fun stuff.
“I received a lot of attention, a lot of bombardment in the most positive way. But since it’s been a while for me, I can get overwhelmed quite easily.’
Tulisa broke her silence to reveal she “needs time to process” her exit from I’m A Celebrity, after sparking a flurry of speculation by deleting her social media posts about her time in the jungle.
The N-Dubz singer did not appear on spin-off Unpacked for “personal reasons” and was also notably absent when the evicted stars gathered to greet Melvin Odoom following his exit.
And I started to feel overwhelmed. I thought, you know what? I really need to take some time for myself and relax.
‘This all feels a bit excessive right now. I’m going to archive all my stuff that has to do with the jungle.
“Then when the time is right and I’ve had a little time to process it, I’ll make my own reels with all the best parts that I really like.”
Despite questions about her departure from I’m A Celeb, a source insisted to MailOnline that there is “no bad blood” between Tulisa and ITV, adding: “There is nothing sinister going on and the situation will become clearer soon.”
It comes after the I Need You singer mysteriously deleted all of her Instagram posts about her time in the jungle after she was left visibly shocked to be the third star to be booted from the show.
Melvin Odoom, 44, was greeted by his former campmates Jane Moore, 62, and Dean McCullough, 32, who hugged him, but Tulisa was noticeably absent after she opted to take part in more I’ engagements. m A Celebrity.
As part of the show, the contestants’ friends and family, and evicted campmates, wait at the Marriott Hotel every day to greet the celebrity as they leave the jungle, with an ITV camera crew filming for the Coming show. Out.
But Tulisa and her friends Michelle and Daniel were not in the line-up and the ITV team told MailOnline they do not know what happened to the singer.
Tulisa failed to greet her campmate Melvin Odoom when he returned to the hotel after becoming the fourth star to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity on Tuesday.
Despite questions about her departure from I’m A Celeb, a source has insisted to MailOnline that there is “no bad blood” between Tulisa and ITV.
It’s unclear if Tulisa and her friends have left Australia, but she wasn’t seen at the Marriott Hotel all day, where friends and family of stars often hang out.
Concerns about Tulsia arose on Wednesday when it emerged that she was refusing to take part in the show and did not appear on the I’m A Celebrity… Unpacked sofa for “personal reasons”.
The news that the N-Dubz star had not appeared on the spin-off show came hours after he deleted all of his Instagram posts about his time in the ITV jungle.
During Unpacked on Tuesday, Joel Dommett announced to viewers, “Tulisa won’t be joining us on the couch tonight, but former Jungle Queen Jill Scott is here to give us all her Jungle knowledge.”
It’s customary for celebrities to appear on the after show hosted by Joel Dommett, Sam Thompson and Kemi Rodgers the day after they leave Jungle, but Jill Scott arrived early to cover Tulisa.
The evicted celebrities are expected to stay in Australia at the Marriott Hotel until the show ends this Sunday, but the N-Dubz star is believed to have left after she was evicted on Monday night.
She told hosts Ant and Dec that it was “hard to be there” but was excited to have some wine and eat pizza, admitting she had packed her Playstation for the trip.
She appeared on Lorraine on Tuesday morning and was in Australia, but members of the ITV team have not seen her since.
Tulisa erased all traces of her time on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! from her social media account, just one day after being expelled from the Jungle.
She was the third campmate to be evicted on Monday night’s show, but wasted no time deleting the ITV soap from her feeds after getting her phone back.
These now-defunct posts included her advertising for the show last month and documentation of her time in Australia by who controlled her account while she was away.
Eagle-eyed fans also noticed that she doesn’t follow Barry McGuigan on Instagram, the only campmate she’s not digitally friends with.
It comes after Lorraine on Tuesday morning opened up about how her co-stars acted in front of the cameras, as well as revealing who her favorite campmate was amid rumors of a romance between her and Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall.
Speaking on the show after her exit, Tulisa said she wants former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse to be the next Queen of the Jungle.
“I don’t know who’s going to win, but I’d love to see Oti win,” he said, before gushing about his other jungle friendships. “Oti, Alan, Melvin, Maura… they were like my soul family there.”
But although she said she had found “lifelong friendships”, Tulisa admitted that “the real test begins when you’re away.”
She said: “You know, the people who are in front of the cameras are very friendly, but it’s… are you going to send those text messages? Are you going to make the four-hour drive? So the test of friendships will start now, or within a week”. ‘
Speaking of her love for dancer Oti, Tulisa added: “Oti is simply the most beautiful human being. It was really difficult to find someone so genuine, so pure, who loved her.
‘She’s pure to the bone and it’s really hard to find people like her. Really special.’
Tulisa called Alan one of her closest friends in the jungle, amid rumors of a romance between the pair.
Rumors began to surface when Tulisa first entered the jungle, where she jumped out of a helicopter and chose Alan to complete the first challenge of the series.
Eagle-eyed fans also noticed that she doesn’t follow Barry McGuigan on Instagram, the only campmate she’s not digitally friends with.
Barry and Tulisa are seen together on the show.
Melvin was the fourth contestant to be eliminated from this year’s I’m A Celeb. After two weeks in the Australian bush living on rice and beans, Melvin, 44, failed to get the public vote and was greeted by his sister, Toyah.
After 18 days at the camp, Melvin told show hosts Ant and Dec: “I was ready to go. It’s been a really wild experience with ups and downs. I love every person there. You could spend time with anyone and they’d have your back.” .I had a few days where I was calm and they checked me out. Oti is my girl, Danny and Bazza.
Their first three winners from the show were Barry McGuigan, Danny Jones and Oti Mabuse and they asked people to vote for them.
Greeting his sister on the bridge, he asked worriedly: ‘How did it go? It was ok?’ and she consoled him: ‘You were great, we love you, everyone loves you.’
‘There was a lot of rain some days but I adapted, you get used to your days out there. I surprised myself, I found out that I have quite a caring nature, I always wanted to make sure camp was okay, so that’s what I learned about myself.
‘Oti is like my sister there, she supported me at all times. She reminded me of my sister who I am close with, she always made me feel comfortable and was positive at all times and is very fun.
Melvin went on to talk about Dean not doing his best, saying, “No comment, he’s my guy so I don’t want to throw him to the wolves, but he didn’t like doing that job so he was always doing his thing.” . , like taking a shower.
About Carol, he said: ‘Is she seriously brushing her teeth? What is this about the jungle man?