Everyone is being way too nice – we need a villain in camp and Dean will be missed: Rebekah Vardy’s I’m a Celeb diary
IT’S the last leg in camp and at this point the celebrities are well and truly over it!
They’ll also start feel the strain with people leaving – it’s a really strange feeling when campmates are evicted because you really miss what they offered and just having them around you.
Around now things really start to get to you. Two weeks is a long time to be away from the people you love.
The second campmate to leave the jungle was Dean and I’m actually going to miss him because he really did entertain the camp.
And what a storm! I thought we had really bad rain but this has been the worst I’ve ever seen it in the jungle, it’s crazy. The flooding, soaking wet beds… how dull!
It makes you not want to get out of bed and you want to sleep more during the day. Time will be dragging for them.
At one point around now while walking to one of my trials my blood pressure dropped so low that I collapsed and I was literally seeing stars.
But they have an incredible medical team on site who always check over you and on occasion they refuse to let you participate in the trial.
I really felt for Melvin last night but it was so nice to see the campmates rally around him – especially Barry and Oti, they are wonderful people.
Oti’s motivational talk was so moving. Everyone goes through it at some point while you’re in there – it’s really tough.
The lack of sleep and continuous rain… there are so many highs but equally so many lows. At times you feel like you’re going stir crazy.
Barry’s hand went up to volunteer for the trial before anyone could say much.
He’s so selfless – even tiredness and desperation didn’t deter him from smashing it. A true sportsman and a very humble man, 10 stars is absolutely incredible.
The letters from home were so emotional. Alan’s letter from his daughter was magical, as was Melvin’s.
I’ve really grown to love Melvin, I think he’s just such a humble, lovely, genuine person. I’d love to see him in the final.
When we first started to get our letters from home it made me really emotional, I really started to miss my family at that point. I was so ready to leave.
For me, it was never about staying until the end. It was about not getting voted out first.
The rest was just a bonus and it was the experience and the opportunity to be in a situation you’d never normally be in with people you wouldn’t come across in everyday life.
Emu sausage and chips… the camp loved that dinner. GK and Tulisa smashed it – a 10 star review and not a burnt sausage in sight.
When we were in the jungle we had some crazy stuff: ostrich egg, crocodile feet… It was the most random things. And you’ve only got pans and an open fire to work with so you really have to try and use your imagination.
Vardy's verdict
AS Rebekah watches the show with a keen eye, she's shared her current thoughts on the campmates.
Villain: There isn’t one and we need a villain! There are no challenging characters and they’re all being way too nice.
Hero: My heros are Barry for smashing the trial and Reverend for his constant singing.
I'm A Celebrity 2024
i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year..
Coleen Rooney – Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever.
Tulisa – The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year’s I’m A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall – The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities.
Melvin Odoom – The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet – the Aussie jungle.
GK Barry – The UK’s biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers.
Dean McCullough – A rising star amongst this year’s bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live.
Oti Mabuse – The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV’s Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones – The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he’s now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom Fletcher.
Jane Moore – The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge – having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane’s first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past.
Barry McGuigan – Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021: “She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache.”
Maura Higgins – The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year.
Rev. Richard Coles – Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity, and he’s ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: “Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.”