I’m A Celeb viewers in tears as Oti’s husband gives her very meaningful gift in jungle surprise
I’M A Celebrity viewers were left in tears as Oti Mabuse’s husband gave her a very meaningful gift in a jungle surprise.
The emotional moment came during a special segment where the remaining six celebrities were treated to surprise visits from their loved ones.
Each reunion was packed with emotion, but it was Oti’s meeting with Marius that stood out for fans.
As Oti, 34, walked through the jungle, she was stunned to spot dancer Marius, 41, waiting for her at the creek, reaching out his arms wide, ready to lift her up into a big hug.
Oti said: “Walking through the jungle this beautiful face was the last face I expected to see but the best surprise ever.”
She told him: “You smell so good.”
And Marius had a surprise or two for Oti.
Telling her to check his pocket, she found an outfit that her baby had worn the day before.
A crying Oti hugged and smelt it, as she declared: “This is the perfect gift!”
Also to mark their ten year anniversary, Marius got her a new ring, as an excited Oti couldn’t wait to try it on.
Oti said: “This is exactly what I needed to spur me on until the end.”
As they went their separate ways, Oti gave him lots of kisses goodbye and she told him: “I love you.”
Home audiences were touched by the moment, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to share their delight.
One wrote: “Oti seeing her husband so sweet,” while another added: “Oti is so cute!”
Someone else said: “Danny and now Oti, I’m crying rivers tonight.”
A fourth concluded: “Oti and her husband, may this love find me.”
But it wasn’t Oti who was surprised with a loved one.
GK Barry was reunited with her mum Loretta, Reverend Richard Coles‘ brother Will visited him, Danny Jones was surprised by his wife Georgia and son Cooper, Alan Halsall‘s brother Stephen came to see him and Coleen Rooney was surprised by her mother Colette and sons Kai and Cass.
In last night’s episode, Oti landed herself a place in the semi-final after winning the coveted golden ticket.
The former Strictly star took on Danny, Maura and Coleen in Battle Blocks and wowed everyone with her impressive strategy.
Covered in jungle slime and fish guts, and having to put their hands into different hell holes filled with critters to find all ten battle blocks, Maura screamed, as Danny laughed his way through.
Meanwhile, Oti and Coleen both kept stealth with their game faces on.
But Oti had a different plan to the rest, putting her civil engineering degree to good use, her tactic was to lay all ten blocks out on the floor and fit them like a puzzle to determine which way round they would successfully fit in the grid.
Ant and Dec watched on saying: “That’s an interesting strategy, putting it on the floor first, even with stuff dropping down!”
With tension building, Ant said: “Ooh Coleen is so close, has she got all her blocks?” as they watched her try and assemble the blocks into her grid.
Meanwhile, Maura squealed as rotten fruit and veg dropped on her, as she shouted: “That’s enough!”
As Ant and Dec deduced: “A lot of squealing and screaming, I don’t think that’s helping her at all.”
The tension was getting to Danny, as he tried to place the blocks in the correct alignment, saying: “This is hard!”
Oti picked her blocks up off the floor, as Dec questioned: “She’s getting them off the floor, straight in. Do you think she’s done it?”
Ant replied: “It hasn’t really helped, has it? Or has it?”
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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.”
With the pressure building, Coleen, Danny, and Oti were neck and neck, all filling up their grids at a fast pace, whilst Maura hadn’t yet started putting blocks into the grid in front of her.
Suddenly Oti burst out of her gameplay area and ran to press the golden buzzer, as golden confetti burst into the air and she jumped up and down celebrating.
Dec remarked: “Oti! That was incredible!”
Ant added: “Absolutely brilliant.”
Telling them all about her tactic to lay out the blocks on the floor, her fellow celebrities clapped and congratulated her, whilst Ant said: “Work smart, not harder!”
The moment then came for Dec to hand Oti the coveted golden ticket to Cyclone, granting her immunity for the next two vote-offs, and a guaranteed place in the Celebrity Cyclone.
A very happy Oti grinned and said: “It feels amazing, I’ve got to wash my underwear more now!”
- I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues nightly at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.