GK Barry and Alan Halsall have become the latest stars leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in yet another shock double vote off.
The TikTok star, 25, was surprised by girlfriend Ella Rutherford and the couple shared a kiss on the famous bridge, after weeks of pining for a ‘snog’ from her partner.
She told hosts Ant and Dec: ‘I can’t believe I’ve looked like that on national TV, for several days. It was worse than I expected, I thought it would just be tanning and having a good time. That was hell, i wouldn’t put my worst enemy through that but the people in there were amazing so that made it great’.
‘I feel so much more comfortable in myself, being me, i fell like I’ve found myself in Thailand one of those ones – that will last a week.
GK, whose real name in Grace Keeling, formed an unlikely friendship in the Jungle with Reverand Richard Coles, 62, and discussing their bond admitted: ‘I usually eat when I’m bored so those things were hard, until Richard came in and then I was never bored.
‘I’m a potty mouth vile person and when he came in I thought we’re not going to click here. But he’s more dirty than me, I was shocked that we got on so well, he’s my favourite person.
GK Barry and Alan Halsall have become the latest stars leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in yet another shock double vote off
‘He thinks he can save me and I think I can save him, it’s a two way system. He’s taking me to the opera, I’m taking him to get a vaggazle.
Before gushing: ‘The first thing I’m doing is giving Ella big snog and eating a bacon role.
She previously told Richard that she used to be religious, and spoke about going to a religious camp when she was younger, where there were men telling her not to have sex before she was married.
Grace then said that even at 13, she thought: ‘Well, that’s not gonna happen. I see my future and it involves scissoring now.’
Richard asked Grace what scissoring is, which she chose not to explain to him in detail, but did tell him it was something that lesbians do.
He then started making jokes about the ‘sizzling scissoring sisterhood’, and the pair collapsed into giggles.
GK admitted in the Bush Telegraph: ‘I came into this jungle, maybe not knowing who I would gel with or who I would be close with in here and never in a million years if you told me that I would be getting on best with a reverend would I have believed you.
‘But, he is honestly… I think he might be my favourite person in here.’
Meanwhile Coronation Street star Alan said about his own time in the jungle : ‘I’ve learnt that I should put myself out there more, I can make friends’.
‘I was trying to get it through to other people to enjoy it, and crack on, when else are you going to be in the Jungle in the middle of Australia. You won’t believe it but back at home I won’t pick up a spider. But here one crawled across my face and another jumped in my mouth and I didn’t bat an eyelid’.
He went on: ‘Clearly I get emotional talking about my daughter, but the hardest thing also was boredom. Even though it’s only weeks, it’s very intense and when you see a loved one, it’s grabs your throat that emotion.
‘The first thing I could ask is is Sienna happy, is she happy watching daddy. I think Danny will win it, but I think for Oti it would be for her great to win for her career.’
While in the Jungle, Alan was embroiled in a row with the Radio 1 star, Dean McCullough, who aggressively accused the actor of not being patient enough after waking him up to do chores.
Dean grabbed Alan’s shoulder and said: ‘Listen to me. If you’re gonna wake me up, you need to give me a minute, alright? It takes a couple of minutes for my contact lenses to get back working again, alright, so you don’t need to turn around to me and say “Do you not fancy it, Ok?” And then turn around and walk away.’
The soap star held his tongue and his brother, Stephen, later told MailOnline, ‘He handled it so well, I would have said a lot more.’
The actor divorced his former Coronation Street co-star, Lucy-Jo Hudson, who played Katy Harris, in 2018, and together they share 11-year-old daughter Sienna-Rae who has reportedly ‘loved watching’ her father on the show.
During Tuesday’s I’m A Celeb Alan told Dean McCullough about his split, Alan said: ‘Lucy left Corrie in about 2005, then we got married in 2009. We then split up after Sienna was born.
‘I love what I’ve got, even now I’m on my own, I love it when it’s me and Sienna and that’ll change I’m sure, that’ll be different at some point but I’ve never done dating apps.’
Ms Hudson told her Instagram followers that same evening, ‘Myself and [Partner Lewis Devine] will be sat down with Sienna watching the jungle. We wish him nothing but the best.’
‘We are going to be there for Sienna supporting her throughout this journey because, yes, she’s going to miss her dad. He’s in her life all the time, so this is quite a strange thing.’
I’M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP
OTI MABUSE
Oti Mabuse has already two Strictly glitterballs under her belt
AGE: 34
OCCUPATION: Professional dancer
FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020.
DANNY JONES
Danny Jones is one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s I’m A Celeb
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: McFly singer
FAMOUS FOR: Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly.
He is also a coach on The Voice UK.
BARRY MCGUIGAN
Former boxer Barry McGuigan is heading into the jungle
AGE: 63
OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer
FAMOUS FOR: Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 to 1986.
GK BARRY
GK Barry is a TikTok star who recently joined the ITV family on Loose Women
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: TikTok star
FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel.
DEAN MCCULLOUGH
ITV bosses are hoping Dean McCullough will ruffle feathers in the camp
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Radio 1 DJ
FAMOUS FOR: Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I’m A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views.
Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot.
JANE MOORE
Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Journalist
FAMOUS FOR: Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002.
She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.
Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow.
MELVIN ODOOM
Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021
AGE: 44
OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter
FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute.
He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016.
COLEEN ROONEY
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: WAG
FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy.
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history, exceeding Nigel Farage’s £1.5million from last year.
ALAN HALSALL
Alan Halsall is best known for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street
AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I’m A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery.
Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap.
TULISA
Tulisa is making her career comeback after reuniting with N-Dubz last year
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge
FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007.
In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss.
She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year.
REVEREND RICHARD COLES
Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Writer, broadcaster and priest
FAMOUS FOR: Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest.
He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards.
MAURA HIGGINS
Maura is best known for her stint on Love Island UK in 2019
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: TV Personality
FAMOUS FOR: Maura is an Irish television personality, television presenter and model.
She rose to prominence in 2019, when she was a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2 reality series Love Island.
