I’m A Celebrity viewers were left shocked on Monday when Tulisa Contostavlos was revealed as the third star to be evicted from the jungle.

And the N-Dubz singer, 36, has now talked about her co-stars played up to the cameras, as well revealing who her favourite campmate was amid rumours of a romance between her and Coronation Street‘s Alan Halsall.

Speaking to Lorraine on Monday after her exit, Tulisa said that she wants former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse to be the next Queen of the Jungle.

‘I don’t know who will win but I would love to see Oti win,’ she said, before gushing over her other friendships in the jungle. ‘Oti, Alan, Melvin, Maura – they were like my soul family in there.’

But while she said she had found ‘friendships for life’, Tulisa admitted the ‘real test starts when you’re out’.

She said: ‘You know, people for the cameras are all pally pally but it’s – will you send those text messages, will you do the four-hour drive – and so the test of the friendships begin now, or in a week’s time.’

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I’m A Celebrity viewers were left shocked on Monday when Tulisa Contostavlos was revealed as the third star to be evicted from the jungle

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And the N-Dubz singer, 36, has now revealed who her favourite campmate was – amid rumours of a romance between her and Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall

Speaking about her love for dancer Oti, Tulisa added: ‘Oti is just the most beautiful human. Really hard to come across someone so genuine, so pure, I loved her.

‘She is just pure to the bone and people like her are really hard to come across. Really special.’

Tulisa branded Alan one of her closest pals in jungle – amid rumours of a romance between the pair.

Rumours began to swirl when Tulisa first entered the jungle, which saw her jump out of a helicopter and pick Alan to complete the first challenge of the series.

Proven they are the dream team, Alan and Tulisa won the race which meant they could sleep in the hideout together as camp leaders.

For more than three days the duo spent some alone time and slept in luxury, a short distance away from their camp mates.

Tulisa’s best friend also hinted at a romance between the pair, admitting she’d ‘love to find the one’ after the singer claimed on the show she’s been celibate for three years.

The singer, who was widely tipped to reach the latter stages of this year’s competition, was a surprise choice for elimination ahead of bookies favourites Barry McGuigan, Alan Halsall and Melvin Odoom.

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Speaking to Lorraine on Monday after her exit, Tulisa said that she wants former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse to be the next Queen of the Jungle

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‘I don’t know who will win but I would love to see Oti win,’ she said, before gushing over her other friendships in the jungle

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‘Oti, Alan, Melvin, Maura – they were like my soul family in there,’ Tulisa added – but while she said she had found ‘friendships for life’, Tulisa admitted the ‘real test starts when you’re out’ (Pictured left with Melvin and right with Maura)

Leaving the jungle to join hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, she said: ‘I’m not going to lie, it is tough in there.’

Asked what she learnt about herself during her time on the show, she added: ‘I don’t know, I guess just stay strong with your convictions and remain you.’

While Tulisa found herself in the bottom two with Oti Mabuse, she insisted the professional dancer is still her winner.

‘She is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met in my life,’ she said. ‘She is my soul sister.’

Appearing on spin-off show I’m A Celeb Unpacked after her eviction the star discussed her time in the competition as she reflected on the awful Fright Bus challenge.

She explained: ‘I knew after the night bus they had rumbled me as a screamer, I had seven huntsman spiders on me at one point.’

Adding that she forgot she was even on TV at times she continued: ‘I think I was completely myself, I just did me and I was completely relaxed by the end of it.

‘I forgot I was on a TV show.

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Tulisa branded Alan one of her closest pals in jungle – amid rumours of a romance between the pair

The singer also teased N-Dubz will be back with another new tour in the near future as she confessed she hates hearing her voice.

Tulisa was heard singing several times in camp, but she admitted: ‘Aw no you heard me sing. I hate my voice! But we’re coming back with a new tour very soon.’

Getting stuck into the Bushtucker Trials during her time in camp, Tulisa and Reverend Richard Coles were left ‘shedding tears’ while eating dishes that taste like ‘a volcano of death’ during the Jungle TV Dinners challenge on Saturday.

Dished varied from names such as ‘Love Eye-land’, ‘Britain’s Snot talent’, ‘Reek-y blinders’, ‘Made in Hell-Sea’ and ‘Line of Booty’ on the menu in the horrific trial.

The rapper was left shedding tears while Rev Richard described a dish as ‘death and then a volcano of death in your mouth’.

While Tulisa took her eviction well, her army of fans reacted poorly to the decision as they took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter , shortly after her name was announced.

In a series of furious tweets viewers blasted the show, with some accusing ITV producers of orchestrating her exit to allow others a better chance of winning.

‘This is beyond fixed… our Tulisa is braver than the marines omg I am fuming at this!!!!!!’ raged one. ‘She deserved to win out of everyone in there it’s bloody cruel.’

A second added: ‘What’s wrong with the public? Tulisa should still be in there.’

Elsewhere, a third added: ‘Tulisa is my winner. She doesn’t care about screen-time, she’s there to change the cruel media narrative that’s been around for years.

‘The hate she gets for her face, without anyone trying to understand what she’s gone through is disgusting.’

Another raged: ‘WE LOST TULISA THIS EARLY ON??!!’

Meanwhile another fan wrote: ‘i refuse to believe that she got less votes than melvin’