Tulisa nowhere to be seen as axed pal Melvin enters hotel – hours after deleting I’m A Celeb posts & snubbing spin-off
THE mystery over Tulisa Contostavlos’ I’m A Celeb exit deepened today after she failed to greet axed pal Melvin Odoom.
Their fellow evictees Jane Moore and Dean McCullough, plus the other celebs’ friends and family, cheered as Melvin arrived at their hotel after being evicted.
Jane and Dean hugged Melvin as he entered the lobby of the JW Marriott in Surfers Paradise, Australia.
But Tulisa, 36, was nowhere to be seen – a day after she deleted all traces of her time in camp from her social media.
Her pals Michelle McKenna and Daniel Johnson were also absent – despite having greeted the other celebs.
After her exit, Tulisa then failed to appear on ITV2 spin-off show Unpacked – which ITV said was for “personal reasons”.
But a source insisted there is “no bad blood” between Tulisa and ITV.
They told The Sun: “The situation will become clear soon.”
The N-Dubz singer appeared to take the result well and spoke highly of her campmates in her exit interview with hosts Ant and Dec.
But after regaining control of her phone, Tulisa wasted little time removing the jungle-themed posts that had been shared by her team during her time in the jungle.
Eagle-eyed fans also spotted that she doesn’t follow Barry McGuigan on Instagram – the only campmate she isn’t digital friends with.
A source said: “Tulisa was in high spirits when she left the set, but something appears to have happened that’s left her raging.
“She wasn’t in a great mood for her post-show interviews and appears to be already distancing herself from the programme. It’s all a bit of a mystery at the moment.”
Tulisa decided not to appear on Unpacked, with show host Joel Dommett announcing the line-up change at the top of the show.
Former campmate Jill Scott starred, along with family members of remaining campmates.
A spokesman for ITV said Tulisa missed the show for “personal reasons” and there are rumours circulating she is preparing to fly home early.
She hasn’t been seen since her appearance on Lorraine in which she opened up about her time in the jungle.
Tulisa said she has “friends for life” but that not all her campmates were genuine.
The former X Factor judge said: “I feel like I have with some of them. I think they will be friends for life.
“But a lot of people for the cameras were being very pally pally but the real test will be when everyone is out.
“Will they make the effort to send texts in the group chat? Will they do the four-hour drives to see each other? We’ll see.”
One strong friendship Tulisa made was with professional dancer Oti Mabuse.
She also revealed that she’d like to see Alan Halsall, Maura Higgins and Melvin Odoom join Oti in the final four.
I'm A Celeb 2024 - late entries
MAURA Higgins is a late entry to I'm A Celeb 2024. Yet who is joining her?
2019 Love Island star Maura, 33, will be a late entry to the jungle line-up.
She will head into the I’m A Celeb camp, along with the Reverend Richard Coles, 62.
The duo will join the likes of Coleen Rooney, Barry McGuigan and Danny Jones in Ant and Dec’s jungle camp a week into this year’s star-spangled series.
Yet initially the duo will have their own private base – and a secret mission – before heading into the main compound Down Under.
Maura has already described the jungle as “hell.”
Meanwhile Richard, who has starred on Strictly, has confessed his biggest “fear.”