‘I was unprepared for jungle life'
New UK|October 10, 2022
With rumours mounting that she's already been filming for the I'm A Celebrity All Stars show, Helen Flanagan reflects on her first stint in the jungle 10 years ago and tells us about her wedding plans
Jo Berry and Natasha Patel
‘I was unprepared for jungle life'

Helen Flanagan may be a mum of three young children, but if rumours are to be believed, she's made time in her schedule to take part in I'm A Celebrity All Stars, which will see some of our favourite celebrities from the past 20 years have another go at roughing it in the great outdoors.

The likes of Joe Swash, Myleene Klass, Georgia Toffolo, Carol Vorderman and Paul Burrell are thought to have already started filming the show in South Africa, although it won't hit our screens until next year. Last week Helen was spotted arriving back at Heathrow Airport with Carol, Paul and Dean Gaffney.

While she remains tight-lipped about her return to the jungle when she speaks to new, the 32-year-old actress recalls her first stint in the show in 2012, when she famously had to do seven Bushtucker Trials in a row.

"There were parts of the show that I loved, but obviously I really, really struggled with all the trials and the challenges when I was younger," Helen says. "I didn't have any idea what I was letting myself in for. Obviously the show was a massive show, but I was always working at Corrie, so I didn't really watch it too much or I was revising or doing exams and stuff. I didn't realise that the show would be such a challenge, so I was totally unprepared."

On top of her potential involvement in the All Star series, Helen has had her hands full arranging her wedding to footballer Scott Sinclair, who she got engaged to in 2018.

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