IT WAS DIFFICULT PROTECTING MY MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CASTLE

SHE WAS THE LAST WOMAN STANDING ON THIS YEAR'S I'M A CELEBRITY... GET ME OUT OF HERE! AND NOW FRANKIE BRIDGE CAN'T WAIT FOR A NORMAL CHRISTMAS WITH HER FAMILY

- SAMUEL MCMANUS-MAXWELL

Over the past month, we’ve watched Frankie Bridge battle Bushtucker Trials, open up about her mental health struggles and face her fears in the I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! castle. So when we sit down with the 32-year-old just days after she returned home to her husband Wayne, 41, and sons Parker, eight, and Carter, six, it’s like catching up with an old friend.

Brimming with excitement about her time in Wales with fellow campmates and new pals Simon Gregson, David Ginola and King of the Castle Danny Miller, the former Saturdays singer tells us she is looking forward to spending quality time with her family over the festive period.

“It will be nice and hectic, just how I like it,” she chuckles as she details her Christmas plans. “It’s my favourite time of year.”

Here, Loose Women panellist Frankie opens up on the highs and lows of her time in the castle, her emotional reunion with her sons and why she never makes New Year’s resolutions...

Hi Frankie! Congratulations on making the I’m A Celebrity final! Did you surprise yourself at how far you got?

Definitely! I went into the show with no expectations, and once the girls started getting eliminated, we were pretty much going one by one. When I made it into the final four, I thought I would be leaving instead of David so I was so shocked when I didn’t.

Wayne took part in the show in 2016, but you placed higher than him. Have you been rubbing it in?

100%. He’s taking it like a champ though! While he was watching it at home he was so proud. He’s happy for me to take this one. He wins at everything else!