I thought the jungle might help me heal but I had such bad anxiety

TULISA Contostavlos says she suffered a secret anxiety attack in the I'm A Celebrity camp and left for the UK after telling ITV she felt like she was "having a breakdown" by staying in Australia.

- MARK JEFFERIES, GEMMA CALVERT

The 36-year-old singer and former X Factor judge speaks bravely and honestly in an emotional podcast interview this weekend.

Fans listening will get the full story of her life, including the latest chapter from the jungle and what really happened during the aftermath.

Tulisa had gone into I'm A Celebrity hoping it would be part of her "healing journey" and would function "like therapy" after a tough time.

But the show was harder than she realised and she even considered quitting.

The Strong Again star says: "I had night terrors for the first four days. I was waking up out of my sleep, and I was having anxiety attacks. Those parts not everyone knows, so it wasn't completely smooth sailing for me at all." She dug deep to carry on, she reveals, adding: "I have a great poker face. I really can turn it on and especially when I'm faced with adversity.

"The last thing I wanted to do was go in there and be the hot mess. So if anything. I'm going to be the biggest soldier there is... I'm going to look like a warrior, because that is what I do. I might sit and cry under the sleeping bag who I am." that's also a part of her her Despite bravado, emotions did get the better of her a fact she tried to hide.