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Tulisa Contostavlos was absent for Melvin Odoom’s return to the hotel in which evicted campmates and their friends and family reunion gather to cheer
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I’m a Celeb: Melvin Odoom arrives at hotel after being evicted
Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has missed Melvin Odoom’s friends and family reunion in the hotel as the mystery deepens over her absence.
The singer had earlier failed to show up on spin-off show Unpacked. And now she wasn’t present for the daily gathering in the foyer of the JW Marriott Hotel, on the Gold Coast, which is filmed by ITV and attended by evicted celebs and their loved ones.
However it’s understood there is “no bad blood” between her and ITV, or her campmates. One source said the situation would become clear soon. Both Jane Moore and Dean McCullough were inside the hotel to greet Melvin after he became the fourth person to leave the Jungle.
Also absent were Tulisa’s two friends who flew into the jungle to support her. Tulisa had previously said how Melvin was part of her “soul family”. It comes after Tulisa promptly deleted all references to the programme on her social media channels in the wake of being voted off the show on Monday night.
She was expected to be on the spin-off show the following day. But addressing the cameras, Joel revealed: “Unfortunately we don’t have Tulisa on the show today.” A show source later told the Mirror her absence was due to “personal reasons”. The evicted celebs are expected to remain at the hotel until the wrap party the following Monday evening. They fly home on the Tuesday.
They take part in filming commitments at the hotel, while getting all their expenses and accommodation taken care of by ITV. Tulisa’s absence comes after she didn’t do any press interviews, other than a Lorraine chat, which contractually she has to do. On the show Tulisa opened up about being celibate for three year and also came out as demisexual.
Joel’s comments about Tulisa’s absence sparked a frenzy of speculation on social media – with many questioning where the N-Dubz icon was. One wrote on X: “Where’s Tulisa? Exclusive interview elsewhere? #ImaCeleb #unpacked.”
Ant and Dec also refused to address questions as to Tulisa’s absence on their daily jungle club show on Instagram. Dozens of viewers sent questions about Tulisa into the pair in the hope they would answer, but they chose to ignore them.
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