Ashley couldn’t unlock a way to safety in the keys challenge(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Ashley Roberts left camp disappointed after failing an I’m A Celebrity challenge – and admitted she was backing Adam Thomas in his row with Jimmy Bullard.
The 44-year-old Pussycat Doll singer and radio DJ, was sent home after being the slowest camp mate to complete a game called Keys to Success.
After hugging campmates she walked out and was asked by Ant and Dec about the spat between Jimmy and Adam. She said of Jimmy: “I don’t know what was going on in his head. But it didn’t feel fair on Adam. Just get in there and get a bit filthy.”
In an exit interview back at the hotel she also reflected on her own exit and added: “As much as I’m bummed to be going out, making it so close to the final four, I feel like I’ve done myself proud. I got my hands dirty, faced some fears, met some amazing new people, walking away with memories for life.”
Ashley was happy with her performance on the show second time around(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
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Praising her camp mates she said they had bonded so they could discuss almost any topic including personal ones.
She said: “Honey, there was a wide spectrum of convos. We went from light-hearted, silly, goofy stuff to, you know, really deep-rooted, human experience stuff that we all have gone through. Sometimes it’s scary to be vulnerable but you realise that when you share, we’re all going through something. Everyone has a story and nobody gets out unscathed.”
Having previously competed in 2012 she added: “It’s been fourteen years. I’ve been through a lot of different life experiences since, some good, some bad. So, walking in with a different head on my shoulders, really wanting to prove to myself that I could do it. The camp was cool. I loved that waterfall. That was so magical.”
Asked what made this second time better than the first, she said: “I think proving to myself [I could do it]. To reignite that empowered feeling within me is exciting. Also friendship. I made some friendships in the last one, but these feel even more deep rooted. I feel like I’m really going to be hanging out with everybody on the other side.”
Ashley praised Mo’s cooking for really helping the celebs enjoy their time in South Africa and insisted David Haye had “a good heart”.
But she saved her biggest compliment for new close friend Scarlett Moffatt. She said: “Me and Scar became little bush sisters. We’d give a little look and knew what each other were thinking.
“We just had each other’s back throughout it all. This Legends series was not a joke. It was really, really tough, so it was good to have really amazing, beautiful humans to lean on.”
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