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ALAN Halsall has revealed all about his Jungle campmates following his eviction from I’m A Celebrity.
The Coronation Street legend, 42, was eliminated from the jungle in sixth place on Friday evening.
But during his 21 days in the camp, Alan – who plays Tyrone Dobbs on the soap – formed bonds with fellow stars including Wag Coleen Rooney and McFly singer Danny Jones.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday in Australia, hours after leaving the jungle, Alan gives us his assessment of each of his campmates here.
“Coleen is just a very, very genuine person. You can tell she is a great mother. Steel goes through her.
‘She has humour, very northern traditional values and morals, very similar to mine.
“She can be quite… I wouldn’t say shy, but she can be quite reserved until she knows it’s her time.”
“Richard was probably the biggest surprise for me. I didn’t know Richard that well before.
‘I’d seen the bits of Strictly and other things like that.
“You see his bad humor, and the things he says are sometimes quite outrageous.
“But he says it with that ironic tone, that sparkle in his eye, and again, he has great stories.
‘It’s like he’s already lived four or five lives. He has great stories and he tells them in the most humorous way.
“Tulisa was clearly my boss and leader from the start and we had our own little room at the top of the camp.
“We built a very, very close relationship there, because Tulisa liked to be involved in the camp and in the chat, but also because she loved her own time.
“It was nice that we had those conversations together and it is incredible to hear Tulisa’s stories.
“So it was really nice getting to know Tulisa because there were a lot of times when it was just me and her talking in the Leaders’ Lodge, so it felt very personal.”
“Danny was just brilliant. Danny has all those talents.
“For someone like me, I look at him and think, ‘Typical.’ He’s good looking, he’s a rock star, he plays guitar, he sings great, he writes songs, he’s funny.’
“He is the man you just want to have a beer with every day. I could go for a beer with Danny any day of the week and I would be happy, smile and have a great night.
“Oti is a smile for days, passion, love, just enthusiasm.
“Oti’s hugs are like no hug you’ve ever had.
“She squeezes and she’s in and you just feel that passion from Oti.”
“Jane is a super hard worker.
“She was the first one up in the morning to fix the fires, a super hard worker.
“She talked all the time about her daughters, who I know are here… that caring, motherly nature of hers, and that came across in the camp.
“But she also has great stories, super intellectual, so you can have really great conversations with her.
“I’m probably surprised, because you think about that journalistic talent she has, ‘Oh, am I opening up too much?’
“But none of that was the case with Jane.”
“Maura has that wicked sense of humor, that tongue, that thrashing.
“We shot back and forth at each other and we absolutely loved it.
“Probably like a big brother, you know, I say something and she chips back. But her humor was fantastic.”
“GK is definitely my humor.
“Where no one should go, GK goes. And we moved on.
“Since GK was the youngest person in camp, I think I got along with her so well this year.
“But that was very early. I kept making lame jokes and she said, “Oh my, I have terrible dad jokes on me all the time.”
“And our humor, I think, really brought us together.”
“Barry was brilliant.
“Barry’s stories, especially about boxing, are so intriguing.
“The amazing thing about Barry is he has an incredible memory, like, ‘Yes, in 1987 I was in the second round and it was one minute and thirty seconds in the second round’… and you think, ‘How are you doing? with you?’ Remember all those crazy statistics?’
“But his boxing career was so great.
“Even now, talking about his sons and his family – but his son is now a coach and he experiences all that – is fascinating for someone like me as a sports fan.”
“The coolest guy. Literally the coolest guy.
“Because there were so many big personalities in it and stuff like that, Melvin was cold.
“Melvin was the guy who would just sit in the corner and you could have a nice ten minute chat with Melvin and he was really relaxed.
“But what a cool guy. And I’m like, ‘Please teach me how to be cool.’”
“The only word I can use for Dean is energy.
“When he was in camp, he was singing in the morning and dancing in the morning
“He said, ‘BANG!’ He was like a battery. He has targeted everyone.
“His energy and his enthusiasm for everything… when Dean left camp, you could feel it because his energy was so high.”
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