Singer and I’m A Celebrity star Tulisa Contostavlos has explained why her young romance didn’t work with bandmate Fazer

Tulisa Contostavlos says N-Dubz bandmate Fazer was “the person that loved me” and he is the one memorable romantic relationship she had growing up.

I’m A Celebrity star Tulisa has given an in-depth interview discussing her rollercoaster life including caring for her sick mum growing up and also discussing her early relationships with men. Looking back she says Fazer is the “only one who means something”.

The singer said: “My safe space was Fazer, like my safety blanket. He was the person that loved me, he was the only person that deserved it, because that is real. That’s real to this day.

“We love each other like family. It doesn’t matter if it’s not romantic anymore. That’s my family, that’s my soul family and the person that I’ve become doesn’t want anyone in my life other than my soul family, especially not when it comes to intimacy. He’s the only person, looking back that means something now.”

Tulisa, 36, became famous in 2008 with her band N-Dubz. N-Dubz – made up of Tulisa, her cousin Dappy and ex Fazer – enjoyed success with Top 10 singles and albums and were signed to the US label Def Jam by 2010. They released another album in 2022 and sold out London’s O2 for four nights last year on tour.

Asked why it didn’t work with Fazer longer term, Tulisa added: “We just were incompatible. There’s a lot of love there. I feel as if it was inevitable. You have two people that are so close, they’re like family close, they’re like friendship close and they have an attraction there and they’re constantly around each other. They can’t get away from each other. It’s inevitable, so we just had to go through it to grow through it. But after being in a relationship we’re very different human beings, very, very different, and that’s really what it comes down to.”