Tulisa won’t appear on the finale of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here after she arrived back home in England on the eve of the show

Tulisa Contostavlos has returned to the UK after exiting the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here jungle.

The N-Dubz star, 36, made the surprise dash home to Blighty instead of staying to appear on the finale of the hit ITV series. The former X Factor judge has now arrived back home in Manchester, using a private terminal in an airport to avoid being pictured.

Tulisa was voted off on Monday night’s ITV show and has been the centre of attention ever since. A spokesperson for Tulisa informed the Mirror about her early UK return while the other evictees get ready for this weekend’s finale, citing “welfare reasons” for the move

There were whispers of a major clash between Tulisa and her close mate Michelle McKenna, which the statement put to rest. Tulisa herself countered these claims asserting she had “no issue” with Michelle or Daniel Johnson, who came down under to support her.

Tulisa was evicted from I’m A Celebrity earlier this week ( 
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Tulisa Contostavlos and pal Michelle ( 
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Her spokesperson clarified on Thursday: “There has been absolutely no fall out between Tulisa and her best friend Michelle. They haven’t argued once since Tulisa left the jungle. Michelle in fact travelled back to London with Tulisa.” They continued, denouncing the tale as a complete fabrication that wasn’t even vetted by Tulisa’s team before hitting press. This story has been completely fabricated and wasn’t even sent to Tulisa’s team for a chance to comment prior to publication. The decision for Tulisa to return home to the UK was agreed to by the production for welfare reasons.”

It was previously reported that all campmates typically attend the crowning of the King or Queen of the Jungle. However, a source stated that there is no ill will towards Tulisa for not being present. This comes after Tulisa shared a video message explaining that she felt “a little bit overwhelmed” following her departure from the show. In the video, she addressed removing I’m A Celebrity posts from her Instagram page, which had been managed by Michelle while she was away.

Tulisa said: “Hey guys. I’m just doing a little video to clear a few things up. When I first came out of the jungle, I felt fine first of all and then that evening, my friends went to bed and I was on my Instagram, just trying to have a casual scroll at some funny stuff.”
“I was getting a lot of attention, a lot of bombarding – in all the most positive way, but because it’s been a bit of a while for me, I can get overwhelmed quite easily and I just started to feel a little bit overwhelmed. And I was like, do you know what? I need to just take a little bit of time for me and just chill. This is all just feeling a bit much at the moment.”

The star candidly shared on social media: “I’m just going to archive all my stuff to do with the jungle and then, when the time is right and I’ve had time to process, I’m going to make my own reels of my best bits that I really like. Because remember, I haven’t been doing my Instagrams. The way it’s being posted and all the random stuff is not how I would do my Insta – I would have one or two really good reels relating to the jungle and bringing my time together there.”

She continued to explain her feelings, saying, “But I just really wanted to clear up the reasons why that I did that and just be honest – it’s OK to feel a little bit overwhelmed. I’ve been out of the spotlight for a long time and I’m still trying to overcome those things, I’ve got my demons. It doesn’t mean I’m going to hide behind a rock for another ten years it just means I need a little bit of time to process it and get right with my thoughts. Thank you to ITV and I’m A Celeb for being really understanding. Mental health is really important and I am super grateful for the love and support that I’ve had.”

She added, “I’ve just felt overwhelmed. I’m an introvert, guys – I’ve been in the jungle with people I’d only just met for two and a half weeks straight and then I’ve come out and I’ve received loads and loads of attention and I’m like, ‘whoa – this is a lot! ‘ and I just need a bit of time.”