I’m A Celeb’s Aitch finally breaks silence on Shona McGarty to reveal true feelings

Rapper Aitch has confessed that despite rumours of a romance with campmate Shona McGarty the pair are simply friends who bonded over a mutual love of music

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Aitch and Shona McGarty sparked romance rumours during their stint on I’m A Celebrity(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)

Aitch has broken his silence about a potential jungle romance with Shona McGarty. Speaking after leaving the jungle, he said they bonded over music – but were just friends.

He insisted: “Obviously, I’ve not watched the show, so I don’t know what’s been put out there in any way or anything. But it was nothing like that.”

The 25 year old music artist said that Shona and him were “cut from the same cloth” and have the “same sense of humour.”

He added: “Knowing that she’s trying to come out of the jungle and pursue this music career – and me having a music career – it was just more like, there’s only really me and Martin she can speak to about certain things.

“And I think just because of my age, no one’s going to say that she had a romance with Martin. So unfortunately, I’m the next option. So romantic? No, not at all. Not at all.” Aitch said he was willing to introduce her to some of his contacts in the music industry.

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Aitch and Shona McGarty sparked romance rumours during their stint on I’m A Celebrity(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

He added: “Yes I definitely will. And that was what most of the conversations were about. I said to her: ‘You sing like a madwoman like, in a good way…..you need to go pursue it. Stop being so scared to pursue it.’

“Because at the start she was singing, and when she finished the song, she just put her hands over her face as if she got embarrassed. And I’m like, ‘You don’t need to get embarrassed. Everyone’s in awe of you when you’re singing.’

“So like, I think, 95percent of mine and Shona’s conversation is literally just about how sick of a singer she is.”

Aitch insists he is just friends with fellow campmate Shona McGarty after bonding over music(Image: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

The guessing game began after Aitch confessed his feelings about Shona to Angry Ginge admitting: “I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Shona, me.”

It led to Ant and Dec saying they were desperate for a jungle romance this year on the show.

Shona broke up with her musician fiancé, David Bracken, earlier this year. Insiders say the split is amicable, and he recently wished her all the best for the jungle on social media.

Aitch is also single after splitting with Lois Cottam before going into the Jungle.

Dec previously said he was shell-shocked by Aitch’s comments when watching the scenes shortly before they aired. He said: “This came completely out of the blue this morning.” Ant added: “It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper romance on this show. We’d love to see it….we would celebrate it.”

Ruby Wax has previously said that Aitch was not Shona’s type. She said: “He’s not her type at all. She said she likes hunky, bigger men so that she feels female, so she wasn’t on the list at all.”