I’m A Celeb’s Fleur East reveals she and King Harry Redknapp are ‘like family’

Their friendship has blossomed outside of the jungle

Harry Redknapp & Fleur East

by Emma Dodds |
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This year's series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! was one of the best in the show's history. Although there wasn't quite as much drama as normal, viewers loved watching the campmates bond throughout their three weeks in the jungle, and plenty of them have kept in touch back home too.

Of course, no-one was surprised when footballing legend Harry Redknapp took the crown, and the 71-year-old was popular in the jungle too - making friends with each of the other campmates.

One person that Harry became particularly close to in the jungle was singer Fleur East, who has revealed that they have become "like family" since leaving Australia.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, she said, "We’ve come from similar backgrounds growing up in the east end, humble beginnings and then we’ve faced dreams that have been so big and so outside of where we’ve come from. We had that in common and we spoke a lot about remaining humble and always remembering where you’ve come from."

Fleur added that she had received some lovely comments about being a role model for young children. She said, "It’s nice that I’ve got that far because there are parents that come up to me and say, 'My kids have the same hair as you and they’ve always wanted to straighten it' or 'Seeing you in the jungle with your hair and you embraced it, now my kid wants to wear her hair natural', it’s amazing and really cool to have that and be an inspiration in those ways.

"For me, it’s not a conscious thing necessarily but I think it’s really positive because I can have the conversation and hope to change that view and those stereotypes."

Refresh your memory of Harry Redknapp's best one-liners from I'm A Celeb 2018...

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I'm A Celebrity 2018 Harry Redknapp's best one-liners stacked

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His hilarious joke about being a football manager

Oh Harry, you joker!

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When he rapped with Fleur East and Malique Thompson-Dwyer

After a brief discussion about grinding, Harry, Fleur and Malique made up a rap after asking which car Harry drives - and the results were BRILLIANT.

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When he was SUPER blunt about Malique's departure

Obviously, he wasn't being mean about Malique - he just meant that they'd most likely be seeing each other in a matter of days!

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When he spoke about the time he ran Sandra over

Harry unfortunately wasn't being super observant two years ago, and told his campmates, "I used to think I was a good driver but I had a nightmare and ran over my wife one day. She got out the car and I thought she'd crossed the road and I pulled forward and she fell into the road and a bus stopped literally yards away and the most amazing part of the story probably, my grand-daughter is sitting on top of the bus and sees all of this. Unreal."

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When the campmates got split into teams

His competitive nature came out when they got split into teams, and he became one of the Roos.

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When Noel had to hold a yabby in his mouth

During the Fall of Emperor Noel Bushtucker trial, Harry and Noel had to take it in turns to hold creatures in their mouths - and when Noel held a yabby in his mouth, Harry couldn't control himself, and yelled, "YABBA DABBA DOOOO."

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When he had some words of comfort for Fleur East

Before Fleur took on the Gore Seasons Pizza Bushtucker trial, Harry had his very own unique way of comforting her.

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When he had some thoughts about Fleur's music

In the Jungle Arms, the campmates took part in a little karaoke, when Fleur's song 'Sax' came on and they all tried to learn her dance routine. Harry wasn't convinced.

Fleur East has just released her brand new single, 'Favourite Thing' - hear it below!

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