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Alex Scott and Jess Glynne looked every inch the loved-up pair as they said an emotional goodbye before the former footballer jets to Australia.
The sports presenter, 41, is set to appear in the upcoming series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! which will air its first episode on Sunday evening.
And Alex’s supportive girlfriend Jess, 36, was at Heathrow Airport in London to wave her off ahead of her gruelling jungle stint.
Alex and singer Jess, who have been together since 2023, were snapped with their arms wrapped around each other as they said farewell before the flight.
Typically, contestants loved one’s are there to greet them when they leave the show, but it seems Alex took the initial flight on her own.
Alex was wearing a brown tracksuit with an orange stripe, which she teamed with a pair of stylish shades and white trainers.
Telly presenter and former footballer Alex, 41, has had a successful career on the pitch playing for the likes of Arsenal, Birmingham City and Great Britain and has since become a very popular pundit.
When she was revealed as a campmate, a source told The Sun: ‘Alex loves pushing herself out of her comfort zone and where better to do it than the jungle?
‘The public know her as a sportswoman and a serious broadcaster so she thinks she can show people a side to her that they’ve never seen before.
‘Alex is game for anything and is a tough cookie so she’s ready for anything that gets thrown at her — literally.’
Meanwhile, Manchester-based rapper, Aitch and Angry Ginge were seen in Brisbane Airport ahead of this year’s I’m A Celebrity.
Aitch, 25, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, arrived Down Under wearing a full black and white Adidas tracksuit, insisting that he was in Australia on ‘tour’ as the contestants still cannot confirm they are going into the Jungle.
The Rain rapper told the Daily Mail: ‘I was gonna say that I’ll miss the rain in the UK but it’s raining here so nothing’s changed much.
‘I’ve been to Australia plenty of times, I love it over here. I don’t mind snakes, snake on toast.’
The artist who hails from New Moston in Manchester revealed that he was going to miss his little sister, Gracie, who has Down Syndrome, ‘Even though she’s a little s*** I’m still going to miss her.’
And then in a message to his fans, he said: ‘I want to shout them all out and say that I’ll be back home soon and if I’m not then someone needs to have a word.’
Elsewhere Angry Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, was also seen arriving at Brisbane Airport.
Aitch will join the likes of Kelly Brook, Shona McGarty, Lisa Riley, AngryGinge and Martin Kemp in the Jungle for the show’s 25th series.
The BRIT Award winner will follow in the footsteps of fellow rapper Tinchie Stryder, who appeared on the show 11 years ago.
Aitch, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, has had nine top 10 hits and became a viral sensation after he struck up a very close connection with YouTube creator Amelia Dimoldenberg, when the pair met on her Chicken Shop series.
Despite neither of the pair ever confirming the relationship, Amelia did appear in his Baby video, appearing as his date, which sent fans into a frenzy.
Aitch who is from Manchester, won the British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act at The Brits in 2023 and has over six million followers across all his social platforms and YouTube.
It’s this broad following and the fact he is younger which is thought to have had an appeal on ITV bosses.
It comes after Ant and Dec kicked back in a pair of jungle-themed pyjamas as the I’m A Celebrity contestants started to arrive in Australia ahead of the new series.
The ITV show returns on Sunday with a host of new celebrities braving the creep crawlies in the jungle.
And the hosting duo are taking it easy before the series kicks off, with the pair seen sporting jungle-themed pyjamas.
In a snap shared on Instagram on Sunday, Ant was seen wearing crocodile slippers while Dec opted for dark green crocs covered in insects.
‘If anybody needs us, we’ll just be waiting here until 16th November… #ImACeleb,’ they captioned the snap.
Kelly was the first star to touch down in Australia on Sunday ahead of the series, soon followed by Lisa Riley. EastEnders’ star Shona McGarty arrived later that night.
Model and actress Kelly, 45, was the first to arrive as she looked very glamorous in a £250 yellow and orange dress from Louisa Ballou – which she proudly said was like ‘the Australian sunset’.
She told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m just here to visit my Auntie Sheila’ as celebrities are not allowed to confirm whether they are appearing on the ITV show yet.
When asked what she would miss most about the UK, she said: ‘My dog Teddy and my husband Jeremy.
‘But I’m looking forward to surfing and seeing my distant cousin I’ve not seen for a long time and the Koalas and Kangaroos of course. I’m not sure about sleeping under the stars, I’m hoping she has a spare room.’
Meanwhile Emmerdale star Lisa, who has played Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap for 11 years, was the second contestant to arrive in Australia as she declared: ‘We did “Dingle Down Under” many years ago, so it’s only fair that we do it again.’
