Kelly Brook’s plea to I’m A Celebrity viewers as she admits what’s ‘quite frightening’ about jungle stint
The former model and presenter was cruelly targeted by trolls about her appearance after landing in Australia
Kelly Brook is taking part in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!(Image: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)
Kelly Brook has shared a plea with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here viewers as she opened up about her body.
The former model and presenter was cruelly targeted by trolls about her appearance after landing at Brisbane Airport last Sunday (November 9) ahead of her stint in the jungle.
Kelly is among the ten famous faces set to take part in the ITV reality show this year, with Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly back as hosts when the show returns on Sunday (November 16).
And ahead of her first appearance in the Australian outback, the Loose Women star has urged viewers to be “accepting” of the way she looks.
Speaking to the Mirror, Kelly said: “Obviously, I am not a 20-year-old bikini model anymore. You know, life changes and your body changes.
“And I just hope people are accepting of me and how I look now, and not comparing me to how I used to look. You know, I am a very different person. I am older, but I am still strong and I am still fit, and that is the most important thing.”
Instead, she said she had “embraced” her curves. “I feel really confident,” Kelly said. “I feel like my body is in good shape. I just feel great. I am 46, I embrace my curves. I embrace my body. I ran a marathon this year….so I am proud of that.”
Kelly has been forced to address comments over her figure for years. When trolls previously accused her of being “too big”, she replied: “I’m a healthy size 12. I’m not apologising for having boobs and a bum.”
Kelly is heading into the jungle(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
But she is prepared to show them off in the famous jungle shower,after packing “plenty of swimsuits” for the famous Jungle Shower. In fact, she has even discussed it with Loose Women co-star Myleene Klass, whose white bikini went down in I’m a Celebrity history, in 2006
“Yes, Myleene did talk to me about the shower,” Kelly shared. “She said that when she arrived she did not actually have a swimsuit that was appropriate for the television… so she actually had to run out and get something.
“I think it would be very difficult to try and recreate something like that. That was fate that was meant to be, and that was her moment”
Meanwhile, Kelly admits the toughest part of being away is being separated from husband Jeremy Parisi, 40. “That is what is really quite frightening,” she said “We have been together 10 years… we do pretty much everything together.”
Their relationship was a highlight of BBC hit Race Across the World, but the experience also raised a question for Kelly.
“I wonder if I can do this on my own,” she admitted. “I relied on Jeremy so much…so when this opportunity came up, I thought, ‘You know what? I should really test myself.'”
