I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2019 star Jacqueline Jossa has weighed in on what her EastEnders pals will think of her in the jungle.
The 27-year-old portrayed Lauren Branning in the BBC One soap for eight years, departing her role back in 2018, and she reckons her former co-stars "are going to be shocked" when they see her on the upcoming reality show.
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"It's going to be so difficult going in as me and that's definitely going to be the hardest part," she began. "I have never done a show where I have been myself. And I am also scared of everything – especially spiders! They are the worst, there will be tears!
"My old colleagues on EastEnders are going to be shocked. I don't think they can imagine me in there. I don't like creatures. It is not my thing."
The soap star elaborated on the challenges she's facing: "I have also never done rock climbing, jumped out of a plane or camped in my life. I am not that kind of girl.
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"But having said all that, I am really excited. This is something completely different and it's going to be a totally new experience."
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