Nella Rose responds to claims ITV bosses stepped in over ugly Fred Sirieix row

06 December 2023 , 19:00

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Nella Rose responds to claims ITV bosses stepped in over ugly Fred Sirieix row

Nella Rose has insisted her and Fred Sirieix are now friends and said their relationship was "like a sibling rivalry".

The YouTube star, 26, was the second person to leave camp and took a day out to relax before speaking about her jungle experience. She rowed with Fred when he said he was old enough to be her dad, which struck a nerve as her dad had died.

Nella said: "I do feel like my emotions were heightened because we were in such an enclosed environment. But we blessed it over. We actually have some good memories me and Fred – winning the basketball championship, being dunked in ice and walking home like frozen ice. Honestly my disagreements with Fred are things we laugh about now. It brought a lot of entertainment.

"Being bored in that camp – the disagreements is giving EastEnders. It’s like bickering siblings me and Fred. You’ll see us bicker and see us be friends. It was like a sibling rivalry, the two Frenchies."

Nella and Fred famously clashed early in the 2023 contest (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Reports suggested after the row producers stepped in and warned her about the public reaction to the argument. But Nella said: "Producers didn’t tell me a thing. It’s just life in camp. You’re all alone, just together in there. As time goes by you bless things over.

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"Fred isn’t a bad person, neither am I, we just got into a very heated back and forth where my triggers were triggered. Any dad joke is very triggering for me as my dad was my best friend and I lost him quite recently in 2020. I don’t deal well with dad jokes and I take them to heart. But we blessed it over. But me and Fred are cool, we’re literally the Frenchies."

Reflecting on her time in camp, outspoken Nella says she wanted people to understand "how real she was" and also praised ex-boxer Tony Bellew for helping her. She explained: "Tony was almost like a life coach in there for me. He basically told me that I had won in my heart because I had faced all my fears and I’d done something that was so out of my comfort zone. So he said no matter whether I was leaving or not, I’d won in my heart and my bravery is something I should carry with me forever. Love Tony."

Nella Rose has insisted her friendship with Fred Sirieix was repaired on I'm A Celeb (ITV)

She also says plans are already underway for a jungle whats app group and that Sam wants to be the admin. She said: "Sam has been banging on about it, I think since the second day. I think he’s going to be the admin.. I think the logo is going to be the fire. I think Sam wants to get a tattoo of the fire to add to his sleeve thing."

Mark Jefferies