I'm A Celeb's Melvin Odoom 'ghosted' by Carol Vorderman after crush confession

BBC Radio big Melvin Odoom teased that helium had a crush connected Carol Vorderman whilst a campmate connected I'm A Celebrity past twelvemonth and shared an update with GK Barry connected her podcast recently

Former I'm A Celebrity campmate Melvin Odoom has teased that Carol Vorderman hasn't replied to him reaching retired successful a connection to her.

BBC Radio presenter Melvin, 44, teased whilst successful the jungle connected the ITV amusement past twelvemonth that the erstwhile Countdown big Carol, 64, was his 'celebrity crush'. And helium adjacent took a pillowcase with a photograph of her connected it with him to camp.

His campmates successful Australia encouraged him to prosecute Carol, who, watching from the UK, suggested astatine the clip that she recovered the concern amusing. She besides hinted that they could link connected societal media upon his return.

Melvin shared an update connected the latest occurrence of the Saving Grace podcast. Asked astir Carol by podcast big GK Barry, who was connected I'm A Celebrity with him, helium said that she hasn't replied to a connection that helium sent weeks ago.

He said: "You batch were putting pressuring connected maine to telephone her oregon nonstop a message, and truthful I thought 'let maine hold until I travel home'. I sent her a DM connected Instagram. Bear successful caput similar [my household and friends] were looking aft my leafage [while I was away].

"And they were similar 'she's lovely, she was similar replying to messages'. I was reasoning 'great. I'm in'. I sent her a connection saying 'thanks for being a large athletics but y'know here's my number, springiness maine a small call'. She's not work it. It's been 3 weeks."

Melvin added: "Why would you not adjacent conscionable work it?" He went connected to tease that he's continued to cheque for immoderate reply successful the weeks since helium sent the message. He told GK connected the podcast: "I cheque it erstwhile a week to spot [if she's replied]!"

After expressing his admiration for Carol successful the jungle, Melvin revealed soon aft his departure that she had sent him a nonstop message connected the platform. He said successful a video: "I'm astir to cheque my DMs present and I've announcement there's a connection from Vorders herself." Melvin aboriginal added: "So someone's looking aft my leafage and she goes 'please springiness him my best. He's done truthful well'."

Carol had expressed enactment for Melvin whilst helium was a campmate and addressed being mentioned successful scenes connected the ITV show. She said successful 1 video message: "Oh Melvin! I'm blushing redder than that leatherette formal I'm wearing connected your pillowcase but I'll beryllium rooting for you each the mode done and spot you connected the different broadside ... successful the 2 consonants DM."

She teased successful a station that included laughing emojis: "Well hullo @melvinodoom, oregon shall I accidental Melvin Vorderman oregon Jungle Man which sounds precise overmuch similar Vorder Man? I'm having truthful overmuch amusive watching the campy mates having a gag with Melvin successful the @imacelebrity jungle."

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