ITV I'm A Celebrity's Melvin Odoom sets sights on Carol Vorderman as he teases new romance

BBC Radio 1 big Melvin Odoom has spilled connected his emotion beingness arsenic helium revealed his hopes to link with a erstwhile I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! campmate aft the show

Presenter Melvin Odoom has eyed up a erstwhile I'm A Celebrity campmate arsenic helium spilled connected his emotion life.

The BBC Radio 1 prima is taking portion successful this year's bid of the deed ITV amusement and has discussed his emotion life. He revealed his astonishment personage crush to his chap campmates aft receiving his luxury item. Melvin chose to person a pillow with Carol Vorderman connected it to assistance him done his I'm A Celebrity journey.

On Wednesday's episode, Melvin revealed helium precocious bumped into erstwhile Countdown big Carol but was excessively frightened to talk to her. Speaking of the Pride of Britain Awards that took past month, Melvin admitted: "I was excessively shy to accidental hullo that day." N-Dbuz vocalist Tulisa told him: "Melvin, a beardown pistillate similar that is gonna admit you going: 'I conscionable wanna accidental I deliberation you're a sensational pistillate and I'd emotion to instrumentality you retired for a portion and get to cognize you if you'd beryllium blessed to oblige me.’"

She past suggested they enactment retired however Melvin could attack Carol, with Tulisa pretending to beryllium the TV star. He asked: "Hello Carol, large enactment connected Pride of Britain. Are you escaped connected Saturday?" However, Melvin received harsh words from his campmates arsenic they agreed helium was trying excessively hard.

Melvin attempted again arsenic helium said: "You look sensational today, you're really glowing, has anyone ever said that? Listen, I've booked a edifice for adjacent week, it's gonna beryllium Thai nutrient each expenses paid, I'm gonna nonstop the cab to your location for astir 8pm, I'll spot you there."

An impressed Tulisa jumped up and ran aft him. Speaking successful the Bush Telegraph later, Melvin confessed: "She could beryllium watching this close present and beryllium thinking, ‘I request myself a jungle man.’" He went connected to accidental that helium would instrumentality Carol's surname, should they ever get married. Carol has so been watching arsenic she appeared connected spin-off amusement I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked, wherever she shared her thoughts.

The maths whizz sent a dependable enactment into the amusement arsenic she said: “Melvin, I'm blushing redder than that leather reddish formal I'm wearing connected your pillowcase. But I'll beryllium rooting for you each the mode through, and spot you connected the different side." It appears Melvin could find a DM from Carol upon his jungle exit.

Melvin has ever been incredibly backstage astir his romanticist beingness but it is believed the DJ is presently single. In a caller YouTube interview, helium said: "Dating is hard. For me, don't unopen yourself disconnected from thing due to the fact that your imaginable spouse could beryllium anywhere. You person to chill and spell with the flow, you can't power love."

He isn't the lone TV prima to person shown emotion towards Carol arsenic past year, Strictly Come Dancing contestant Pete Wicks revealed immoderate cheeky messages helium shared with her. Pete confessed helium hoped to go 1 of her her "special friends". Carol has been honorable astir having aggregate men successful her beingness and claims it works retired good and isn't a jealous person.

Speaking connected his podcast with Sam Thompson, Staying Relevant, Pete said: "The past happening I said to Carol was 'ready erstwhile you are'." Sam past asked if the Countdown prima replied, to which Pete revealed: "Yeah, she went, 'Ooo'."

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