I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Melvin Odoom has received a promising response from Carol Vorderman after confessing she is his ultimate crush on the show last night
Hours after Melvin Odoom shared his “major crush” and called Carol Vorderman his dream woman on I’m A Celebrity, she appears to have promising response.
The BBC Radio 1 star made a sweet confession on last night’s episode of the ITV show, telling his fellow campmates the story behind his luxury item, a pillow with pictures of former Countdown star Carol on it. Taking a seat to relay a message on the Bush Telegraph, the star showed off his cushion, telling viewers—and Carol— that he would like to take her out for a romantic dinner.
His crush for her runs so deep that when he saw her at the Pride of Britain Awards last month, he was unable to speak to her. He added:” She could be watching this right now and be thinking, ‘I need myself a jungle man.'” He continued to say that if his love for her was ever returned and they one day wed, he would take her surname.
Now, the broadcaster has responded with a flirty message on Instagram : “Well hello @melvinodoom, or shall I say Melvin Vorderman or Jungle Man which sounds very much like Vorder Man?” She added: “I’m having so much fun watching the campmates having a joke with Melvin in the I’m A Celeb jungle, and Tulisa Contostavlos, you did a great impression.
During Melvin’s confession, Tulisa impersonated Carol, telling him: “Melvin, a strong woman like that is gonna appreciate you going: ‘I just wanna say I think you’re a sensational woman, and I’d love to take you out for a drink and get to know you if you’d be happy to oblige me.'”
In the post, Carol also shared some voice notes, telling Melvin: “Oh, Melvin! I’m blushing redder than the leatherette dress I’m wearing on your pillowcase. But, I’ll be rooting for you all the way through and see you on the other side… in the two consonants DM.”
Another said: “Melvin, or should I say Jungle Man? Melvin Jungle Man, Melvin Vorderman… sounds the same to me. Right, question: have you been spying on me? Because only last night, I had a little Thai food. In fact, my menu was Pad Thai (quite a lot of it), with a little chicken satay on the side, and it was delicious, Jungle Man. Anyway, keep doing what you’re doing; you’re doing a brilliant job.”
Melvin’s Radio 1 colleague, Clara Amfo, weighed in on her friend’s confession, commenting on Carol’s post: “This has been a years long thing!”, while First Dates star Fred Sirieix joked: “Buy a ticket and fly to Oz to wait for Melvin on the other side of the bridge. It’s a win win if you ask me x”.
The I’m A Celeb star’s family, who is running his social media accounts while he is in the jungle, also responded to Carol’s Instagram post, writing: “‘Dreams come, true kids! Just need you to meet him on the bridge now”. And they have taken the gag one step further by changing his name on his accounts to Melvin Odoom (Vorderman to be) on Instagram and Melvin O̶d̶o̶o̶m̶ Vorderman on X.
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