Helen Flanagan admits she was ‘absolutely destroyed’ by I’m A Celebrity

HELEN Flanagan has opened up on being "absolutely destroyed" during her first I'm A Celebrity stint, admitting she was "horrified."

The former Coronation Street star, 32 - who is now part of the I'm A Celebrity: South Africa line-up - has been candid about her experience back in 2012, when she was aged 22.

Helen, 32, now a mum of three is set to give jungle life a go for the second time.

Yet her I'm A Celebrity debut isn't far from the soap star's mind.

She candidly admitted to : "I just got absolutely destroyed.

"It was just ridiculous. I was just like, ‘Oh, I’ll be fine. I’ll chill in my bikini, make some friends, it will be good for me…’

"I’d watched a few episodes but I didn’t watch it in detail. I was only just YouTubing things when I was on my plane, then I was thinking, ‘It won’t be that bad."

She added: "I was horrified.

"I’ll never forget it. When I arrived at the camp there were rats everywhere.

"I’d never seen a rat. I was just absolutely thrown. I felt sick. I was so scared. I was just horrified by everything."

Helen was previously branded the "worst culprit" for bottling trials by former I'm A Celeb star Charlie Brooks.

The actress told GMB: "Helen! As lovely as she is there were a few times where I saw it and she just didn't even get into it."

Meanwhile, looking ahead, Helen previously shared behind the scenes snaps ahead of the spin-off series starting on Monday.

Helen also revealed the sweet messages she wrote to her kids before she left to film the All Stars version.

Yet things might not be any better for the star, after it was revealed she will face a "horrifying"; lack of privacy in camp.

Though she looked to excel as she tackled the first terrifying trial.

ITV has promised "bigger and tougher challenges" in the "harsher" environment of the South African outback.

With no public vote, the stars will be competing against each other to be crowned the first ever "I'm A Celebrity Legend".

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa starts on Monday 24th April at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.