I’m A Celeb’s David Ginola fell in love with his TEACHER and was so obsessed with her she had to ring his parents

I’M A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!'s David Ginola was once in love with his teacher - and became so obsessed with her that she had to ring his parents.

The footie pin-up hinted that his former teacher may have felt the same way, but was left unnerved by his schoolboy infatuation.

The 54-year-old star shared: “The first time I fell in innocent love was at school - with my English teacher Madame Bonnemain. She was beautiful to me, the way she spoke, the way she moved on the raised platform in class like a dancer.

"She was brunette and had a lovely body, with nice eyes and a pretty face. I used to sit in the front row of class and would stare at her all the time to the point where it unnerved her."

David went on: "Whenever she asked a question my hand would be the first in the air, urging her to choose me. She knew I was staring into her eyes and used to look back into mine, but it was always she who had to turn away first and look to the floor.

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"She even called my parents to tell them that I made her feel a bit uncomfortable and asked them to have a word with me."

The Frenchman - one of the favourites to win I’m A Celeb - revealed details of his crush in his memoir, Le Magnifique.

In another section, he told how he once fell for a Belgian girl called Gaetane when holidaying in France as a 15-year-old. The pair ended up skinny-dipping - but David was left disappointed when things took an embarrassing turn.

"It was like a scene from Here to Eternity," he said. "We were rolling on the beach and the waves were rushing around us. But I was so cold that when it came to trying to make love to her I couldn't manage it.

"I was a total flop if you know what I mean! I almost lost my virginity but was beaten by the cold - proving that your first time is not perfect. In the end we gave up and went back to join our friends."

Thankfully, David's love life soon took a turn for the better, dating a string of glamorous women throughout his sporting career - which also saw him attract legions of female fans around the globe.

David and a host of other famous faces entered I'm A Celeb's Welsh castle in yesterday's launch show - and fans have already predicted that he will "have beef" with co-star Arlene Phillips.