SURPRISE!
I’m A Celebrity’s AJ Pritchard sends girlfriend flowers despite being in the castle as she insists he is ‘100% not gay’
I'M A Celebrity contestant AJ Pritchard's girlfriend Abbie Quinnen has been showered with gifts from the star - while he is holed up in the Welsh castle.
The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 26, treated his partner to a huge rose bouquet and expensive candles, which he arranged ahead of joining the ITV show.
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Dancer Abbie, 23, who has been dating the Stoke-born star since last year, took to Instagram to show off the fancy gifts.
As well as a box of stunning red roses, AJ splashed out on a set of Diptyque candles.
Gushing over the surprise, Abbie wrote: "I am the luckiest girl in the world.
"AJ sent me these for whilst he's still in there."
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The special surprise follows shortly after Abbie insisted her man was '100 per cent not gay' in an exclusive interview with The Sun.
She said: "I am 100 per cent positive that AJ is not gay.
"But he doesn’t like to put labels on anything.
"He has said ‘love is love’ because he really does believe that ‘love is love’, and it doesn’t matter who you love, whether that be a girl or a boy."
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Abbie added: "We have so many friends who are gay and we literally support them so much.
"I support anyone who has a boyfriend and is a boy, and anyone who has a girlfriend and is a girl. I am absolutely all for it.
"I am most definitely straight but I do believe that love is love."
The ballroom dancer became a household name when he was unveiled as the newest dancer to join Strictly in 2016.
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Back in 2018, AJ refused to put a label on his sexuality - saying 'I don’t think I should have to define it'.
He told The Sun: "From the age of 12 when I decided to dance in high school, everyone was saying, ‘Oh, you’re a dancer’, and there was that kind of stigma about it.
"But I try not to think about it. I just live my life — but the support from the gay community is always fantastic. It’s really great because they are always the best people to always be around. I love being around gay people, going to gay clubs.
"Obviously in this industry there happens to be more gay people, so it just seems to work perfectly — and it helps with the sales for the calendar."
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