‘I lost 20lbs on the castle diet!’ I’m A Celebrity’s Russell Watson reveals he shed 1.5 STONE in just 13 days during his show stint
Russell Watson has admitted he shed 20lbs during his stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The singer, 54, effortlessly shed weight as the celebrities had to make do with a far more restrictive diet in Gwrych Castle.
Speaking on Thursday’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… The Daily Drop, Russell told host Vick Hope: ‘I lost 20lbs on the castle diet!’
Weight loss: Russell Watson has admitted he shed 20lbs during his stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Russell was eliminated on Tuesday alongside EastEnders star Jessica Plummer and told how he had been ‘dreaming’ of being reunited with his family.
He said: ‘I couldn’t wait. I was going to bed each night dreaming about seeing them. The freezing cold, the damp and the wet, and the darkness didn’t help.
‘People would not believe how freezing cold it was in there. You’d be inside, you’d be freezing cold, you’d go outside and it would be warmer.’
Russell is married to Louise Harris and is father to daughters Rebecca, 26, and Hannah, 20, from his first marriage to Helen Watson who he split from in 2002.
Change: The singer, 54, effortlessly shed weight as the celebrities had to make do with a far more restrictive diet in Gwrych Castle
Speaking about who he was closest to in camp, Russell told how he formed a quick bond with Shane Richie, Vernon Kay and AJ Pritchard.
He said: ‘The immediate ones were Shane and Vernon, they’re like the life and soul of the party. But it was great to watch AJ’s journey, it was great to watch Mo’s journey as well.
‘They were quite shy and quiet when they first came in. I got the sense they weren’t quite showing who they were.
‘AJ [morphed into] a very confident young man, from what appeared to be a very shy man at the start.
Chat: Speaking on Thursday’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… The Daily Drop, Russell told host Vick Hope: ‘I lost 20lbs on the castle diet!’
Sent home: Russell was eliminated on Tuesday alongside EastEnders star Jessica Plummer and told how he had been ‘dreaming’ of being reunited with his family
‘He’s one of the most resourceful human beings I have ever met. If the world was coming to an end tomorrow I’d be ringing AJ.’
On Wednesday, Mo Farah and AJ were both sent home in a double elimination with the final four celebrities being Shane, Vernon, Giovanna Fletcher and Jordan North.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity…The Daily Drop hosted by Vick Hope will be on the ITV Hub daily.
Relationship: Russell is married to Louise Harris (pictured) and is father to daughters Rebecca, 26, and Hannah, 20, from his first marriage to Helen Watson who he split from in 2002