Awkward moment Tulisa snubs Coleen as they meet on beach in Australia for the first time on I'm A Celeb
As the 24th season of Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicked off last night viewers are bracing for drama down under.
As the 24th season of Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicked off last night viewers are bracing for drama down under.
Despite it only being the first episode of the season it seems tensions are already running high as eagle-eyed fans caught an awkward moment between singer Tulisa Contostavlos and media personality Coleen Rooney.
Following a terrifying skydive onto Byron Bay an adrenaline-fueled Tulisa runs through the sand towards cheering fellow contestants GK Barry, Melvin Oddom, Coleen Rooney and Coronation Streets Alan Halsall.
Tulisa is tasked with picking one of the celebs to be her partner and appears to make a beeline for Coleen before swerving and selecting Corrie legend Alan at the last minute instead.
She gives him a warm embrace and seems to snub Coleen, appearing to barely acknowledge her before she heads off across the beach with Alan in tow.
As the 24th season of Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicked off last night eagle eyed fans caught an awkward moment between singer Tulisa Contostavlos and media personality Coleen Rooney
Tulisa skydived onto the beach before running towards her fellow contestants who were waiting for her
Tulisa is tasked with picking one of the celebs to be her partner and appears to make a beeline for Coleen before swerving and selecting Corrie legend Alan at the last minute instead
Inbaal Honigman, celebrity psychic and body language expert, observes a clear mismatch of body language between the pair.
She explained: Mirroring, in body language terms, is a show of empathy between two people. Two people who are doing the same gesture in front of each other are on the same wavelength.
Ms Honigman highlighted that Tulisa and Alans gestures match up and link with each other as they throw their arms open at the same time - but with Coleen this is not the case.
Coleen leans far away from their embrace in a move which shows shes comfortable to let them become a team. Her respectful ducking out of the situation says no hard feelings as Coleen is still smiling and clapping, the expert added.
Fellow body language Judi James explored the potential reasons why Tulisa didnt pick Coleen as her partner.
She said: Tulisa has shown shes fiercely competitive and with Coleen clapping elegantly in her designer suit and diamond earrings, a partly splayed and physically strong-looking Alan might just have looked like a more useful partner when it came to winning the race.
Tulisas brilliant alpha leader traits could possibly be called into conflict with Coleens celebrity Queen Bee WAG profile.
Both Tulisa and Coleen seemed to be trying to take the lead cooking their first meal and this could either turn into a power battle or a close friendship between two confident women with leadership potential.
The moment has caused a social media storm as fans of the show begin to speculate why the pair may not see eye to eye.
One X user thought maybe the frosty reception was due to Tulisa hoping to be the biggest name on this years series.
Eagle-eyed viewers spotted the awkward moment and its sparked a social media conversation
Tulisa landed with a bump on the beach as her shocked campmates looked on
Danny and Tulisa came very close to one another as they flew through the blue Byron skies
Coleen laughed as she watched her fellow campmates arrive alongside Melvin and GK
She wrote: Tulisa defo thought she was the main star this year until she saw Coleen...
Another found the encounter amusing and said: Tulisa just pied Coleen ha ha ha.
A third couldnt believe her eyes asking: Did Tulisa pie Coleen?
The day started in the million dollar Queensland mansion, Diamond Head, when Tulisa Contostavlos, McFlys Danny Jones , Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough, Loose Women star Jane Moore and Strictly dancer Oti Mabuse were spotted running from the house across the grounds to awaiting helicopters.
Longtime hosts of the ITV flagship show, Ant and Dec, watched on, having just delivered them instructions of the task ahead.
The five celebrities were whisked away 700km North of the mansion to Byron Bay where they completed a parachute jump down to the beach where the remaining contestants were waiting.
Coleen headed up the group waiting on the beach and was joined by Melvin Odoom, Barry McGuigan, GK Barry and Coronation Streets Alan Halsall.
Weather conditions proved to be a problem for the stars waiting as production staff sheltered them from the blazing Australian sun with umbrellas.
Tulisa showed off her tanned curves in her crop top and tight combat trousers
The parachuting group started their day in a million dollar Queensland mansion where they boarded helicopters
But the wind on the beach was so rough that the umbrellas were blown the wrong way which reportedly amused Coleen Rooney who was seen by an onlooker to be laughing about it with her campmates.
The parachutees ran to greet their campmates on the beach, with Tulisa seen beaming and looking gorgeous in a white cropped t-shirt.
Coleen meanwhile was ready for jungle life, casually dressed in a green combat trousers and a tight white vest.
There was some drama though amid the friendly scenes as Loose Women star Jane Moores jump went drastically wrong.
The ITV star, 62, ended up landing a quarter of a mile down the beach, landing on holiday makers.
She was unharmed and was seen walking toward her intended landing sport where she was consoled by her campmates.
The skydive is part of the opening episodes epic race, called Snakes & Leaders, to kickstart the celebs jungle journey in what ITV have billed as one of the most competitive launch shows ever.
After meeting up on the beach, celebrities will pair up and partake in a number of challenges in a bid to cross the finish line first and become the camp leaders.
The winning pair will be awarded the coveted title of the first leaders of camp, theyll be exempt from any chores, will get to sleep in the Leaders lodge, and run the camp exactly the way theyd like.
Some of the group have already taken on one of the shows infamous drinking challenges though.
Before their skydive Tulisa, Danny, Dean, Jane and Oti were given a drinking challenge - the drink was blended bulls penis with fish eyes and a garnish of vomish fruit which they had to down in one.
Theres all to play for in the opening challenge as the luxurious Leaders Lodge boasts two comfy beds with mattresses, shelter from the rain, as well as plush duvets and pillows guaranteed to keep them warm and snug during their jungle stay.
