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I m a Celebrity. Get Me Out of Here! star Jessica Plummer said she struggled to readjust to life outside of the castle.
Speaking to
Digital Spy, the former EastEnders actress and Neon Jungle star explained how long it took for her to readjust after the ITV show ended last year.
Oh my goodness, I kept losing my phone everywhere because I wasn t used to having it, she said. I completely forgot how to do the school run. I dropped my daughter off to school 45 minutes early the first day!
She explained that her time in lockdown leading up to the show was to blame.
EastEnders
EastEnders star Jessica Plummer calls for Gray Atkins to be caught out I feel like Gray dying would be too easy.
Eight months have passed since
EastEnders aired tragic exit scenes for Chantelle Atkins, who was killed by her abusive husband Gray while trying to escape from him once and for all.
The heartbreaking episode has now been nominated for Virgin Media s Must-See Moment BAFTA – the only award voted for by the public at next month s ceremony.
On-screen in
EastEnders, Gray continues to get away with his crimes and has since killed twice more by claiming the lives of Tina Carter and Kush Kazemi.
EastEnders star Jessica Plummer calls for Gray Atkins downfall Daniel Kilkelly
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Eight months have passed since
EastEnders aired tragic exit scenes for Chantelle Atkins, who was killed by her abusive husband Gray while trying to escape from him once and for all.
The heartbreaking episode has now been nominated for Virgin Media s Must-See Moment BAFTA – the only award voted for by the public at next month s ceremony.
On-screen in
EastEnders, Gray continues to get away with his crimes and has since killed twice more by claiming the lives of Tina Carter and Kush Kazemi.
In real life, Jessica Plummer – who played Chantelle – went on to compete in
Speaking on Nihal Arthanayake s BBC Radio 5 Live show, Smith responded: I think initially it took a while to get used to that, that it s not a personal thing about me. Obviously social media can be very loud. When people started directing it at Gray, that was when I was like, ok, we re doing our jobs here, people are calling out this behaviour, this behaviour is unacceptable . And that s why we do it, for people to be able to recognise that there are people like Gray out there, the actor continued. It may be a father, it may be an ex-boyfriend, it may be a brother, it may be a friend. It just gave people that platform to recognise those behaviours.
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