Boy George's unexpected connection to Big Brother star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace

Boy George has a surprising connection to Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace which has been highlighted this week following his debut on I'm a Celebrity.

The singer, 61 - whose real name is George O'Dowd - is among the campmates on the ITV show. One person who is likely to be supporting him is fellow reality TV star Aisleyne, 43.

They have known each other for years, with him said to not only be a family friend, but also her godfather. The Big Brother star has spoken affectionately about him in the past.

It's understood that Boy George was friends with her mother. He was mentioned in Aisleyne's autobiography Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour, released in 2009.

Boy George (pictured) has a surprising connection to Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (PA Wire/PA Images)

Aisleyne (pictured) has referred to him as 'Uncle George' on social media (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

The connection was brought up this week by her close pal Nicola McLean, 41. She mentioned it to the Daily Star yesterday while sharing her thoughts on I'm a Celebrity.

Whilst discussing Boy George, she commented: "You know my best friend Aisleyne Horgan Wallace? That's her godfather". Nicola added: "I think he's going to be brilliant."

Aisleyne has expressed his pride over Boy George in posts on social media in the past. The reality TV star has referred to him as 'Uncle George' on several occasions on Twitter.

They have both shared a throwback photo of Boy George holding Aisleyne when she was a baby (Twitter)

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Boy George and Aisleyne have both shared a throwback photo of him holding her when she was a baby. She has even stated that it was taken on the day that she was born.

She said in a tweet from 2017 that he had been "the first man to hold [her] from the womb". Aisleyne described him as an "absolute legend" in the same post on the platform.

The connection was highlighted this week by her close pal Nicola McLean (right) (Instagram)

She mentioned it while discussing Boy George being among the cast of I'm a Celebrity (ITV)

Boy George wrote in a tweet that dates back to 2013: "I used to push [Aisleyne] around in a pram when she was a baby!" He further commented at the time: "It's proper mental!"

The new series of I'm a Celebrity - featuring Boy George as a campmate - continues tonight on ITV and ITV Hub from 9pm. You can catch up on the show through ITV Hub.

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