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Maisie Lillywhite

Helen Flanagan battles I'm A Celebrity 'nerves' to conquer her fears

I'm A Celebrity fans have expressed how "proud" they are of Helen Flanagan as she conquered her fear of heights in her first challenge of the new series. Nine familiar famous faces touched down in South Africa in thrilling scenes that aired tonight, April 24, for the first ever series of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa.

Amongst those to re-enter camp was 2013 campmate Helen Flanagan, who is best known, aside from playing Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, for being squeamish and flaking out of tasks during her first stint in the jungle. Prior to round two, the 32-year-old, who is now the mum of three children, confessed that she had "grown up a lot" since her first time on the ITV show, claiming that her "mindset will be very different this time around".

And it seems that Helen was telling the truth, as she was forced to take on her first challenge of the series tonight alongside Olympic javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread and cricket star Phil Tufnell. The trio were given the terrifying task of being hoisted up 2,000ft in the air to jump across a number of red balls in Total Wipeout-style scenes, before leaping off the final ball in a bid to secure a star in exchange for a meal for camp.

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