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Owen Warner says former Lioness Jill Scott has 'won Christmas' with ultimate football present

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! winner Jill Scott has “won Christmas” this year by gifting former campmate Owen Warner the ultimate present.

Euros champ Jill, from Sunderland, became close pals with Hollyoaks star Owen during their time in the jungle together, bonding over a love of football.

Owen, 23, is a huge fan of Leicester and was given the perfect Christmas gift by the former Lioness: a signed England shirt featuring Leicester midfielder James Maddison's name on the back.

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Starstruck Owen took to Instagram to tell his 537,000 followers about the killer present, saying: "Look at that. How unreal is that? Jill has smashed it."

He then turned to his mum and joked: "I just came to say bin all the presents you've got because Jill's won. You might as well just bin it.”

Writing on top of the video, he added: "@JillScitjs8 won Christmas, can't believe she bagged this for me".

The pair now share a close friendship, but Warner, who came a close second to Queen of the Jungle Jill, admitted he was near to leaving the I’m A Celebrity jungle early-on.

Speaking on a recent episode of Loose Women following his stint in the jungle, Warner revealed revealed: "I had no agenda, it was a bucket list thing and to meet Ant and Dec.

"I expected to be one of the first ones out and I was more than happy with that."

“There were a few times when I thought 'what am i doing here' with so many amazing people talking about their careers and I didn't know what I had to offer."

Jill, 35, has now retired from professional football having played for Sunderland, Everton, Manchester City, and Aston Villa, while Owen continues to act.

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