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Owen Warner shows off 'unreal' Christmas present from I'm A Celeb pal Jill Scott

Owen Warner has gushed over the 'unreal' Christmas present he received from his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! pal Jill Scott.

The Hollyoaks actor, 23, is a football fan and supports Leicester City FC, meaning former Lioness Jill, 35, knew what to get him.

Owen was given a signed England shirt from Jill – which featured Leicester midfielder James Maddison's name on the back.

James played in the England national team at the Fifa World Cup in Qatar earlier this month.

And, after receiving the thoughtful gift, Owen rushed to his Instagram story to tell his 537,000 followers all about it.

Speaking in the video, he said as he filmed the shirt: "Look at that. How unreal is that? Jill has smashed it."

Jill Scott gave Owen Warner a thoughtful Christmas gift (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Turning the camera to himself, he was seen walking as he called out to his mum as he opened the door.

He said: "I just came to say bin all the presents you've got because Jill's won.

"You might as well just bin it," he said in the humorous video before the clip ends.

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

Owen and Jill appeared in the I'm A Celeb jungle together as the series returned to Australia for the first time in two years due to the pandemic causing travel restrictions.

Hollyoaks hunk Owen gushed over the 'unreal' present (_owenwarner/Instagram)
Queen of the Jungle Jill gave Owen a signed England shirt (_owenwarner/Instagram)

The pair made it to the final three, with Hollyoaks hunk Owen coming in second place and Jill taking the jungle crown.

Despite his popularity with viewers, Owen recently admitted he almost quit the show as he felt he had 'nothing to offer'.

Speaking on a recent episode of Loose Women following his stint in the jungle, Owen 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."

Owen admitted he was tempted to quit I'm A Celeb, despite his success (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

As Nadia asked if there were ever times he wanted to 'run' from camp, the star admitted: "Yeah, 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."

Owen and Jill discussed their dramatic weight loss after leaving the jungle – as Owen lost more than a stone as he went from 13st 3oz to 12st 2oz.

He explained: "I have eaten a lot since I left. I was getting a haircut while eating my pizza like anytime he was cutting my hair, he stopped for a second and I was shoving pizza in my mouth.

"I would also recommend it. I don't think now I am going to get a trim without food!"

Jill Scott won the series, while Owen was the runner-up (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Owen planned to put his weight back on and later told fans he had done exactly that.

In a later video as he went to weigh himself, he explained: "So when I left the jungle, I think I left at 78.5kg. Now we're back for just over a week, I thought I'd buy myself some scales.

'I've not done this yet, I've not weighed myself, I thought I'd see what I'm weighing.'

Zooming in on the 85.5kg (13 stone 4oz) reading, the surprised actor asked: "How have I put on 7kg already?! I need to slow down, I've been eating way too much."

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