She's swapping the cobbles of Weatherfield for the Australian jungle as she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, and Sue Cleaver's Corrie co-star reacted hilariously as he spotted her with a new pal. Tony Maudsley, who plays her character Eileen Grimshaw's on-screen partner George Shuttleworth, clocked a tweet from Sue's official Twitter showing her walking hand-in-hand with Boy George as they met for the first time on I'm a Celebrity ...Get Me Out Of Here.
Sue, who has played curmudgeonly Eileen since 2000, beamed a big smile as she got to know her famous campmate. "Loving this I can feel a beautiful friendship brewing @BoyGeorge @imacelebrity #teamsue #ImACeleb," the tweet read.
Tony replied mock mournfully in character as George, and used his nickname for Eileen. "Oh Eyelash! You’ve swapped me for a pop star?" he asked. And Sue's Twitter replied to him with crying-laughing emojis: "Never!!!"
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@laurel35560595 jokingly told him: "And in yer face no shame." "#Brazen," he agreed. And @TheLadyOfGlenco told him: "I met @BoyGeorge a few years ago with @RealCultureClub. He was so lovely to @MRogers83 and he's a lovely man. I hope he looks after her for you."
Tony, who has played undertaker George in the soap since 2020, then revealed some inside secrets about the show as he was asked about the celebs getting to know each other. @GoldenGoonerlg commented: "I do find it interesting they have this big meet and greet thing tonight, but they must know who the other campmates are as they have all been in OZ for a week?
The fan then asked: "Are they locked in a room and fed food though a hatch no use of phone or PC? I somehow doubt it." And Tony replied: "Pretty much. They’re alone in separate houses for over a with a security guard and don’t get to see any other celebs till the cocktail party."
He added: "And their phones and computers are taken from them as soon as they land at the airport." Another fan Jenny Smith told him: "I'm betting on Eyelash to win."
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