Tulisa Contostavlos has opened up about being arrested and facing years in prison after being set up by a journalist. The former X Factor judge is one of ten familiar faces who are braving the Australian outback in I’m a Celebrity to face a series of gruelling and nauseating challenges. So far, the star has opened up about being celibate for three years , being a demisexual , and the unlikely origin of her band’s name, N-Dubz .
On Wednesday night (20 November), Contostavlos shared her experience of facing prison for an alleged drug deal after an elaborate, expensive, and months-long ruse by an undercover journalist. Confiding in Strictly ’s Oti Mabuse, the musician said that the number 13 was special to her as “a lot of things happen to me, either on the 13th or the year 2013.” Mabuse asked what she meant, to which Contostavlos explained her involvement with the since-dubbed “Fake Sheikh”.
“2013 was the year I was set up by a British newspaper, for concern in the selling of class A drugs,” she said. “The guy’s name was Mahmood and basically, I was approached by a big movie company and they sent me a tweet or a DM from their official account to audition me for a movie role.” She explained that she had been offered £3.
5m for the role adding, “I was having meetings with these producers, they flew me out to Las Vegas, first class flights, limousines, five-star hotels.” Contostavlos says she was told that because she had no experience in acting, the on.
