I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner Jacqueline Jossa has opened up about the abuse she received after being announced as the new Lauren Branning on EastEnders.
She joined the soap opera in 2010 and left in 2018, before joining I'm A Celeb and winning over the nation with her loveable charm and hilarious one-liners.
Taking to Instagram to share her first official press picture, alongside a photo of her now, Jacqueline wrote, "10 years ago I landed the BEST job in the world! Loved every second of it, this picture changed my life."
"I used to hate this picture so much I got trolled so so badly, “the new fat Lauren branding” “Why recast and then get someone so much uglier and what is the hair cut” I admit I really hate the hair cut now 😂 but jeez ppl can be mean, and to a 17 year old girl, words hurt a lot!
She continued, "It effected me for a LONG time! Probably still does actually if I’m being honest. Still 10 years on, I done 7 years on the show of my dreams and had 2 beautiful children. To end this year I just became QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! WOW!! My life has changed so much and had so many ups and downs in these 10 years."
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I'm A Celebrity 2019 official line-up - HEAT/CLOSER
1 of 12Ian Wright
Former footballer and Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright is heading into the jungle. Ian Wright is rumoured to be earning the second-highest wage of £400,000 while in the jungle. But during an appearance at the Royal Concert hall in Nottingham last week, Harry Redknapp, last year's King of the Jungle, revealed Wright would be earning one million as someone tweeted: "Just got home from seeing @Redknapp in Nottingham. Interestingly, he let slip that Ian Wright has been paid £1m to appear on this year's #ImaCeleb."
2 of 12Nadine Coyle
Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle will be facing her fears on the show. What Nadine will be earning has been kept quiet for now, however, the average amount that stars of I'm A Celebrity earn is between £10,000 and £80,000.
3 of 12Myles Stephenson
He won The X Factor with his band Rak-Su, but can Gabby Allen's ex-boyfriend win I'm A Celebrity?
4 of 12Kate Garraway
She's used to putting up with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain, so the jungle should be a doddle for TV presenter Kate Garraway. Kate's co-presenter Ben Shepard teased Kate on Good Morning Britain: "I can't wait for you to go away for a month," and Kate responded: "I can neither confirm nor deny."
5 of 12James Haskell
He's used to being the hard man on a rugby pitch, so how will James Haskell cope in a jungle full of creepy crawlies? Although we can't confirm what James Haskell will be pulling in, last year's contestant John Barrowman received £200,000.
6 of 12Caitlyn Jenner
Reportedly the highest paid star to ever grace the jungle, Kylie and Kendall Jenner's dad Caitlyn is set to reveal some major Kardashian gossip.
7 of 12Jacqueline Jossa
Former EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of past soap stars on the show. Bosses are reportedly hoping she dishes the dirt on her on'/off marriage to reality star Dan Osborne.
8 of 12Adele Roberts
Big Brother 3 star Adele Roberts is going back to her reality TV roots for the 2019 series.
9 of 12Roman Kemp
Roman is a TV personality and son of former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp. He's set to bring some eye candy to the jungle. Roman has wanted to go into the jungle for quite some time as he told Digital Spy in 2017: "The only reality show I would do is I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! purely because I would get a holiday and get to see Ant & Dec every day!"
10 of 12Andrew Maxwell
Irish comedian Andrew is set to bring the laughs to the jungle and we actually can't wait. There has been no details referring to what Andrew could be earning, yet latecomer Noel Edmunds earned £600,000, the highest amount that has been paid to any celebrity on the show.
11 of 12Andrew Whyment
Coronation Street's Andrew Whyment has been confirmed to be entering the jungle as a late campmate. The actor, who plays Kirk Sutherland in the ITV soap, was rumoured to be part of the main line-up and when he wasn't, many of his fans were left disappointed. Could Kirky be crowned King of the Jungle?
12 of 12Cliff Parisi
Cliff Parisi is best known for playing Minty Peterson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and he is currently starring in the BBC drama Call the Midwife as handyman and gardener Fred Buckle. Known for his comedic timing and hilarious personality, Cliff is set to bring lots of fun to the camp.
The actress, who is married to former TOWIE star Dan Osbourne, concluded, "I can honestly say heading into 2020 I’m excited, happy and content! Thank you for supporting me ❤️.
"Also big shoutout to the people who will remember this first girl 17 year old me that just landed a role that would change her life ❤️ Feeling overwhelmed and so lucky, thanks a million. 🥳 HAPPY NEW YEAR."
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Fans were quick to praise the 27-year-old, with one user writing, "You were beautiful then and you're stunning now, people can be cruel just for the sake of it but you're the better person. I said you was gonna win I'm a celeb from day one, Happy New Year to you and your lovely family 😊💖", while another commented, "Your stronger than you think. Trolls are just miserable and unhappy in their own life that they get a buzz trying to bring everyone else down."
A third said, "Beautiful young woman happy new year to you and your family❤️" and a fourth added, "You were always stunning. Bullies just jealous."