Rylan makes heartfelt plea to I'm A Celeb viewers as he defends pal Tulisa following her TV comeback

Rylan took to X in defence of pal Tulisa after her made her long awaited TV comeback on I'm A Celeb on Sunday.

The broadcaster, 36, hit back at trolls after the N-Dubz star was mocked for her changing appearance.

Rylan was quick to point out Tulisa, also 26, had 'been through a lot' in the last few years and shouldn't be the butt of cruel jokes.

Writing: 'Also before people start going for her appearance, Tulisa has been through a lot health wise the last few years,'

'So lets not make s*** jokes about her on twitter yeah x'.

Tulis a is making her television comeback by appearing on this year's I'm A Celebrity and said: 'There's nothing worse in that jungle than what happened in 2013.'

Mazher Mahmood, also known as the Fake Sheik, a former journalist for the Sun on Sunday was jailed for 15 months for perverting the course of justice after he tricked Tulisa into buying cocaine for him while he posed as a film producer.

Since she stood on the steps of Southwark Crown Court in 2014 vindicated and condemned the 'horrific entrapment' from Mahmood, Tulisa has remained largely out of the spotlight, save an N-Dubz tour in 2022.

Speaking about her entry into the I'm a Celebrity jungle, she said: 'Every time I think, you know, this is going to be hard, I think I've done it, I can do it.

'And then I just got to the point, well, going on television again is the most uncomfortable situation I could possibly put myself in.

Mazher Mahmood, also known as the Fake Sheik, a former journalist for the Sun on Sunday was jailed for 15 months for perverting the course of justice after he tricked Tulisa into buying cocaine for him while he posed as a film producer.

Since she stood on the steps of Southwark Crown Court in 2014 vindicated and condemned the 'horrific entrapment' from Mahmood, Tulisa has remained largely out of the spotlight, save an N-Dubz tour in 2022.

Speaking about her entry into the I'm a Celebrity jungle, she said: 'Every time I think, you know, this is going to be hard, I think I've done it, I can do it.

'And then I just got to the point, well, going on television again is the most uncomfortable situation I could possibly put myself in.

'And I feel like I've been on this kind of healing cycle for the past 11 years, really, since all the crap, since X Factor, since the trial.

'And this, for me, would complete the cycle, because it's the last thing on the list is this overwhelming fear that I have or have had. I'm not feeling it today, but overall, of this fear of being on especially TV.'

The case was brought against Mahmood after Tulisa was accused of arranging for him to be sold £800 of cocaine by one of her contacts following an elaborate sting for the Sun on Sunday newspaper in May 2013.

During a meeting at the Metropolitan Hotel in London, Mahmood posed as a film producer and plied the popstar with alcohol as they discussed an acting role alongside Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.

As Smith drove the former X Factor judge home to Hertfordshire, she allegedly spoke about a family member who had a drug problem.

The following ten years were 'hell' for Tulisa who had an entire future ahead of her ruined by the sting.

Speaking about the ordeal, the I Need You singer said: 'Honestly, I can't tell you.

'Sure, at times it's been horrific for me at moments in the past 10 years, but that's just not the perspective that I have now. I take it all as knowledge.

'Knowledge Is power and ultimately a blessing because I wouldn't be where I am without it, I wouldn't change a thing.

'I don't think I would have been able to do this unless I was feeling in such a strong content place. So it could only have been now. It couldn't have been before.'

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! continues Monday at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX