Caitlyn Jenner's girlfriend Sophia Hutchins has denied that they have a romantic connection because of their "big age gap".
The 23-year-old repeatedly referred to Caitlyn, 70, as family and opened up about living with the reality TV star.
Caitlyn is currently appearing on the 19th series of I'm A Celebrity after starring in the US version way back in 2003.
Speaking via video link in Malibu on Loose Women today, she said that she was glad that the public was seeing the "real" her.
"Every time a new episode comes out I’m more and more surprised at these new crazy challenges, but I’m not really surprised by her personality," she told the panel. "I’m glad she’s back on TV and able to show more people her sense of humour and her positivity, everything that’s with her personality."
Asked about whether how she appeared on I'm A Celeb was what she was like in real life, Sophia remarked: "People ask me all the time, ‘Is she this positive, this upbeat, this excited’, you saw the tweet that Kim [Kardashian] sent out that ‘I set this as my alarm tone a couple of weeks ago’.
"It’s true, you could set this as your alarm tone and it would be true to reality. This ‘rise & shine’, ‘good morning, make it another day to excel’, this positive attitude is so real and it’s crazy. It kind of drives me insane but it’s fun."
When probed about the nature of their relationship, Sophia said: "I would say that we are partners in every way, that’s what I’ve said for a long time. We do business together, I still manage her career while running my own company. We have dogs together, we live together.
"Really, I think it comes down to that we are family at the end of the day. I think that’s been a really special connection I don’t think you find with a lot of people.
“We have such a big age difference, so there’s not really a romantic sense to that relationship which I’ve said before as well. I would say it comes down to a really good partnership in business and when it comes to personal it really is family.”
Sophia also insisted that Caitlyn would keep her cool as tempers fray in camp.
"I think Caitlyn is the least confrontational person ever," she said. "It kind of drives me crazy. She'll be a peacemaker."
Asked what she is missing the most about Caitlyn, she gushed that the "list was so long".
"It's different when you live with someone every day - to not have that is very strange," she said.
Sophia is also convinced that Caitlyn will be triumphant in the jungle.
"I have money on Caitlyn winning the show," she grinned.
However, when probed about whether she would be arriving in Australia to greet her when she came out, Sophia refused to comment.
She exclaimed: "I can't tell you that! Goodness!"
*Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV
