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Jill Scott could win I'm A Celebrity with 'party tricks up her sleeve', says fiancée

Jill Scott has already won over viewers during her time on I'm A Celebrity - and she could take home the crown by revealing some "party tricks up her sleeve," according to her fiancée.

The Lioness and former Sunderland AFC Ladies legend has already been through a lot in the jungle - including getting a huge cockroach stuck in her ear during Thursday's episode. But her fiancée Shelly Unitt said that Jill will be "enjoying every minute" of her time in camp - and teased that there is more to come from the football star.

Shelly told The Mirror : "Jill is doing really well and she has got more to come as well. She is a free person and she is getting on with everybody.

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"I think because there are so many people in the camp at the moment, and obviously we have got to get round to everybody, but I do believe there will be a lot more - she has got a few party tricks up her sleeve," Shelly hinted. "I am waiting for those to come out, but they will."

Jill's fiancée also opened up about the star's "kind and motivated" nature that has won viewers over during her time in the jungle so far. "Everyone loves Jill and no one has ever ever said a bad word," Shelly praised, adding that she is likely to avoid any drama in camp. "She is just calm, collected, she diffuses situations if needed and she walks away."

The pair run Boxx 2 Boxx coffee shop in Manchester, and Shelly said that the star has been getting huge amounts of support from customers and fans back in the UK. But Shelly admitted that she and her two daughters are "really missing" Jill, explaining that while she's well accustomed to her fiancée going away for football tournaments, this is the first time they have ever not spoken to each other for so long.

"It is very different from seeing her playing football obviously, because that's just for one hour and I haven’t seen her for such a long time - but it is amazing and I think she is doing really, really well," Shelly said. "We are all rooting for her."

Jill may be many I'm A Celeb fans' favourite to be crowned this year's Queen of the Jungle - but while the star would be "grateful and humble and ecstatic" to receive the honour, she's not in it to win, Shelly said. "For me, and for Jill really, I don't think it is about winning - it is about the experience for Jill."

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