Alex Scott has revealed she does believe Aitch has a 'soft spot' for the former EastEnders actress Shona McGarty because 'We've all got one'. 

Romance rumours between the two started last week when the rapper, 25, admitted he had a 'soft spot for Shona' and they have been seen growing closer since. 

The Football Focus presenter, 41, who was the first to be voted off this year's show on Friday night, was surprised and said, 'I didn't see it like that at all in the Jungle'. 

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: 'See the thing is, and, which I don't know if you guys have seen about Shona, is she's incredible. 

'Shona's been through a lot before coming on the show, and what this show, well, has done in the Jungle, is allowed to get rid of a lot of anxieties and a lot of insecurities that she had about herself beforehand.

'We all see this amazing person who is so shy and full of anxieties and inner self, each day coming out starting to sing for the camp and starting to just crack jokes. 

'So it's just like, we've all got a little soft spot for Shona because we feel like she's got through this amazing experience where she thought on day one that she wouldn't make it through.'  

The soap star, 34, who played Whitney Dean from 2008 until 2024, is believed to have split from the Irish musician, David Bracken, just weeks before entering the jungle.

When campmate Kelly Brook began talking about her five failed engagements, Shona subtly walked off to avoid the conversation.

While she and Tom Read Wilson sorted out the washing up, Shona admitted to struggling with the engagement conversation due to her recent break-up.

She confessed: 'I just couldn't be apart of that conversation, it just got too much. When I came in, I just broke up with my fiancé, so I just walked away.'

Tom told her: 'I think you’ve done a really sensible thing', as well as giving a pep talk.

A source told The Sun at the time of Shona and David's split: 'They are on amicable terms, but have ended their romantic relationship.

'There are no hard feelings, they realised they wanted different things and are better off as friends. Shona is now focusing on her music and career.'

Alex also revealed that she almost didn't make it to the Australian Outback after her girlfriend Jess Glynne's beloved mother Alexandra suffered a major stroke which left her needing brain surgery.

In an emotional interview with the Daily Mail, Alex, 41, revealed that it was singer Jess who talked her into going despite the devastating family news – but she did spend her time on the ITV show fearing that if her partner wasn't there to meet her at the jungle bridge then her mum's condition may have got worse.

Speaking after her exit from the show on Friday night, Alex said: 'It's been a tough time for us and obviously her family and it was a tough decision to come into the jungle.

'But then Jess never wanted me to step away from not doing it. I knew there was always a possibility of her not being across the bridge, if her mum hadn't got better or if things had been getting worse, which they have been.

'But it was a big decision for me to not pass this opportunity and Jess was the one who pushed me to be here.'