Jacqueline Jossa said that she hopes to dispel misconceptions about her during her time in the I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! jungle.
After being announced as a contestant on the new series of the ITV jungle show, the mother-of-two explained: "I think people think I am a pushover or a doormat. I also think some people pity me.
"I want to show I am fine, I am up for a laugh and that I will go for it and try my best.
"It’s going to be so difficult going in as me and that’s definitely going to be the hardest part. I've never done a show where I have been myself."
Jacqueline admitted the she has many phobias and her former co-stars on EastEnders will be surprised that she is heading into the Australian bush to rough it.
She said: "And I am also scared of everything – especially spiders! They are the worst, there will be tears!
“My old colleagues on EastEnders are going to be shocked. I don’t think they can imagine me in there. I don’t like creatures. It is not my thing.”
“I have also never done rock climbing, jumped out of a plane or camped in my life. I am not that kind of girl.”
“But having said all that, I am really excited. This is something completely different and it’s going to be a totally new experience.
“I am also looking forward to not being on my phone and Instagram all the time. It will be a detox for me.”
The Lauren Branning actress said that will miss her husband Dan Osborne and their daughters Ella, three, and Mia, one, “terribly”.
She said: “This is definitely the longest I have ever been away from them and that is going to be really hard. My family is so close-knit and I will miss them all terribly”.
The 27 year old also revealed that she told her children she would be travelling for work commitments during her time away from them in the jungle.
She said: “I didn’t know how to face even telling them. In the end, I thought the best idea was to say ‘mummy is going away for work’ and I would see them soon.'
Former TOWIE star husband Dan, 28, is rooting for Jacqueline, despite her admitting she is scared of “everything”.
She said of Dan: “He thinks I am going to be good. He is excited and he’s coming over to meet me when I come out.”
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