SINGER Tulisa Contostavlos panicked her friends by going into hiding after her exit from I’m A Celebrity.

Fans of the show were also baffled when the singer deleted all of her social media content about her time in the jungle.

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Tulisa left friends ‘panicking’ after she goes radio silent and vanished from hotel following her evictionCredit: Instagram

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The singer deleted all of her social media content about her time in the jungleCredit: Rex
Insiders said that after arriving at the upmarket JW Marriott Hotel on Australia’s Gold Coast, Tulisa went into radio silence — leaving her friends in the UK panicking.

A source said: “Tulisa and the two friends who came to Australia with her disappeared after she came out.

“No one saw her in the hotel and she wasn’t talking to anyone.

“Her mates were talking among themselves and were worried as no one could pin her down.

“They were chatting back and forth in their group chats and no one could raise her. It was total radio silence.”

Insiders said Tulisa had not been seen at the Marriott since she returned on Monday.

She was in high spirits when she got back and was greeted by Sun columnist Jane Moore and radio DJ Dean McCullough — who both left the ITV show before her.

When BBC radio host Melvin Odoom became the fourth star to leave camp, Tulisa was notably absent from his welcome reception in the hotel.

A source added: “Not having Tulisa at the hotel with the other stars has been odd, and people don’t know whether or not she’ll be back to film the reunion.

“Naturally everyone just wants her to be all right and ITV and her campmates are being supportive.”

Tonight it was reported that Tulisa had a “screaming row” with her best pal Michelle McKenna after leaving the jungle.

It was claimed that Tulisa was livid about the way Michelle had looked after her Instagram page while she was in camp.

And she was said to be upset by the photo Michelle had uploaded of her having a free, slap-up dinner with her partner Daniel Johnson.

Yesterday Tulisa, 36, broke her silence and updated her fans, telling them she needed a break.

She said in a video posted online: “When I came out of the jungle, I felt fine first of all and then that evening my friends went to bed.

“I just started to feel overwhelmed. I thought, ‘Do you know what, I really need to take a bit of time for me and just chill.’”

The N-Dubz singer added: “You know, it’s okay to feel a little bit overwhelmed. I’ve been out of the spotlight for a long time.

“I’m still trying to overcome those things. I’ve still got my little demons. It doesn’t mean I’m going to go hide under a rock for ten years.

“It means I just need a little bit of time to process and get right with my thoughts.”

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It was reported that Tulisa had a ‘screaming row’ with her best pal Michelle McKenna after leaving the jungleCredit: Rex

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Insiders said Tulisa has not been seen at the Marriott since she returned on Monday.Credit: Rex
Tulisa also cleared up comments she made on ITV’s Lorraine after her exit — where she said she had made friends for life but hinted some campmates were not genuine.

She said: “I want to clarify I don’t think any of my campmates are fake. I was talking with Lorraine and what I was trying to say was typical me, thinking out loud.

“Everyone in there is going to have one or two individuals that they are way more close with than others.

“When we get out is when you are really going to see those friendships get nurtured.

“I’m friends with everyone. I love my jungle buddies. But there are going to be friendships that people have that become friends for life.”

Speaking to Ant and Dec about her jungle experience, Tulisa said: “It doesn’t feel real. I just think I’ll be so much more grateful for everything.

“It makes you appreciative. You don’t realise how good you’ve got it.

“It can be testing. It is tough in there so leaving is still a happy thing, I’m not going to lie.”