Tulisa Contostavlos’ next exciting project after I’m A Celebrity stint has been ‘revealed’ – and it’s another six-figure deal.
The N-Dubz star, 36, is currently a campmate in the Australian Jungle after years of stepping back from the limelight and is thought to be being paid a £200,000 fee.
And as part of her return to the spotlight she will reportedly soon be releasing a new autobiography about her life after being caught up in a drug sting in 2013.
The Mirror reports that the singer has signed with the literary agent branch of YMU and has already started the project which she will update after I’m A Celeb.
She has already released one autobiography back in 2012 called Honest: My Story So Far which detailed her difficult upbringing and early days in the band.
Tulisa Contostavlos’ next exciting project after I’m A Celebrity stint has been ‘revealed’ – and it’s another six-figure deal
The N-Dubz star, 36, is currently a campmate in the Australian Jungle after years of stepping back from the limelight
Since she has been caught up in a drug sting and suffered an agonising 12-year health battle with Bell’s palsy which changed her appearance.
A source said of the new book: ‘Tulisa’s first autobiography was heartbreaking at times, and it’s impossible to imagine what she’s gone through since. She has enough content for multiple instalments.
‘But one thing is for sure, she will tell her story with the typical honesty of the first instalment and it will include all the raw emotions she has gone through.
‘He recent health battles have really inspired her to lay her heart bare. She just hopes there is a brilliantly positive chapter to be written about her time in the jungle. It won’t be a happy ending – it will be a fresh start.’
She has spent more than a decade out of the public eye following the band and her X Factor fame after she was caught up in a drug sting by the infamous Fake Sheikh which left her considering taking her own life.
Ahead of I’m A Celeb she said: ‘There’s nothing worse in that jungle than what happened in 2013.’
Mazher Mahmood, also known as the Fake Sheik, a former journalist for the Sun on Sunday was jailed for 15 months for perverting the course of justice after he tricked Tulisa into buying cocaine for him while he posed as a film producer.
Since she stood on the steps of Southwark Crown Court in 2014 vindicated and condemned the ‘horrific entrapment’ from Mahmood, Tulisa has remained largely out of the spotlight, save an N-Dubz tour in 2022.
And as part of her return to the spotlight she will reportedly soon be releasing a new autobiography about her life after being caught up in a drug sting in 2013 (seen outside court in 2014)
The Mirror reports that the singer has signed with the literary agent branch of YMU and has already started the project which she will update after I’m A Celeb
She has already released one autobiography back in 2012 called Honest: My Story So Far which detailed her difficult upbringing and early days in the band
Speaking about her entry into the I’m a Celebrity jungle on Sunday, she said: ‘Every time I think, you know, this is going to be hard, I think I’ve done it, I can do it.
‘And then I just got to the point, well, going on television again is the most uncomfortable situation I could possibly put myself in.
‘And I feel like I’ve been on this kind of healing cycle for the past 11 years, really, since all the crap, since X Factor, since the trial.
‘And this, for me, would complete the cycle, because it’s the last thing on the list is this overwhelming fear that I have or have had. I’m not feeling it today, but overall, of this fear of being on especially TV.’
The case was brought against Mahmood after Tulisa was accused of arranging for him to be sold £800 of cocaine by one of her contacts following an elaborate sting for the Sun on Sunday newspaper in May 2013.
During a meeting at the Metropolitan Hotel in London, Mahmood posed as a film producer and plied the popstar with alcohol as they discussed an acting role alongside Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.
As Smith drove the former X Factor judge home to Hertfordshire, she allegedly spoke about a family member who had a drug problem.
The following ten years were ‘hell’ for Tulisa who had an entire future ahead of her ruined by the sting.
Speaking about the ordeal, the I Need You singer said: ‘Honestly, I can’t tell you.
Since she has been caught up in a drug sting and suffered an agonising 12-year health battle with Bell’s palsy which changed her appearance
She returned to screens on Sunday with the launch of I’m A Celebrity , showing off a new look that sparked reaction from viewers
‘Sure, at times it’s been horrific for me at moments in the past 10 years, but that’s just not the perspective that I have now. I take it all as knowledge.
‘Sure, at times it’s been horrific for me at moments in the past 10 years, but that’s just not the perspective that I have now. I take it all as knowledge.’
‘Knowledge Is power and ultimately a blessing because I wouldn’t be where I am without it, I wouldn’t change a thing.
‘I don’t think I would have been able to do this unless I was feeling in such a strong content place. So it could only have been now. It couldn’t have been before.’
I’M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP
OTI MABUSE
Oti Mabuse has already two Strictly glitterballs under her belt
AGE: 34
OCCUPATION: Professional dancer
FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020.
DANNY JONES
Danny Jones is one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s I’m A Celeb
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: McFly singer
FAMOUS FOR: Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly.
He is also a coach on The Voice UK.
BARRY MCGUIGAN
Former boxer Barry McGuigan is heading into the jungle
AGE: 63
OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer
FAMOUS FOR: Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 to 1986.
GK BARRY
GK Barry is a TikTok star who recently joined the ITV family on Loose Women
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: TikTok star
FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel.
DEAN MCCULLOUGH
ITV bosses are hoping Dean McCullough will ruffle feathers in the camp
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Radio 1 DJ
FAMOUS FOR: Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I’m A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views.
Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot.
JANE MOORE
Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Journalist
FAMOUS FOR: Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002.
She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.
Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow.
MELVIN ODOOM
Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021
AGE: 44
OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter
FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute.
He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016.
COLEEN ROONEY
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: WAG
FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy.
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history, exceeding Nigel Farage’s £1.5million from last year.
ALAN HALSALL
Alan Halsall is best known for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street
AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I’m A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery.
Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap.
TULISA
Tulisa is making her career comeback after reuniting with N-Dubz last year
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge
FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007.
In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss.
She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year.