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Coleen Rooney heads back home after winning the UK’s hearts on I’m A Celeb – despite not winning the jungle crown – and she can’t help but giggle as her son Cass, 6, nabs her hat

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Coleen Rooney‘s son Cass claimed her I’m A Celebrity hat as she arrived at Brisbane Airport for journey home on Tuesday. 

The WAG, 38, who came second to Danny Jones during Sunday’s final, was joined by her two youngest sons, Cass, six, and Kit, eight, and her parents, Colette and Tony. 

Despite not winning the jungle crown, Coleen did steel the hearts of the UK after opening up about her humble beginnings cleaning apartments at Pontins. 

Checking in for her flight, she looked stylish in an all-black outfit consisting of a vest top and linen trousers.  

The TV personality layered over a matching shirt and carried a quilted leather shoulder bag with a chain strap. 

Walking beside her Cass was dressed in a practical bright blue tracksuit, and proudly wore his mother’s Akubra hat.  

Coleen Rooney’s son Cass claimed her I’m A Celebrity hat as she arrived at Brisbane Airport for journey home on Tuesday

The WAG, 38, who came second to Danny Jones during Sunday's final, was joined by her two youngest sons, Cass, six, and Kit, eight, and her parents, Colette and Tony

The WAG, 38, who came second to Danny Jones during Sunday’s final, was joined by her two youngest sons, Cass, six, and Kit, eight, and her parents, Colette and Tony 

Coleen’s parents and her two youngest sons made a surprise appearance on the ITV show last week, staying in Australia for a fortnight. 

The WAG revealed she didn’t struggle at all settling into jungle life which she credits to the job she worked as a teenager before finding fame. 

When asked how she coped with having no luxuries in camp, Coleen said it reminded her of when she used to clean apartments at Pontins in her younger days.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: ‘I have got luxuries in life but I’m no princess. I feel my campmates were surprised that I wasn’t fazed by living outside. 

‘I might not have camped that much but I used to clean the apartments at a Pontins holiday park when I was younger.’

‘Going to the dunny [camp lavatory] doesn’t bother me, I’ve gone behind a tree before. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, I’ve got four boys, we’ve been in situations where we’ve got dirty. 

‘We go to ponds and mud trails. None of that fazed me and if I had all of my lot there, I could have stayed there for weeks and weeks.’  

Indeed, Coleen took on many of the chores to make up for not looking after her sons. ‘It’s just my daily life to pick up after people, to just get on with it,’ she said.

Despite not winning the jungle crown, Coleen did steel the hearts of the UK after opening up about her humble beginnings cleaning apartments at Pontins

Despite not winning the jungle crown, Coleen did steel the hearts of the UK after opening up about her humble beginnings cleaning apartments at Pontins

Coleen giggled as she picked up her hat

Coleen giggled as she picked up her hat 

Checking in for her flight, she looked stylish in an all-black outfit consisting of a vest top and linen trousers

Checking in for her flight, she looked stylish in an all-black outfit consisting of a vest top and linen trousers

The TV personality layered over a matching shirt and carried a quilted leather shoulder bag with a chain strap

The TV personality layered over a matching shirt and carried a quilted leather shoulder bag with a chain strap

Walking beside her Cass was dressed in a practical bright blue tracksuit

Walking beside her Cass was dressed in a practical bright blue tracksuit

Coleen's parents and her two youngest sons made a surprise appearance on the ITV show last week, staying in Australia for a fortnight

Coleen’s parents and her two youngest sons made a surprise appearance on the ITV show last week, staying in Australia for a fortnight

‘If I don’t do it myself it mightn’t get done. It was hard to step back from not doing other people’s. There were times when people took longer to do their chores. I was desperate to go and do that but we got punished for it.’

The first thing she did after coming out of the jungle was to FaceTime her husband. ‘Wayne just said how proud he was,’ she said. ‘Obviously, in the letter he sent to me in camp, he said he’s never missed me as much as he does now.

‘I can understand that because we’ve not spoken. We’ve been apart for weeks and weeks on end. [Normally] we speak a number of times a day, and we FaceTime. To not have that communication, it’s been tough.’

Wayne remained in the UK to manage his football team, Plymouth Argyle, in Devon, while their two eldest sons Kai, 15, and Klay, 11, also stayed home.

Elsewhere, GK Barry and Jane Moore were also seen heading home after their jungle stint in Australia as they were spotted making their way to the airport. 

The podcaster-turned-reality star, 25, and journalist, 62, were seen arriving at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday with their bags in tow.

GK – whose full name is Grace Eleanor Keeling – kept it casual for her journey back, sporting a pair of white towelling Nike drawstring shorts, with a black racerneck vest. 

She paired the sporty ensemble with white trainers and wore an array of gold jewellery, including an elegant bangle with a collection of rings, and carried a black tote bag.

GK was seen at the flight check-in desk with her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford, who sported a baggy t-shirt and basketball shorts. 

Meanwhile Jane opted for a grey hooded long jacket as she prepared to return to the colder UK temperatures. 

She finished off her look with a white open-necked shirt, high-waisted black paperbag trousers and scuffed trainers.

The WAG revealed she didn't struggle at all settling into jungle life which she credits to the job she worked as a teenager before finding fame

The WAG revealed she didn’t struggle at all settling into jungle life which she credits to the job she worked as a teenager before finding fame

When asked how she coped with having no luxuries in camp, Coleen said it reminded her of when she used to clean apartments at Pontins in her younger days

When asked how she coped with having no luxuries in camp, Coleen said it reminded her of when she used to clean apartments at Pontins in her younger days

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: 'I have got luxuries in life but I'm no princess. I feel my campmates were surprised that I wasn't fazed by living outside'

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: ‘I have got luxuries in life but I’m no princess. I feel my campmates were surprised that I wasn’t fazed by living outside’

She added: 'Going to the dunny [camp lavatory] doesn't bother me, I've gone behind a tree before. I don't mind getting my hands dirty, I've got four boys'

She added: ‘Going to the dunny [camp lavatory] doesn’t bother me, I’ve gone behind a tree before. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, I’ve got four boys’ 

Coleen stacked three large suitcases on top of one another and wheeled them through the airport

Coleen stacked three large suitcases on top of one another and wheeled them through the airport

I'm a Celebrity's GK Barry and Jane Moore headed home after their jungle stint in Australia as they were spotted making their way to Brisbane Airport on Tuesday

Jane Moore

Elsewhere, GK Barry and Jane Moore were also seen heading home after their jungle stint in Australia as they were spotted making their way to the airport 

The podcaster-turned-reality star, 25, and journalist, 62, were spotted arriving at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday with their bags in tow

The podcaster-turned-reality star, 25, and journalist, 62, were spotted arriving at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday with their bags in tow

GK’s departure came hours after she sent fans in overdrive after sharing her ‘jungle essentials’ which include a ‘wine, fake tan and Canesten’.

GK took to her Instagram following her stint on the hit ITV show, spilling the beans on the must-haves she brought with her Down Under.

She shared a look at her open luggage showing the essential items.

The essentials also included a pair of Crocs slippers, a book called ‘Why Mom Stopped Stripping’, fake lashes, Digestive dark chocolate biscuits, a deodorant, a rescue remedy spray and a silky sleep mask.

She captioned: ‘POV: Grace packed her suitcase with her Jungle Essentials. Wine to handle those Jungle nights, fake tan for the glow, and the Canesten… well that’s self explanatory x.’

Fans were left in stitches and flooded the comment section below the post, praising her for not forgetting the ‘rescue remedy’ spray.

‘The rescue remedy’; ‘Rescue remedy is so real’; ‘bit of us’;’cool essentials’; ‘bear grylls who’; ‘The rescue remedy got me’; ‘So true girl’; ‘The rescue remedy with a straw’.

GK - whose full name is Grace Eleanor Keeling - kept it casual for her journey back

She sported a pair of white towelling Nike drawstring shorts, with a black racerneck vest

GK – whose full name is Grace Eleanor Keeling – kept it casual for her journey back, sporting a pair of white towelling Nike drawstring shorts, with a black racerneck vest

GK was seen at the flight check-in desk with her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford, who sported a baggy t-shirt and basketball shorts

GK was seen at the flight check-in desk with her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford, who sported a baggy t-shirt and basketball shorts

She paired the sporty ensemble with white trainers and wore an array of gold jewellery, including an elegant bangle with a collection of rings, and carried a black tote bag

She paired the sporty ensemble with white trainers and wore an array of gold jewellery, including an elegant bangle with a collection of rings, and carried a black tote bag

Meanwhile Jane opted for a grey hooded long jacket as she prepared to return to the colder UK temperatures

Meanwhile Jane opted for a grey hooded long jacket as she prepared to return to the colder UK temperatures

She finished off her look with a white open-necked shirt, high-waisted black paperbag trousers and scuffed trainers

She finished off her look with a white open-necked shirt, high-waisted black paperbag trousers and scuffed trainers

Rev Richard Coles was all smiles as he made his way through the airport

Rev Richard Coles was all smiles as he made his way through the airport 

Oti Mabuse giggled as she entertained her daughter ahead of their long flight

She welcome her daughter last Autumn

Oti Mabuse giggled as she entertained her daughter ahead of their long flight 

The dancer dressed practically in a white tracksuit for her journey

The dancer dressed practically in a white tracksuit for her journey

Barry McGuigan threw a celebratory fist in the air as he arrived at Brisbane Airport

Barry McGuigan threw a celebratory fist in the air as he arrived at Brisbane Airport 

He was joined his wife Sandra

He was joined his wife Sandra

Alan Halsall wore a black Adidas T-shirt and matching shorts

Alan Halsall wore a black Adidas T-shirt and matching shorts 

Melvin Odoom continued to rock his I'm A Celeb hat

Melvin Odoom continued to rock his I’m A Celeb hat

Even the Crocs official account commented as the internet star included a pair of the cosy slippers: ‘Couldn’t be more ready to take on the jungle!’ 

During her time in the jungle, Grace revealed the incredibly expensive purchase she made after achieving overnight fame following her social media success. 

The star soared to fame during the first Covid-19 lockdown when she started making TikToks about her daily life while studying film at Nottingham Trent University.

A successful podcast and guest stints on Loose Women have followed, and she’s also kept fans on their toes while documenting her love life. 

Chatting with her pal Reverend Richard Coles she confessed she impulsively bought a Porsche after thinking: ‘I could buy a Porsche and it would not be an issue.’ 

Richard asked the star: ‘So Grace did you go from working in Costa to all of a sudden being able to buy a house?’

GK's departure came hours after she sent fans in overdrive after sharing her 'jungle essentials' which include a 'wine, fake tan and Canesten'

GK’s departure came hours after she sent fans in overdrive after sharing her ‘jungle essentials’ which include a ‘wine, fake tan and Canesten’

Her essentials also included a pair of Crocs slippers, a book called 'Why Mom Stopped Stripping', fake lashes, Digestive dark chocolate biscuits, a deodorant, a rescue remedy spray with straw and a silky sleep mask

Her essentials also included a pair of Crocs slippers, a book called ‘Why Mom Stopped Stripping’, fake lashes, Digestive dark chocolate biscuits, a deodorant, a rescue remedy spray with straw and a silky sleep mask

As she replied: ‘Yeah,’ he continued: ‘So you didn’t go from poor, poor, poor, a little less poor, a bit more money, you went from poor to rich?’

Grace then explained: ‘Yeah, pretty quick. And I remember being like, “I’m making enough money to buy a new car now”.

‘I remember a Porsche drove past me as I had that thought and I remember thinking, “I could buy a Porsche and it would not be an issue.”

‘I went to the centre, I was looking at an old one that was cheaper, but the one that I wanted was next to it and it was so nice. 

‘I rang my accountant and I was like, “Can I do it?” And he was like, “Yeah”, so I bought it. I picked it up two days later.’

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