TULISA’S best friend of 14 years has lifted the lid on their fall out – and how they ‘haven’t spoken’ in months.
It comes after it was revealed that the NDubz singer was said to have fallen out with Michelle McKenna and her boyfriend Daniel Johnson while she was away in the jungle.
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Tulisa had addressed both of the fallouts on Instagram, telling fans that there was “no issue”.
The star has since boarded a flight to head home and a source told The Sun that the friends have been “laughing about all the speculation”.
But now a former best mate Gareth Varey has opened up about their friendship ending.
In a chat with the MailOnline, he said: “I haven’t seen or spoken to her for 14 months.
“We did the NDubz tour together and when that finished we went our separate ways.
“We wanted to do our own thing and I’ve not seen her since.”
Tulisa and Gareth met when he was a backup dancer on NDubz’s Uncle B tour in 2009.
The pair were best mates for 15 years and even lived together at one point.
A source explained to MailOnline: “Tulisa and Gareth have been inseparable for yours.
“He would most certainly been the one to meet her from the bridge but they had a fall out not long ago before she went into the jungle.
“They were so close.”
Tulisa was the third celebrity to be eliminated from the 24th series of the ITV show.
She has since deleted all the show posts from her Instagram, didn’t appear on the spin-off Unpacked and has headed back to the UK.
Now, The Sun can reveal the truth behind her sudden departure – and it’s got nothing to do with her friendship.
A source close to the star told us: “Tulisa was pretty miffed and utterly baffled by the suggestion she had fallen out with Michelle – they are as close as ever.
“They have flown back to the UK together and have been laughing about all the speculation.
“The truth of the matter is that Tulisa was struggling with her mental health, which is what she told fans.
“She wanted to be back at home, with her close friends and home comforts, and after a meeting with ITV it was agreed by all parties that this would be the best thing for her.
“It’s nothing more than that, despite what people are saying.
“ITV have offered her a full duty of care package and she’ll be back to her best in no time.”
ulisa’s spokesperson told us: “There has been absolutely no fall out between Tulisa and her best friend Michelle. They haven’t argued once since Tulisa left the jungle. Michelle in fact travelled back to London with Tulisa.
“This story has been completely fabricated and wasn’t even sent to Tulisa’s team for a chance to comment prior to publication.
“The decision for Tulisa to return home to the UK was agreed to by the production for welfare reasons.”
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