Melvin Odoom “looks tired” and has visibly aged since entering the jungle according to Joel Dommet and . They made the observation speaking with Will Best on spin off show Unpacked.
host Will commented that Melvin, 44, had been having a tough time leading both men to share their thoughts.
“He looks like he’s aged, he looks tired,” last year’s King Of the Jungle Sam opined. “The beard’s growing out a little bit as well and you can see the utter defeat he’s got in his eyes when he looks at Dean [McCullough], like, ‘You’re not gonna do anything’.”
Joel agreed with this comment chiming in:”Like he’s a raging bull just sat there. Most people come away looking younger – Melvin looks 80 years old.”
Their remarks come after radio host Melvin’s friends claimed he is in the jungle.
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Melvin Odoom has “aged” while in the jungle according to Joel Dommet (Image: ITV)
Appearing on ‘s , Melvin’s radio co-host Rickie Haywood-Williams, along with Melvin’s sister Yonah Odoom, divulged details about his history with the ladies.
Stand-in host probed Rickie about whether Melvin is as charming off-screen as he appears on. “OK, boy to boy, does he have any rizz?” she asked.
“He’s very, very smooth. He’s a smooth operator,” revealed the fellow radio personality.
“Because he was trying out this chat up line potentially on Tulisa like Tulisa was trying to do the maths. She was trying to be Carol [Vorderman] and he tried to go over to her and they were like, ‘No, you’re rubbish.’ What is his chat like? Is he good with girls?” she persisted.
This led Rickie to respond: “You know what, I think he was playing up to the camera a little bit, because Melvin is all about dates, he loves the art of dating.
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Melvin Odoom looked far fresher at the beginning of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here (Image: ITV)
“So I think he was playing up to the campmates there because Melvin is very smooth.”
Melvin caused a stir in camp when he revealed he had a crush on as the celebrities revealed their luxury item.
Melvin Odoom unveiled a pillow adorned with family photos and Countdown legend Carol, he exclaimed: “My dad, my mum and Carol Vorderman. My crush,” he confessed as he showed off the quirky item before later confessing his admiration for Carol in the Bush Telegraph.
Melvin is currently near the bottom of the betting to win the show with odds of 200/1 according to Ladbrokes. He is just above Jane Moore who is at 250/1. McFly star Danny Jones remains hte favoourite to win with odds of 4/7.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here continues on ITV at 9pm nightly.