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Lisa Riley’s comments left people wondering if she has secretly married her partner of 10 years, Al, after the Emmerdale icon left the I’m A Celebrity camp

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Lisa Riley has hinted she is now a married woman after leaving the I’m A Celebrity camp. The Emmerdale icon entertained the ITV viewers with a fun stint Down Under before fiance Al met her on the rope bridge. And now, it’s thought the loved-up duo might have tied the knot.

Lisa, who is best known for playing Mandy Dingle, was part of a shock double elimination, leaving with Jack Osbourne on Friday evening. Following her exit speech, Lisa joined Unpacked host Joel Dommett for a chat on all things jungle. She admitted she is thrilled she no longer has to wear the camp boots that “smell like a skip”.

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Joel then asked about her revelation about her lusting over Ant McPartlin. The presenter said:”Obviously you had a lovely moment with Al on the bridge but how was your hug with Ant [McPartlin, show host]?” Lisa joked things got “juicy” between her and the Geordie presenter. And she went on: “And it’s caused a bit of fury with my husband, he’s fine.”

Despite clearly saying husband, Lisa continued: “As I said you can go to a shop and have a look, you don’t have to buy anything.”

And she later tried to brush over the term once again as she said: “When we go to the bank, he will say ‘that’s my wife’ and I will call him ‘my husband’.” She added: “We use that terminology and there is nothing different other than I am wearing an engagement ring rather than a wedding band.

“We are happy as we are — I don’t see what that day would do. I dress up every day as Mandy Dingle, I don’t want to dress up as me.”

Following her exit, Lisa admitted she lost weight in camp. She disclosed she shed nearly a stone and a half in the weeks in the jungle. She revealed it wasn’t solely the rice and beans diet responsible for dropping the pounds, but rather the controlled portions and demanding daily routine.

Lisa said: “Do you know what it is? It’s portion control. Everyone says, ‘Oh, it’s beans and rice.’ Yes, it is beans and rice, but it’s actually what you consume. When you’re in there, people don’t have an idea of the lifestyle, the geography of the camp. It’s the do-ability, the activeness.”

“Like, when you go up to the [Bush] Telegraph to talk, it’s step after step. When you go to a challenge, you never stop moving,” she told the Mail. “It’s endless. It’s not just sat around a campfire having loads of giggles. The activeness… by the time you’ve consumed the beans at night, you’ve probably burned it off.”

* The final of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is on ITV at 9pm on Sunday

Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas has revealed that he refused to change his phone number in the desperate hope that she would be able to contact him when she was ready

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Thomas Markle has revealed that he has kept the same telephone number in the hope that Meghan would be able to reach out to him when she felt ready to reconnect. The 81 year old father of the Duchess of Sussex was recently hospitalised after having his left leg amputated in the Philippines. Before the surgery, his foot had become discoloured and swollen, restricting his mobility.

According to reports, had Thomas not had the “life or death” surgery, the infection in his foot could have reached his heart. In an interview with The Mail On Sunday, Thomas explained that he has never changed his phone number so Meghan “could always get in touch with me.”

The pair have been estranged since 2018 when it came to light that he had reportedly staged paparazzi photographs ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. From that moment on, relations between Thomas and his daughter became so tense, he pulled out of the wedding, claiming to have health problems at the time. Instead, King Charles walked her down the aisle.

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During the height of their tense relationship, Thomas spoke to the press once again and cast doubt over their decision to step away from the public eye.

In an interview at the time, he reportedly said: “I think they’re both turning into lost souls at this point. I don’t know what they’re looking for. I don’t think they know what they’re looking for.”

One of his wishes before he dies is to reconcile with his daughter, meet his grandchildren and her husband Prince Harry. Meghan and Prince Harry have two children together, Archie and Lilibet.

He told the publication: “I’ve always said I am open to reconciling with my daughter. I have never stopped loving her. I don’t want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids. It might be nice to meet her husband too.”

According to reports, a source close to Meghan said the Duchess’ team had not been contacted before the publication went to print. But according to the BBC, a spokesman for Meghan said: “I can confirm she has reached out to her father.”

The source went on to say that had Meghan had prior knowledge of the article, where Thomas spoke openly about desperately wanting to reunite with his daughter, they would informed hospital staff, to tell Thomas to read his email, a detail Meghan’s team wanted to remain private.

Meghan’s half sister Samantha has also denied hearing from Meghan. She took to X and described quotes from sources close to Meghan as “PR b********t.”

With the permission of Thomas, his surgeon spoke to the publication and confirmed: “It was life-or-death surgery. Had the infection in the foot moved to his heart, it would most likely have been fatal. He is doing well but he is not out of the woods yet.”

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