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Melvin Odoom’s dreams have come true after he had a long-anticipated meet up with his celebrity crush Carol Vorderman.
The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star, 44, shared a sweet selfie with former Countdown star, 64, months after he admitted that he wanted to ask the presenter on a date but had been too afraid to say hello at the Pride of Britain Awards last year.
Sharing the photo to Instagram on Sunday (9 March), Odoom captioned the post: “Dreamed it then real lifed it,” alongside a red love-heart emoji.
Celebrity colleagues and fans have been supporting the potential couple, with JLS star Marvin Humes writing in the comments, “Nah it’s a mazza.. bro we need a part 2.”
Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks chimed in with a laughing-face emoji as a fan said: “The pairing we all wanted to happen!!”
Another person added: “Goooo Melvin!! This just made me smile soooooo much,” as another said: “Yes!!! This is what I have been waiting for! This is a wedding ITV needs to broadcast!!”
The long distance flirtation began when Odoom called Vorderman a “10 out of 10” while in the I’m a Celeb jungle. “Check your DMs girl, I’ll be waiting,” he said.
Vorderman quickly responded to Odoom’s romantic admission, and sent a message into I’m a Celebrity… Unpacked. She esemed chuffed about the news of the crush, when she said: “Jungle man, keep doing what you are doing, you’re doing a brilliant job. See you on the other side.”
She then posted about the exchange online, writing: “Well hello @melvinodoom, or shall I say Melvin Vorderman or Jungle Man which sounds very much like Vorder Man?”
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“I’m having so much fun watching the camp mates having a joke with Melvin in the @imacelebrity jungle,” she wrote.
When Odoom left the jungle, ITV filmed him checking his messages to find that Vorderman had messaged his social media manager, saying: “Please give him my best. He’s done so well [heart emoji].”
It comes after Vorderman made an empowered Instagram post on Valentine’s Day, wishing her followers a “Happy Valentine’s” and reminding them there are “so many different kinds of love” and “don’t settle”.
“When I was growing up we were told women were worthless without a husband. Women weren’t even allowed their own bank accounts until 1975 when I was already a teenager age 14.”
She said: “Be strong in yourself and don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket. If you find a lover who will respect you and you want to be with them …marvellous. BUT you are whole without them…always remember that. Work on it. Don’t settle.”
