Owen Warner becomes emotional as he thanks Charlene White for ‘looking after me’ on I’m A Celebrity-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro

Owen Warner and Charlene White have enjoyed a surprise reunion after becoming close while on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.

The Hollyoaks star and ITV journalist were thrown together in the 2022 series of I’m A Celeb, joined by campmates including the likes of Boy George, Matt Hancock and eventual winner Jill Scott.

Owen and Charlene formed a strong friendship during their time in the jungle, with Charlene looking out for the 23-year-old, who was desperately missing his family – and proper home-cooked meals.

As it turned out, Charlene was the first to be eliminated from the latest series, while Owen was runner-up to Lioness Jill, meaning the pair went weeks without seeing each other.

On Friday however the pair were reunited, with Charlene surprising Owen during his first interview on Loose Women – and it was genuinely adorable.

As Owen sat with the panel made up of Kaye Adams, Stacey Solomon, Nadia Sawalha and Judi Love, he was shocked to see Charlene suddenly walk on to the floor.

Owen became choked up as Charlene surprised him on the show (Picture: ITV)

And, being Owen, he immediately leapt up and gave her a tight hug, telling her: ‘You look beautiful!’

Sitting back down with the panel, Charlene now by his side, Owen gushed: ‘This woman here is amazing, beautiful inside and out – what a chef as well.’

Recalling their time in the jungle, Owen became visibly emotional, his voice shaking as he went on: ‘Charlene taught me so much in there about myself.

Hollyoaks star Owen described the journalist as ‘beautiful inside and out’ (Picture: ITV)

The pair shared a hug s Owen thanked Charlene for being there for him (Picture: ITV)

‘She really looked after me. I’m so close with my family, with y mum, and to not have that when you need it [in the jungle] but to then have someone like Charlene.’

He went on to say the Loose Women star was always there for him if he was ‘feeling low or not myself… having someone like that is just beautiful.’

Elsewhere in the interview, Owen admitted he’s been in tears more than once since leaving the jungle as he’s been blown away by the love and support he’s received from viewers.

Owen was in bits as he was surprised by his brothers after leaving the I’m A Celeb camp as runner-up (Picture: @_owenwarner)

‘It’s been crazy,’ he said.

‘When I was in the top two my mind couldn’t comprehend there was all this support and love out there. I had to take a while to turn my phone on [after leaving the camp] because even hearing people saying nice things was a lot.

‘I was crying all the time.

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‘I have to tick myself off and have a little cry at how amazing it was. I love kind people and beautiful words and there was so much of that.’

Loose Women airs weekdays from 12.30pm on ITV

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