I know he's definitely on my shoulder gleaming with pride

SOAP STAR'S TRAGIC BEST PAL AND HER MUM AT FOREFRONT OF THOUGHTS AHEAD OF JUNGLE STINT

- By JESSICA SANSOME

LISA Riley has revealed that late Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor 'always wanted to do' I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here as she prepares for her own stint.

The Bury-born actress was left devastated last year when the dancer, who was her partner on the BBC One dance show in 2012, died at the age of 44.

The 49-year-old, who plays Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap Emmerdale, also tragically lost her mother, Cath, in July 2012, just months before she joined Strictly.

Sitting in her hotel room enjoying her last slice of luxury before entering the I'm A Celebrity jungle, Lisa couldn't stop thinking about her late mum, or talking about her.