I've packed plenty of swimsuits!

Model Kelly Brook on feeling confident about her "fit" and "strong" body as she heads to the jungle

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Kelly Brook, one of the stars entering the jungle for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, has urged viewers to accept her curves, in the wake of being trolled over her figure.

Sadly Kelly, 46, was the target of vicious comments about her body after landing at Brisbane airport to take part in the reality show. As she prepares to strip off for the famous jungle shower, the former model and TV presenter urged viewers to be “accepting” of the way she looks.

She said, “Obviously, I am not a 20-year-old bikini model any more. You know, life changes and your body changes. And I just hope people are accepting of me and how I look now, and not comparing me to how I used to look. You know, I am a very different person. I am older, but I am still strong and I am still fit, and that is the most important thing.”

The star says she had totally embraced her curves. “I feel really confident. I feel like my body is in good shape. I just feel great,” she says.

“I am 46, I embrace my curves. I embrace my body. I ran a marathon this year... so I am proud of that.”

Kelly has been very open about her relationship with her body for years. She once said, “I've always been a curvy girl and I’m proud of that.” When trolls previously accused her of being “too big”, she replied, “I'm a healthy size 12. I'm not apologising for having boobs and a bum.”

And she is prepared to show them off, after packing several bikinis to wear in the shower. In fact, she has even discussed it with Myleene Klass, whose white bikini made