Shona McGarty, known for her role in EastEnders, has arrived in Brisbane Airport as the third participant in preparation for the upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity, set to premiere next Sunday.

The 34-year-old actress, who portrayed Whitney Dean on the BBC series from 2008 to 2024, made a vibrant entrance in a pink shirt, paired with black cycling shorts and a baseball cap.

Interestingly, she was not wearing her engagement ring, fueling speculation about a breakup with her fiancé, David Bracken. When asked what she would miss from the UK, she candidly replied, “Not a lot.”

In a playful exchange with the Daily Mail, Shona quipped, “I’ve got on the wrong flight,” when questioned about her presence in Australia, as contestants are traditionally required to keep their participation in the ITV show under wraps.

She humorously added, “I’m going to have to ask for directions back now.”

Expressing her excitement about the trip, Shona mentioned, “I really want to see a kangaroo; I’ve never seen one in my life.”

Former EastEnders star, Shona McGarty , has become the third contestant to touch down in Brisbane Airport ahead of I’m A Celebrity which airs next Sunday

The actress, 34, who played Whitney Dean from 2008 to 2024 on the BBC soap wore a bright pink shirt, black cycling shorts and a baseball cap

Her arrival in Brisbane Airport comes after she was spotted in Heathrow on Saturday to join the likes of Kelly Brook and Lisa Riley who arrived Down Under on Sunday.

Shona wore a black unitard under a bright pink shirt for her airport attire and sported a fresh set of nails featuring cheeky bug designs as she prepared to face the creepy crawlies in the Jungle.

But Shona’s engagement ring was noticeably missing from her finger after it was rumoured she split from David last month, just over a year after the Irish musician popped the question in London’s Holland Park.

Elsewhere fellow contestant Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle, was seen leaving Manchester airport as he headed to Brisbane.

The Twitch streamer and YouTuber, 23, checked in at the Emirates First Class desk as he prepared to board a flight.

It comes after Shona shared a cryptic post about ‘not dimming her light for others’ following her reported split from David.

She took to Instagram on Friday sharing a black and white clip applying make-up, and penned a lengthy caption with lyrics from her new song about ‘finally being herself’ as she marked a ‘new beginning’.

She wrote: ‘I’m finally learning to just be me, no filters, no apologies, no shrinking to make others comfortable.

Shona was notably without her engagement ring after her rumoured split from her fiancé David Bracken and when asked what she would miss about the UK, she said: ‘Not a lot.’

The Twitch streamer and YouTuber, known as Angry Ginge 23, checked in at the Emirates First Class desk as he prepared to board a flight after Shona

Shona looked in good spirits as she prepared to board her flight on Heathrow on Saturday

But her engagement ring was noticeably absent after it is believed she and her fiance, David Bracken, mutually ended their engagement on good terms

It was claimed earlier this month that the former couple had mutually called off their engagement, but remain on good terms (pictured with David last year)

Kelly Brook and Lisa Riley were the first stars to land in Australia ahead of this year’s I’m A Celebrity as they officially touched down at Brisbane Airport 

Ruby Wax arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday as she prepared to jet to Australia to appear on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

‘It’s a new beginning, and this time I’m stepping into life with open arms and an open heart. I’ve spent too long second-guessing, dimming my light, trying to fit into spaces that were never meant for me.

‘But now, it’s about freedom, being comfortable in my own skin, owning my story, singing LOUD, with all my flaws, and my fire. This is the start of really living, fully and authentically.

‘From here on out, …I’m .. “unapologetically me”.’

It was claimed earlier this month that the former couple had mutually called off their engagement, but remain on good terms.