Shona McGarty (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Shona McGarty has opened up about receiving a “bad telling off” early in her career – and revealed how it shaped her approach to work both on EastEnders and later in the jungle.

The actress, best known for playing Whitney Dean for 15 years on the BBC soap, reflected on the Yellowbelly Presents podcast about joining the show as a teenager and the steep learning curve that came with suddenly being part of one of the UK’s biggest dramas. McGarty landed the role at just 16, and despite living “literally across the road” from the studios, she admitted she didn’t always grasp the level of professionalism expected on set.

Speaking candidly, she recalled one moment that proved to be a major wake

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