Kerry McFadden comforted by Fran Cosgrave

Kerry McFadden has been visited by I'm A Celebrity contestant Fran Cosgrave every day, since she checked into the Priory clinic, the News of the World claims today.

McFadden is now single, after being dumped by husband Brian, while Fran is also a free agent, following relationships with glamour girl Jodie Marsh, and Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton.

A friend told the newspaper, "He has known Kerry for five years and obviously respects Brian who she's still married to - but he is smitten with her. Kerry is a single girl now and is getting on with her life. The pair have become very close but Kerry is still not 100 per cent.

"They've been out on dates to the cinema and he's taken her Christmas shopping. He's even taking her away for Christmas to Spain with his parents to get away from it all."

The newspaper quotes Fran as saying, "She's very up and down at the moment. She's been through some tough times. But being in the Priory has been really helpful.

"I'll do anything for Kerry, she introduced me to Natasha, the love of my life. We have a lot of history together and we've all been through good times and rough times. But at the moment all I'm concentrating on is getting her better."