The current series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! has viewers captivated, with model and presenter Kelly Brook quickly becoming a camp favourite. As fans get to know the 45-year-old, her past high-profile relationships are coming back into the spotlight, revealing a poignant history of love and loss.
A Past Engagement and a Shared Tragedy
Before marrying her current husband, model Jeremy Parisi, Kelly Brook was engaged to former Scotland rugby international Thom Evans. The couple dated for two years between 2011 and 2013. Their romance, however, was marked by a devastating event that Brook has since described as the most traumatic of her life.
Early in their relationship, when Brook was 31 and Evans was 25, the actress suffered a miscarriage at six months pregnant. Reflecting on the experience on the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast, Brook revealed the profound impact it had. She confessed that the couple's relationship ultimately could not survive the immense grief, stating, "It was the most devastating thing... our relationship didn't survive that."
Life After Heartbreak: Moving Forward
Both individuals have since built new lives. Kelly Brook is now happily married to Jeremy Parisi, who supports her from home as she faces the challenges of the jungle. Meanwhile, Thom Evans has found love again with singer and former Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger.
The couple met in 201 while judging Celebrity X Factor, and Evans proposed in 2023. Scherzinger, who was previously in a seven-year relationship with Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton until their split in 2015, has praised her fiancé's patience as they navigate their busy schedules to plan their wedding.
Evans's Rugby Career Cut Short
Thom Evans's own journey has been one of resilience. His promising rugby career was tragically cut short in 2010 at just 24 years old. While playing for Scotland against Wales in the Six Nations, he sustained a severe double fracture-dislocation to his spine.
In a Men's Health interview, Evans spoke about the difficulty of his forced retirement, admitting he "struggled for a long time" after realising he would never play the game he loved again. He focused on the positive, stating he was "so grateful not to be in a wheelchair" and that this perspective helped him through the dark times.
As Kelly Brook shares snippets of her life in the jungle, the stories of her past, including the profound connection with Thom Evans, remind audiences of the personal journeys that shape our favourite celebrities, far beyond the television screen.
