Who is I'm a Celebrity's Nella Rose?
She's courted controversy on social media by getting into arguments with Fred Siriex and Nigel Farage...But who is I'm A Celeb's Nella Rose?
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00:00 You may have seen heated debates on social media about Nella Rose locking horns with
00:04 Fred Siriax on I'm a Celebrity after he made supposedly insensitive comments about
00:09 being her father.
00:11 But who is Nella Rose and how did she rise to fame?
00:14 Well Nella Rose Hulela was born in Belgium to a Congolese family in 1997 and moved to
00:19 the UK when she was 7.
00:22 Both of her parents passed away when Rose was just a teenager.
00:25 Nella achieved a 2-1 in sociology from the University of Leicester but later admitted
00:29 she wouldn't have gone to university if her family hadn't pushed her to go.
00:33 During her studies she started a YouTube channel and has gained almost 800,000 subscribers
00:38 and a million followers on both TikTok and Instagram.
00:41 Along with appearances with fellow YouTubers Chunks, Philly and Harry Panero, Nelly makes
00:46 content ranging from vlogs, beauty tutorials and shopping to holidays and challenges.
00:52 Nella's pronunciation of the word embarrassed saw her become a widely shared meme.
00:57 Her growing fame has led her to present parts of the BRIT Awards, MTV's Catfish UK and
01:02 Tapped Out as well as landing several awards including Best Media Personality at the 2022
01:08 Mobos.
01:09 She hasn't seemed too thrilled about the Jungle and Bush Tucker trials which included
01:14 eating pizza topped with scorpions and cow anus.
01:24 The 26-year-old hasn't shied away from confrontation with her fellow contestants.
01:29 Nella clashed with Fred Siriax after the restaurant host said he was old enough to be her dad.
01:46 Rose who lost her father in 2020 and her mother in 2016 said she considered quitting the show
01:52 after feeling disrespected.
01:54 Nella has also had clashes with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage for being quote "anti-immigrants"
02:00 and later on the subject of cultural appropriation.
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