Alarming signs Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne would 'split' amid jungle threesome scandal

I'm A Celebrity winner Jacqueline Jossa made heartbreaking confessions over 'two years of hell' and being treated like a 'doormat' after her jungle exit

Jacqueline Jossa was on top of the world after being crowned Queen of the Jungle - but she quickly came crashing back down to earth.

The former EastEnders star burst into tears and was shaking after winning I'm A Celebrity before being reunited with husband Dan Osborne on the famous bridge.

But her amazing victory was tinged with sadness for viewers, who all knew about the threesome scandal that had been going on while Jac was away from the real world.

Dan's former CelebrityBig Brother housemate Choe Ayling came forward to claim that they had a threesome with US reality star Natalie Nunn behind his wife's back.

The ex-TOWIE regular vehemently denied the worrying allegations, while Jacqueline stood by her man after discovering the furore.

However, there were alarming signs that Jacqueline and Dan's relationship was doomed, six months before reports that she's split from her husband.

While Jacqueline was eating sheep testicles and swimming with cockroaches in the jungle, dirty laundry was being aired outside.

Model Choe Ayling claimed that she had a threeway romp with Natalie Nunn and Dan after they came out of the Big Brother house.

She claimed to The Sun that after a night of boozing and partying, which saw the stars papped together, they went back to a hotel and engaged in sexual activity.

While they did go out partying together that night, Dan insisted that absolutely nothing happened between them.

Here are the signs that there was trouble brewing in the relationship in Australia.

Dan's reaction to allegations

Dan was facing two allegations of cheating on Jacqueline while she was camping under the stars in the jungle.

As well as the sleazy threesome claims, there were accusations around his friendship with Love Island star Gabby Allen.

"Everyone’s trying to drag us down – we are going to be fine," said defiant Dean

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, the 28-year-old said: “As long as my kids are happy and Jacqueline will be happy, this is not going to cause any problems with us.

“We are going to be all good and that is all that matters to me. We are going to be fine....it is going to be all good.”

Jac's I'm A Celeb co-star Myles Stephenson claimed her husband had slept with his ex Gabby.

She removed her wedding ring and threatened to quit I’m A Celebrity in the first week of the show after being told about her husband's supposed infedility.

Dan denied the claims and, perhaps unsurprisingly, was not in the lobby of the Palazzo Versace hotel to greet Myles when he arrived after his eviction.

He was the only member of the show’s friends and family not to be there though as ITV encourage everyone to attend.

Instead Dan spent his time on social media maintaining his innocence when it came to any involvement with other women.

He posted a message on Instagram saying some websites were looking to find “anyone who would talk complete rubbish about me for money” and again insisted he was seeking legal advice about the claims.

Doormat heartbreak

Just moments after walking out of the jungle, Jacqueline left fans heartbroken after making an upsetting remark about how she is treated.

Viewers were devastated when she branded herself a "doormat" during her exit chat with Ant and Dec - and she was completely unaware of the claims that had surfaced.

A tearful Jac told Ant and Dec "I have no words" and reeled off a list of special people in her life including her parents, children and husband Dan.

Discussing her time on the show, the actress stated this would be a "turning point" in her life and she had "grown in confidence and found who I am as a person."

She said: "I think it's so easy to care so much what other people think of you, trolls, people who say nasty things for the sake of it and I try to change their opinion.

"Here you have no choice, you have to be you. Here I have different people bigging me up of different ages, I can't really work out what is happening.

"I've always been known as Lauren from EastEnders, or a doormat, or whatever you want to call it, and coming here I have actually proved myself."

Cancelled interviews

In an unprecedented move for an I'm A Celeb winner, Jacqueline cancelled all live TV interviews in the wake of her victory.

The winners always appear on an ITV daytime show the day after the final, but viewers were disappointed that she skipped all shows.

A source close to Jacqueline has told Mirror Online that she has chosen to spend time with her kids, with her also busy filming for ITV.

They said: "She has to film for the 'coming out' show which airs later this week, so cancelled all other TV offers like GMB and Lorraine to spend more time with the family.

"Jacqueline and Dan spent time together in the hotel and probably had a lot to talk about."

Dan snubbed by in-laws

The reaction of Jacqueline's parents to the threesome scandal was very telling.

Selina and John joined the other stars' friends and families to meet them ahead of the I'm A Celeb final.

But despite getting on the same bus as her husband, the couple sat rows apart from him amid a week of stories about their relationship.

After being reunited with her daughter, they proudly shared photos posing with the throne and crown.

Selina wrote: "Very proud moment watching your daughter being crowned queen of the jungle what a great day to excel love mum and dad @jacjossa"

But Dan was left out of the family photo - with further snubs coming when they were back in the UK>

Jac's mum shared a sweet collage of images from their time in Oz, but Dan only featured in the back of a group photo that included the campmates and some of their family members.

Doting parent Selina captioned the upload: "@jacjossa is back what a great experience congratulations Everyone involved @imacelebrity great Memories."

Beach row

While still in Australia, the couple could be seen in a heated conversation down at the beach while the kids stayed with Jacqueline's mum.

Dan stroked Jacqueline’s arm in an apparent attempt to placate her.

An onlooker said: “It seemed like they put a brave face on the situation all day but really needed to talk and eventually found a time and place to do it.

“They were both looking on their phones and discussing things in an animated way so it was a serious chat.

“It was a world away from how most people celebrate when they are queen or king of the jungle.”

Jacqui’s Instagram message saying “I’m fine” was posted minutes after they came back inside, giving the impression that Dan had kept the relationship on track.

Jacqueline put Dan through hell

After initially refusing to do any daytime TV interviews amid speculation of the threesome, Jacqueline finally broke her silence a week later on Lorraine.

In her first TV chat back in the UK, Jacqueline admitted she had put Dan through "two years of hell" and he had "not got away lightly.

The actress claimed Dan "knows he has done wrong" but would not address the threesome claims directly because of legal issues.

Jacqueline insisted she already knew about rumours between Dan and Love Island star Gabby Allen before Myles brought it up in the jungle.

She also confessed she had time to think in the jungle but now wants to "hit a restart button".

On the rumours, Jacqueline said: "The thing is it's really funny. We've been going through it for two years. This isn’t new for me.

"Also stuff that I knew about. It’s not new news to me. It just got brought up again as Myles was with…you know...

"At the same time I was really glad in a away. It made me think of stuff in there. I had no choice - no phone or contact. Nothing but time.

"To be honest I wanted to hit a restart button. It's been two years of me basically giving him hell. It’s not like he got away lightly. He knows he done wrong.

"There's some stuff thats not true that I can’t talk about as it's being done with legal. We’re fine."

Split fears

There are now growing concerns that Jacqueline and Dan have 'split up' amid the coronavirus lockdown.

A source told The Sun : "Jac and Dan have had their problems but lockdown magnifies everything. She needs breathing space."

Jacqueline then broke her silence to insist they are not divorcing but she "needs time" apart after reportedly moving out of the family home with her daughters.

In a candid post on Instagram, she declared there's "no divorce" and they are working with each other to get through the difficult time.

Jac wrote: "I need some time. There is no split. There is no divorce.

"We are working together not against each other. Change your headlines please. Thanks."