The actress, who played Whitney Dean in the soap for 16 years, is coming out of her shell on the ITV reality show, according to her mum and biggest fan Jennifer Her mum has been speaking out (Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Shona McGarty’s mum Jennifer believes the former EastEnders star is beating her anxiety demons on I'm A Celebrity .

There was a moment in the jungle when the Whitney Dean actress had a quiet conversation with Ruby Wax about her anxiety that convinced her she was doing well.

Jennifer said: “I could see little Shona’s face light up, as she thought ‘oh good. I am actually smashing this….I am doing it. I am coping,’”

Watching thousands of miles away from home, Jennifer said she knew that look on her daughter’s face straight away.

She said: “It was a weight off o

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