I’M A CELEBRITY star Shona McGarty was forced to call the police after a man, who claimed to be a fan, wouldn’t stop messaging her.
Back in 2021 , 34, was left in a state of terror as Dan Dempsey, 38, repeatedly messaged her on social media and refused to call it quits after being blocked.
Shona is currently in the jungle competing on I’m A CelebCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
She’s been part of the EastEnder’s cast since 2006Credit: Eroteme
Shona was left terrified after an incident of stalkingCredit: Instagram
Dan even started to try calling her when his attempts at getting a response to his messages failed.
When at the time, Dan admitted to repeatedly messaging the actress, though he claimed he was only doing so to “know why she’d blocked me”.
He continued: “I didn’t know she felt harassed.
“She didn’t tell me to stop messaging her.”
Post-confession, the single dad of two from Derby was arrested on suspicion of harassment, and ultimately received bail.
Though the conditions of his bail banned him from going to the set or Shona’s home.
It was a horrific sense of deja vu for Shona, as she’d only recently been involved in a stalker storyline on EastEnders, and was now facing the ordeal in real life.
On the programme Shona, who played the character of Whitney Dean, faced extreme on screen harassment from a man called – the son of her former abuser, .
At one point, Leo viciously attacked Whitney, dragging her to the ground.
However, the storyline ended when a terrified Whitney after finding him in the attic of her house.
At the weekend, Shona entered the jungle as part of the of
She made a dramatic entrance parachuting down from a helicopter while cheered on by .
Meanwhile back home, Shona’s family spoke up about how important it was to her to do things her mental health wouldn’t allow her to before.
“Anxiety and depression told her ‘no’ before… This time, she said YES,” they said over on her .
“Shona has always been open about her , battles that once held her back.
“But this time, she’s won by saying yes to one of the biggest challenges of her life.
Shona and her fiance split just last month, before she entered the jungleCredit: Instagram/@davidirishband
Her ex is proud of her for going on the show, where she’s already jumped out of a helicopterCredit: ITV
“Yes to the jungle. Yes to herself.
“This is a journey for Shona to truly discover who she is and she’s living proof that you can rise above fear and take back your power.
“To anyone fighting their own mental health battles, Shona is your reminder that you can do it too. One brave step at a time.”
Only earlier this month Shona and her ex fiance, David Bracken, revealed that they came to a mutual decision to , so Shona is still facing recent heartbreak during her stint in the jungle.
The couple met through in 2023 and got engaged last year on their first anniversary.
Though their love wasn’t meant to be, the former flames are said to have ended things on good terms, and David’s being .
Sharing a sweet throwback snap of them together on his Instagram stories, David penned over the top, “Let’s go girl! You got this.”
Her stalker received bail on the condition that he stays away from her and the EastEnder’s setCredit: Alamy 
