I sleep with a knife under my bed, says I'm a Celebrity's Tulisa


I sleep with a knife under my bed, says I'm a Celebrity's Tulisa

Tulisa Contostavlos, the former N-Dubz singer, has revealed she sleeps with a knife under her bed.

The 36 year-old, who appeared on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! this year, said it was one of several extreme precautions she has taken in case any violent intruders break in.

These also include keeping two trained security dogs in her house as well as a bow and arrow.

She admitted the security measures might "sound crazy" but said she has felt "under threat" for years and that she is prepared for an assassination attempt on her.

"I live like I'm still under threat to this day - I've slept with a knife under my bed (for what) pretty much feels most of my life now," she told the We Need To Talk podcast.

"[I] don't know what it is I'm preparing for - some kind of assassination attempt? I know it sounds crazy.

"My friends don't think I'm crazy at all because they've lived it with me and they're like, 'hell no are you crazy, you better get them gates up, get those trained security dogs in'.

"I practise archery at home: I have a bow and arrow. It's got to that level but I also don't spend my life rattling around my house waiting for someone to come through the door.

"But I am prepared if I hear a bump in the night - I am ready to go."

Contostavlos, who appeared as a judge on ITV's The X Factor between 2011 and 2012, said she had been paranoid since an undercover drugs sting in 2013 saw her facing charges of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

The charges were ultimately dropped after it was uncovered that journalist Mazher Mahmood had lied to the court whilst giving evidence. He was later jailed for 15 months.

Since then, Contostavlos has largely stayed out of the limelight and made her TV comeback earlier this year when entering the jungle as a contestant on the ITV game show.

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