Jungle romance brewing between Simone Holtznagel and Josh Gibson

Sparks have been flying between Simone Holtznagel and Josh Gibson on I’m a Celebrity… Get me out of Here! since day one, and now even Simone’s mum has weighed in on the growing romance.

Model Simone, 24, and retired AFL champ Josh, 33, were both single went entering the jungle and speculation has been rife since the start of the series on Channel Ten.

Now it seems Josh has already won over Simone mum, who has given him her tick of approval, revealing her daughter looks for a guy who is ‘tall, funny and honest’.

Simone and Josh get close in the jungle. Photo: Channel Ten
Simone and Josh get close in the jungle. Photo: Channel Ten

“He is easy on the eye,” Margaret Holtznagel told News Corp.

But she said she would still need to meet the former Hawthorn player.

“I would need to get to know him better first. Josh would need to get approval from Simone’s dad and sisters too.”

Simone's mum says Josh is 'easy on the eye'. Photo: Channel Ten
Simone's mum says Josh is 'easy on the eye'. Photo: Channel Ten

The pair have been close on the reality show since the first episode where Josh stepped up to carry Simone over a rocky outcrop.

Just five days into the show their flirt fest continued when Josh asked someone to for a back massage and Simone was very quick to put her hand up.

Josh carried Simone in on day one of the series. Photo: Channel Ten
Josh carried Simone in on day one of the series. Photo: Channel Ten

Even actress Kerry Armstrong and comedian Fiona O'Loughlin have gotten in on the action, with Fiona even trying to play cupid behind the scenes.

"There is so much going on between Josh and Simone... in my head. I'm hoping for it... dreaming for it," Fiona said on the show.

The pair have been 'flirting' around camp. Photo: Channel Ten
The pair have been 'flirting' around camp. Photo: Channel Ten

I’m a celeb host Julia Morris couldn’t help but speculate about the possibility of a romance either saying there was ‘undeniable heat’ between the pair.

“So much so that the Docteur (Chris Brown) and I are thinking of applying for our marriage celebrant’s licence so we can secretly marry them in a trial,” she said.

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