CELEBS Go Dating star Jessika Power will be left horrified on her upcoming date with Pete Wicks as she is forced to try jellied eels.
The Australian-born reality TV star – who rose to fame on Married At First Sight – could be seen gagging and trying not to vomit as she tried the new food.
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Jessika, 30, is set to head out on a date with The Only Way Is Essex star Pete, 33, in Thursday night’s episode of Celebs Go Dating.
The pair will be seen chowing down on jellied eels as things get flirty between them at an Essex café during their on-screen first date.
Looking stunning in a low-cut blue suit, Jessika will be seen wowing Pete with her blonde locks and gorgeous palette of make-up on their date.
Single TV star Pete will encourage the Ozzie native to try the unusual English delicacy, but things don’t go to plan – leaving Jessika gagging.
In a preview clip from the episode, Pete can be heard encouraging her to “give it a go” after the influencer insists that she “doesn’t eat that”.
“Just lick the tip,” the firty Towie star continues, as Jessika replies, placing the eel piece on the spoon: “Can I just swallow it whole?”
“I don’t mind if you swallow it whole,” Jessika adds, before gulping down on the spoonful, shaking her head and gagging as her eyes watered.
“This is so gross,” she tells her date, who can be seen laughing in the background. “That was disgusting. I don’t have a gag reflex, but I did just then.”
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“So I am the first man to make you gag, is that what we are saying?” Pete cheekily asks at the end of the clip, as Jessika flirts back: “Yes, basically.”
It come as Jessika revealed she’s been approached to take part in the new series of Love Island – but is worried she’s too old.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Jessika said: “I’ve been asked if I would do Love Island and I just thought I was too old for it. I’m 31 in October. Can you do Love Island at that age?
“I don’t know. We’ll just have to see what opportunities come up. I really love being in the UK, I love the shows, I love the concept of how they run as well.”
Jessika also opened up about her friendship with Towie star Pete Wicks, after they were rumoured to be growing close last year.
“Pete and I have got a great chemistry,” she said. “He is someone that I could pick up the phone to if I was upset or something, he could talk to me.
“He’s introduced me to people so I can have friends down here. Pete and I, we don’t have anything though. I have a lot of respect for Pete. I think he’s a great guy.”
Revealing she was surprised about the advice Pete gave her for Celebs Go Dating, Jessika said: “He just said to me ‘Do you deserve to be loved? Are you at a point of your life where you deserve to be loved? Are you whole in how you want to feel, and that somebody can be with you and be happy as well?’
“And I immediately said yes. And he’s like ‘Don’t say yes straight away. Think about it’. And I was like ‘Okay’. And you just don’t expect that from Pete Wicks. Do you know what I mean?”
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