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I'm A Celeb lovebirds Marc and Cerys reunite at romantic rural retreat

I'm a Celebrity lovebirds Cerys Matthews and Marc Bannerman have been reunited for a romantic retreat at the singer's home in Wales.

Former Eastenders actor Marc, 34, visited Cerys at her rural farm house in Trefin, West Wales, where she lives with her parents and two young children from her failed marriage to American Seth Riddle.

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Cerys and Marc outside her home in West Wales

It's the first time the couple have been seen together since Marc was voted out of the jungle in Australia two weeks ago.

During their time on the reality show, they kept viewers hooked with their relentless flirting, despite the fact Marc's girlfriend, actress Sarah Matravers, was also watching.

Cerys, 38, was not evicted until days after Marc and was disappointed to find he had already returned to the UK to explain himself to his girlfriend of two years.

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Betrayed: Sarah Matravers hopes the happy couple 'rot in hell'

Miss Matravers was angry and devastated after watching her boyfriend and Cerys get cosy in the jungle while the nation watched.

"The hardest thing of all was seeing him fall for Cerys," she said.

Marc admitted he had fallen in love with his camp mate and Sarah soon dumped the self-confessed love rat and moved out of their home.

She slammed Marc for beating her and cheating on her while they were together and said she intended to have an HIV test.

On his new romance, she blasted: "I hope they rot in hell. They'll probably end up in rehab together"

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Love nest: Marc and Cerys have been reunited at her home

Marc and Cerys have since publically declared their feelings for one another in separate newspaper interviews which are thought to have earned them more than £100,000.

Marc admitted: "My heart tells me I need to be with Cerys. I hope to settle down and have children with the right woman. I think Cerys is that woman."

Meanwhile Cerys gushed: "I'm in love with Marc and I think he feels the same.

"I'd like us to spend the rest of our lives together – I've found a soulmate and because I'm a hopeless romantic I want to be with him forever."

However, they were not reunited until this week as Marc was keeping a low profile in London after admitting he was ashamed of his behaviour.

He said: "I just developed feelings for someone in there and I've got a Mrs at home, I'm a rat. I can't look for a scapegoat. The buck stops here.

"I feel for Sarah watching that. I feel really stupid."

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Cerys and Marc cuddle up in the jungle

Meanwhile when Cerys landed on her return from Australia she said seeing Marc was not top of her agenda: "I can't wait to see Marc but my first priority was my children.

"They're just babies and I had to sort them out first."

But now the pair have finally been reunited at Cerys home with Marc spotted carrying two holdall bags suggesting it is more than a flying visit.

While the couple were happy to display their affection for one another in front of the cameras in the jungle, they kept their heads down and hid their faces behind hats when photographers arrived to snap their reunion.

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