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Bannerman has fallen head over heels for Cerys Matthews - and said: "I think she could be The One."

The ex-EastEnders star said singer Cerys had forgiven him for failing to keep his promise to fly back to the jungle to meet her.

And he said Cerys has agreed to a date as soon as she gets back from Australia this week.

Marc - exposed by the Sunday Mirror last week as a love-cheat who beat up his exgirlfriend Sarah Matravers - told a friend: "I feel like a whole weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I'm walking on sunshine."

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The Sunday Mirror can reveal how Cerys was furious with Marc for his no-show on Thursday night when she was voted off ITV1's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here.

She called him on his mobile at 4am and told him how let down she felt because he didn't fly back to Australia to see her.

Marc told his friend: "She wasn't happy but I managed to keep her on the phone for an hour and by the end of it we were getting on really well. It's like it was meant to be.

"I told her I was planning to whisk her away for a holiday away from all the cameras but she said she'd prefer to just take things slowly. We've arranged to meet for a drink when she gets back."

Marc flew straight home to the UK after becoming the first contestant to be voted off after he flirted with Cerys - humiliating long-term girlfriend Sarah.

He wrote Cerys a letter in the jungle telling her he would fly back to greet her when she came out. But Marc said there was too much to deal with when Footballers' Wives actress Sarah, 33, dumped him and moved out of his home, taking all the furniture.

But his friend said: "Now Marc feels more positive about the future than ever. He said of Cerys, 'It felt like nothing had changed since we were in the jungle'."

After a second phone call in the early hours of Saturday, Marc told his friend: "I like her so much I want us to be together."

Marc's mum Delores, from North London, confirmed the pair are desperate to be reunited. She said: "As soon as Cerys gets home they are going to meet up. Cerys said, 'You could come to Wales'. But they might meet in London."

Marc has told his mum he is over Sarah and is serious about divorced Cerys, 38, a former heroin addict and mum of two.

Delores, 57, said: "He told me, 'She's a nice girl. A very nice girl. I've got feelings for her'."

Last night I'm A Celebrity winner Christopher Biggins, 58, said he'd be delighted if Marc and Cerys found true happiness together.

He said: "I hope for Marc and Cerys's sake it all works out for the best.

"Now I am King of the Jungle I would be happy to be the matron of honour at their wedding!"