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AJ Pritchard was treated to a warm welcome home by his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen after being booted out of I'm A Celeb.

The former Strictly pro, 26, was voted out of the castle on Wednesday, alongside Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.

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AJ Pritchard's girlfriend Abbie can't wait to welcome him home
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AJ Pritchard's girlfriend Abbie can't wait to welcome him homeCredit: Instagram

And his girlfriend of two years threw a welcome-home party complete with a castle made out of balloons.

The impressive castle had a red carpet for AJ to walk down and even had balloon critters like those he faced during the Bushtucker trials.

She also had all his favourite snacks ready including Lindt chocolate, Percy Pig sweets and crisps.

"I'm so excited to see him, my heart is racing," Abbie gushed.

She has a huge balloon castle waiting for him
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She has a huge balloon castle waiting for himCredit: Instagram
AJ left I'm A Celeb on Wednesday
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AJ left I'm A Celeb on Wednesday
She even completed the scene with balloon spiders
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She even completed the scene with balloon spidersCredit: Instagram
His kind partner got in all of AJ's favourite snacks
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His kind partner got in all of AJ's favourite snacksCredit: Instagram

Meanwhile, it seems AJ's family think many of his I'm A Celebrity co-stars were being fake onscreen.

During his time in the castle, AJ had an infamous run in with former EastEnders star Shane Richie.

AJ Pritchard, 26, starred on ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here this year
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AJ Pritchard, 26, starred on ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here this yearCredit: Rex Features

AJ accused Shane of doing a sloppy job with the washing up and had a last swipe at him after leaving the castle, saying "I was doing a lot more".

But now it seems his family has joined the fray after 'liking' a tweet from AJ's account.

It is understood AJ's family took over his social media while he was on I'm A Celeb to help promote him while he was in the castle.

But he was evicted along Sir Mo Farah on Wednesday
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But he was evicted along Sir Mo Farah on WednesdayCredit: Rex Features
But now his family has hinted the other campmates were acting 'fake' on camera
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But now his family has hinted the other campmates were acting 'fake' on cameraCredit: Rex Features
They liked an interesting tweet from AJ's official Twitter account
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They liked an interesting tweet from AJ's official Twitter accountCredit: Twitter

The tweet read: "If both @Mo_Farah and @Aj11Ace go tonight in the double eviction don’t think I will be bothered to watch the rest of the show as they are the only ones I am tuning in for tbh. Most genuine and down to Earth, not playing up to the cameras all the time #ImACeleb #ajpritchard"

It's not the first time AJ's family have defended him during his I'm A Celeb stint.

His Love Island brother Curtis, lashed out at Shane Richie, calling him "lazy".

AJ's brother Curtis Pritchard also defended his brother
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AJ's brother Curtis Pritchard also defended his brotherCredit: Rex Features

He fumed: "He ain’t pulling his weight around and ain’t doing his chores"; after a feud in the famous TV castle.

The beef didn't escape 24-year-old Curtis, who is famous in his own right thanks to a stint on Love Island last year and relationship with co-star Maura Higgins.

Speaking on the , he asked: "I’ve noticed with Shane and AJ, is there something going on there?"

Mum Debi replied: "You will understand this. Shane is a real character and I would say Shane maybe hasn’t had to be in a position where he’s had to clean up after himself or wash his dishes."

Curtis then asked pointedly: "So has Shane been lazy then?"

Debi replied: "It’s just when you go into chill-out mode and Shane’s in his chill-out mode.

I'm A Celebrity's AJ Pritchard takes final dig at Shane Richie as he insists star didn't do washing-up properly
Curtis labelled Shane 'lazy' after his row with AJ in the castle
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Curtis labelled Shane 'lazy' after his row with AJ in the castleCredit: Rex Features

"Not quite doing the jobs he should be doing because they had been chosen by the camp ruler to do certain jobs, but one day AJ chose to wash the pots to help because I think Shane was doing a trial.

"Shane had cleaned the pots and it was fine, he did a normal cleaning job of the pots. Then AJ did the pots, AJ scrubbed the pots to an inch of their lives, until they were so clean and shiny."

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Curtis then sniped: "If you’re going to do a job do it properly."

He added: "So I’m going to just say it then, Shane has been lazy basically. He ain’t pulling his weight around and ain’t doing his chores."

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