Ferne McCann reveals impact of 'not having a male figure' in her life

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she shares with her convict ex Arthur Collins. And, Ferne McCann, 32, has likened her desire to take part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins to giving birth, admitting: 'I wanted to feel the pain of labour!'The former TOWIE star - who was put through her paces by Directing Staff for the upcoming Channel 4 series - also admitted being shouted at by men was 'really strange' because she 'didn't have a male figure' in her life after her parents divorced.

Asked why she wanted to do Celebrity SAS, Ferne confessed: 'It's always been one of those shows that I always thought I'd like to do. 'But when it came round for me to actually say yes, when I had the conversations and I had an interview and all of that, it just felt like the right time in my life to be tested.

I do really welcome a challenge. 'I get that itch every few years where I'm like, ''Right, okay. What can I do now to step outside of my comfort zone?'''I really wanted to prove to myself to be honest.

I kind of went into Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins with exactly the same mindset as when I was leading up to giving birth to my daughter, which sounds ridiculous. 'But honestly, when you're in that environment and it's really challenging, you have to draw from experiences that you've been through to find the resilience and the strength to get you through. 'Everyone talks about labour, but you don't really realise how painful it actually is, but I really wanted to feel that pain, which may sound strange.