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Who's in the jungle?

Nov 16 2004

By Wil Marlow

 

What's packed with intrepid adventure, hair-raising challenges, adorned by stars and takes over televisions and tabloids whenever it's on?

Unless you've been in the jungle yourself you'd know that it's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, which for the fourth time is coming to a telly and newsagents near you as from Sunday November 21, courtesy of ITV1.

Once more a group of celebrities - most of whom will not have graced a screen or paper for some time - will suddenly become the most infamous people in Britain, enduring two weeks of televised isolation in the Australian outback.

As before the hotchpotch of 'famous types' will have to undertake a series of unashamedly demeaning 'Bushtucker Trials', which have previously included being showered in bugs and this year may well include eating kangaroo genitals (yum), all for the so-called honour of being crowned King or Queen of the Jungle.

With some 'innovative new surprises' planned, the show, fronted (again) by Ant and Dec, shows no signs of flagging and is set to make another bunch of has-beens the talk of the celebrity world. But who will they be?

THE POSSIBLE CONTENDERS

Sophie Anderton

:: Sophie Anderton. She's reportedly been getting in shape for her appearance.

Paul Burrell

:: Paul Burrell. Will be a welcome addition for the producers who will be hoping he'll blab even more Royal secrets.

:: Brian Harvey. The goss is that his model girlfriend Emma B may also appear, making them the first couple to potentially take part.

:: Former Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson - more than half the viewers are unlikely to have a clue who she is.

Joe Pasquale

:: Squeaky-voiced comedian Joe Pasquale. This man could inject a bit of humour into the proceedings or annoy the hell out of everyone. Hopefully the latter.

:: Anne Charleston. The former Neighbours actress, who played Kylie Minogue's mum in the soap, is in talks.

:: James Gooding. Another face from Kylie's past. Should make for some interesting conversation if he joins Anne in the jungle.

Natalie Appleton

:: Natalie Appleton. The former All Saint's 'pals' have said she'll have to overcome her fear of flying if she decides to sign on the dotted line.

:: Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt - who?

:: Janet Street Porter - who has in the past described the show as 'the pathetic outpourings of a bunch of second-division achievers'.

Gail Porter

:: Gail Porter. Plenty of mileage in Gail who could confirm whether she has split from rocker husband Dan Hipgrave or not.

THE NOT QUITE BUT NEARLYS

:: Paul Gascoigne, or G8 as he now bizarrely wants to be known. Financial negotiations seem to have ground to a halt which may put a stop to what would have been a fascinating addition to the troupe.

:: Sarah Ferguson. Prince Andrew's former wife pulled out due to her fear of snakes.

Ron Atkinson

:: Ron Atkinson. The shamed sports pundit, fired for making racist remarks on live TV, turned down an invite.

:: Sinitta. Unlikely for even the most multi-tasking of stars - surely she's got her hands full working on her former boyfriend, Simon Cowell's show The X Factor.

THE FURTHER POSSIBLES

:: Rugby legend Martin Offiah, ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, former Page 3 model Jilly Johnson, one hit wonder Chesney Hawkes, singer Lisa Scott-Lee, actor Sid Owen, former children's presenter Timmy Mallet, the Beckhams' ex-PA Rebecca Loos, hairdresser Nicky Clarke, Robbie Williams' mate Jonathan Wilkes, presenter Vernon Kay, presenter Tania Strecker, comedian Johnny Vegas, former Spice Girl Mel B and infamous club owner Peter Stringfellow.

BEST BUSH BITS

:: Tony not seeing the trees for the wood. Veteran DJ and winner of the first series Tony Blackburn was given the task of collecting wood for the fire. He obsessively collected enough for four weeks and nearly cried when the extra logs were removed.

:: Rhona the moaner. Comedienne Rhona Cameron was the most outspoken of the celebrities in the first series of the show. She rowed intensely with boxer Nigel Benn who complained about her "constant moaning".

:: Danniella Westbrook legging it. In the second series the former soap star begged viewers to vote her out after being in camp a mere matter of days, saying she missed her husband and children. When weather girl Sian Lloyd was voted out instead Danniella broke down in tears, leaving the camp a few hours later.

:: Antony Worrall Thompson doing an Oliver Twist. With swearing. When the nine meals earned by John Fashanu in series two didn't turn up, the celebrities threatened to walk out. When the nourishment eventually did turn up chef Antony deemed them inadequate and crossed the bridge to confront the production team.

:: Johnny Rotten-borough. John Lydon developed an interest in wildlife while in the jungle. His memorable Bushtucker Trial involved going into an enclosure of hungry ostriches covered in treacle and birdseed.

:: Jennie bonds...with some rats. In an extraordinarily brave Bushtucker Trial, the Royal correspondent was buried alive for 10 minutes with rats. Winning 10 meals for the camp her first question was: "Is my mascara still on?"

:: John Lydon quitting. The former Sex Pistol left the third series in a blaze of swearwords. It was an altruistic act. John thought he was a dead cert to become King of the Jungle. Apparently he "didn't want to become Des O'Connor".

FLIGHTS OF FANCY

:: Darren fails to make Tara's Day. The first series saw Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's lust for Darren Day quickly turn into vehemence when he refused her advances, saying he was very happy in his current relationship. They've not spoken since.

:: Barking up the wrong tree? Much was made of the flirting between presenter Linda Barker and cricketer and eventual King of the Jungle Phil Tufnell during series two. But both are in relationships and denied any romantic interest in each other.

:: The fumble in the jungle. I'm A Celeb's premier couple so far is Peter Andre and Jordan. From the moment they met on the third series, they flirted with abandon. Peter was even filmed leaving Jordan's sleeping bag one night in a...state of excitement. They've been together ever since, allegedly.

:: Brocket decides whose breasts are Best. After a messy Bushtucker Trial, Lord Brocket kindly offered to help George Best's ex-wife Alex clean up in the pond. Eager to do the job properly, and with some sort of decorum, he asked whether she had a bra on under her T-shirt. When she replied in the negative, he said, "Well, take it off anyway."

JUNGLE ROYALTY

:: Tony Blackburn. He beat Tara Palmer-Tomkinson into second place with 55% of the vote in the first series. Afterwards he returned to radio station Capital Gold where he was given the red carpet treatment.

:: Phil Tufnell. King of the Jungle number two batted John Fashanu into second place and went on to become a captain on sports quiz show They Think It's All Over.

:: Kerry McFadden. The self-confessed "most common Queen in the world" became instantly more famous than her husband, former Westlife star Brian. But now they are both more well-known for their much-publicised break-up.

:: I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is on ITV1 from Sunday November 21.

 

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