December 2nd, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008

Former Police Chief Brian Paddick has been booted out of the jungle after spending a night behind bars with all manners of creatures and creepy crawlies!
In his interview with Ant and Dec he revealed why he entered the show:
He said: “For a long time I’ve been doing serious stuff. Thirty years in the police and running for mayor. It’s all bad news that they want me to comment on. So I thought why not come and do something trivial.”
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November 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008

I’m A Celebrity contestant Brian Paddick has confessed that he has been “constantly depressed” whilst in the jungle.
Brian had a heart to heart with Esther Rantzen in which he revealed that he felt out of place with the other contestants as he isn’t from a very glamorous background.
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November 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008, Timmy Mallett

I’m a celebrity contestants Timmy Mallett and Brian Paddick are to go head to head tonight in a bid to remain on the ITV1 reality TV show.
The pair came bottom in the latest public vote but, in a surprise twist, were told they would face a bushtucker trial to decide who leaves the jungle.
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November 28th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, George Takei, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008
George Takei and Brian Paddick arrived last night, ready for combat in their first double act undertaking a Bushtucker Trial.
“Tonight,” said Brian to Ant and Dec, “you don’t have the A team, you have the gay team.”
Outlining the trial, Ant said the trial was called Pluck and Roll. “Three pens and seven ostriches, at the far end of the pen are six stars which you have to transfer the stars from the tubular maze to the end zone simultaneously. You need to transfer the stars together in eight minutes and, as an added inconvenience, you have to be inside the pens with the ostriches and no ostrich challenge would be complete without a suit of molasses and seeds which is sure to interest the ostriches.”
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November 28th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, George Takei, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008
With the public vote for I’m A Celebrity eliminations started, the stars last night had to decide between them who should do the daily Bushtucker Trial in order to win stars for meals. A number of the Celebrities were yet to do a Trial and were keen to shine.
Joe Swash read instructions and told the celebrities that the Trial would “involve ostriches”.
George Takei was keen to be involved. “I’m one of those who hasn’t done a Trial and I think I can do this,” he said.
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November 17th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, George Takei, I'm A Celebrity 2008, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2008

On tonight’s I’m A Celebrity, Home Camp had a conversation about sexuality. Brian Paddick told George Takei that ‘the first inter racial kiss (on television) was on Star Trek.’
George explained to Joe ‘I wanted to be an actor. You know, as an actor they find every reason to reject you. I led a double life. I dated girls – other actresses. But I had another life. But once I got comfortable with the Star Trek cast I would bring my friend to cast parties and wrap parties and I’d introduce him and they say, ok he’s George’s friend. But it was unspoken.’
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November 12th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Brian Paddick, I'm A Celebrity 2008

Name: Brian Paddick
Age: 50
Occupation: Former London Mayoral Candidate and
Ex-Deputy Assistant Commissioner for London’s Metropolitan Police Service
Phobias: None
Special skills: Cooking
“If there’s somebody there who’s having a really hard time… then I’m going to be the guy who puts their arm round them. And if they start crying then I’m likely to join in.”
Brian Paddick says he is heading into the jungle stop people from taking him so seriously – and he thinks he’ll probably burst into tears while he’s in there.
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