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.”

Brian added that life in the jungle life was harder than he expected saying:

“It was hard work, particularly the hunger. I lost a stone of weight in two weeks. That’s a lot to lose.

“It gets pretty tedious, if you don’t get a trial or you don’t get a celebrity chest to do you’re just sitting around doing the same thing. Even the conversations were repeating themselves after a while because you just run out of things to say.”

When asked who he wanted to win the show, he replied: “Simon (Webbe). No doubt, no hesitation. He is such a talented guy, such a good guy and such a role model. He’s the guy I want to win.”

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.

“I have little in common with everybody because you’re all showbiz people and stuff. I’m not an entertainer,” he said.

“The public want humour, they want slapstick, they want entertainment. They don’t want some bloke walking up and down with a bag full of wood.”

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.

On being told the news, Mallett commented: “That’s hilarious.”

The trial, toom place last night and the loser has alreayd left the camp, it will be shown on tonight’s show. The trial involved drinking a series of gruesome cocktails.

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.”

The plucky pair was also told that if just one of them wanted to get out of the challenge it would count for the pair of them and the trial would end.

George said: “We’re going to give it a try as Brian wants some ostrich feathers for his boa.”

George led Brian through the pens pushing the stars over the tubes while being attacked by the ostriches, who were keen to eat the seeds and molasses that had been spread over their shirt and trousers. They managed to move four of the stars past their feathered friends before the time was up, earning eight dinners for the 11 remaining celebrities.

Afterwards, George said: “We volunteered to do this and yes we did feel the responsibility and I must say whilst doing it I began to feel the pressure.  Knowing that Brian is coming up behind me we put a little pressure on me I must say but at the same time when I got a bit ahead of him I was concerned about Brian and wanted to help him out so it was give and take.  I think it was a good idea to work as a team.”

And Brian said: “Eight meals for 11 people is substantial so I’m so pleased.  George is such a hero.”

The two heroes returned to camp to applause. Simon said: “I wasn’t surprised they got eight stars whatsoever.  They’re both made of steel.”

Timmy asked if they had missed a star.  Brian replied: “I don’t think anybody would physically do three runs, which is what you needed to do in the time.”

Esther commented wryly: “As Brian pointed out, it would have been impossible to get more.  Men are interesting like that aren’t they?  Anyway I’m sure it would have been impossible for them to get more and eight is a superb total.”

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. 

Esther Rantzen agreed: “I think I’m exactly the same.  I would like to do it and I haven’t done a Trial.  We can do this.” 

And Brian Paddick also put himself forward. “I’m really keen to do it because I’ve never done a trial and I’m going stir crazy in here.”

It was David Van Day who took control and suggested that the groups should carefully consider who they nominated. “I think we should use our brains as well as our hearts here because it is a Trial and we have to eat so we do want some stars.”

Esther said: “He said we need stars as we need one young strong person and one old doddery one and obviously if I’d been there [with George] it would have been two old doddery.  I’m sure I could have done it.”

The group voted for George and Brian and they faced the ostriches to win food.

Before the Trial, George said: “I feel really alive for the first time and really love this and I’m excited and looking forward to it.  It’s an exciting one doing battle with a flock of ostriches and I think I can do it well.”

And Martina said: “If George’s age gets in the way, Brian is there to pick up the pieces.  I think George will more than hold his own.”

And Brian quipped: “George, this Trial is going to be perfect for us because we’re going to be covered in ostrich feathers.  No need for the boa.”

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.’

Brian said ‘I came out publicly because I thought it would be good for the gay community to know there was a cop because there was a lot of animosity.’

Brian talked about how understanding his previous wife had been when he came out of the closet and Dani said ‘I think most women would rather their husbands came out the closet than say they’d been copping off with other women because they can’t compete with that.’

Brian agreed. ‘She said if it had been another woman she’d never have forgiven him.’

On the subject of Civil Partnerships and marriage Martina said ‘Where is the harm? Why do you care whether my partner has a penis or not because that’s the bottom line.’

Joe summed it up. ‘Look around this camp. You’ve got a head of police, a famous actor and one of the world’s best tennis players so it’s not like you can’t do things as good as a straight person. Shall we call it the camp camp?’

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.

Brian says he wants people to realise he is fun, and hopes that by appearing on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here…! the requests for him to comment on serious issues will dry up.

He says: “I get asked to do very serious programmes. I go on and debate policing issues. I talk about terrorism. I talk about racism in the police. And really it’s all very heavy and very serious.

He continues jokingly: “And I’m thinking once I’ve done this I probably won’t get asked to do any of those things any more and that’ll be great. Hopefully I might get asked to do different things. But at least the really heavy, serious stuff will dry up.

“I did 30 years in the police and now whenever there is a crisis at Scotland Yard whether it’s something to do with drugs or racism or all the serious stuff then the phone doesn’t stop ringing and I want to do something trivial. I want to start enjoying myself. This is about doing something for fun and showing people that I’m not just a serious politician and a serious former police officer.

“I think the public when they see me in the jungle are going to see that I’m not some camp, that I’m not some sort of liberal guy who’s got really crazy ideas about everything on the planet including drugs. I think they’re going to see somebody who actually is fairly normal, whatever normal is.”

And he also says he empathises with people so much that if he is talking to someone who starts to cry, he will cry with them.

He says: “I empathise with people a lot. I’ve been in a situation where one of my officers in the police, his father was killed in a car accident, and I had to tell him and he started crying and I started crying, even though we were both in full uniform.

“So when people get upset I tend to join in. I don’t know what it is about me, whether I was dropped on my head as a baby or something, but I’ve got this thing about caring for other people.

“I really want to look after other people. And if there’s somebody there who’s having a really hard time, either from somebody else who’s in the jungle or just because they’re finding it difficult to cope with being without their loved one or whatever, 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. I have a lot of empathy for other people, particularly people who are vulnerable.”

He also revealed that he will be getting married to his Norwegian partner in January 2009.

He says: “I’ve fallen in love with this gorgeous Norwegian guy and we’re going to get married in January. So if it all goes t*ts up I can just go off to Norway where nobody will have seen the programme and everything will be fine.”

He said his partner and his electric razor are the two things he will miss the most.

He says: “I’ll miss my partner and being able to talk to my partner, because quite a lot of the time we live apart anyway because he lives in Oslo but at least, if he’s in the office we’re MSNing each other. Or we’re using Skype in the evening. So I see him and talk to him whether we are together or not so that’s going to be something I really miss.

“Also, I’ve tried to start using a wet razor rather than an electric one because there aren’t any electric razors in the jungle and the bleeding has now stopped so I’m feeling quite pleased with myself.”

His biggest fears about the jungle are being filmed and eating insects.

He says: “Eating the bugs I think is the thing I’m most concerned about. The thing that I’m really dreading is the Jungle Sushi. Eating the live bugs and stuff. That’s the thing that’s really worrying me.

“As far as the rats and snakes and whatever else it is, I don’t really know how I’m going to react because I’ve never really come to face to face with one before.

“The whole thing really. Being filmed 24 hours a day seven days a week is bad enough, and then being put in a confined space with nine other people that you don’t know, and living in the sort of conditions that we’re going to be living in. It’s going to be pretty intense.”

And he reveals that the things which would annoy him the most about fellow contestants are racism and sexism.

He says: “I’ve worked with lots of people, who I have never chosen to be with, not quite 24 hours a day. But although it is for a relatively short time it can feel like eternity if someone is very, very irritating.

“What I try and do is that I try and work out why people are the way they are. Whether they were dropped on their head as a baby or whatever it is, to try and understand it. But if somebody has racist or sexist opinionated views and won’t change their minds then I’m likely to get angry.

“I think some people might be very, very selfish, not prepared to do anything at all, used to being waited on hand and foot and expect us to do it for them.

“There will be people who have very opinionated views about things. You know I’m very liberal minded and I can usually take people’s arguments no matter what they are. But there will be some people there who are absolutely fixed on some pretty controversial views, maybe about religion, maybe about sexuality, who I’m going to have maybe a bit of a ding dong with.”