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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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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George Takei and Joe Swash have sahred a sneaky kiss on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity.

The former Eastenders and former Heroes actor kissed twice last night and campmates are beginning to wonder whats going on.

Swash told Takei: "Keep them thinking, Georgie boy, and give us a kiss. Keep them on their toes. They don’t need to know what’s going on between me and you, do they?"

Takei responded: "We know the truth, don’t we?"

I’m A celebrity contestant George Takei has broken the rules already as he followed in Carol Thatcher’s footsteps and pee’d in camp.

The campers have all been warned to wee only in the ‘dunny’ as human urine attracts rats and then snakes who want to eat the rats, but it seems that George just couldn’t wait and last night he relieved himself behind the double decker bus.

I’m A Celeb medic Bob McCarron told The Sun: "I tell all the celebrities not to pee in the camp, but someone always disobeys.

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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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Former Star Trek star, George Takei signed up for this year’s I’m A Celebrity series without really knowing what the show entailed , but I bet the least he expected was to be met at the airport when he arrived in Australia.

George landed at Brisbane airport yesterday, but instead of being met by a fleet of cars and team of security guards, Takei was left to wander around alone for thirty minutes without even a contact number to call.

George told reporters waiting at the airport: "I’ve been left wandering the airport for 30 minutes. They assured me there would be someone to meet me."

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I’m A Celebrity hasn’t even kicked off yet and already the stars are kicking up a stink.

The trouble started when some of the ‘talent’ realised that they were being paid five times less than their counterparts.

The Daily Mail has reported that former glamour model Nicola McLean, 24, is furious that her £7,500 wage is five times less than the £40,000 that 34-year-old rival Dani Behr is being paid.

And WAG Carly Zucker, is said to have sided with McLean as she is earning just £10,000, compared to Esther Ranzten’s £25,000. She threatened to walk off before she even started the show, but was persuaded to stay when the executives told her how much she could earn from magazine deals afterwards.

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Name: George Takei

Age: 71

Occupation: Actor

Phobias: None

Special Skills: Hiking and getting along with people

“I’m willing to boldly go where I’ve never been before!”

Best known for his roles as Mr Sulu in Star Trek and Hiro Nakamura’s father in Heroes, actor George Takei was born and bred in America and has never actually seen I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

George may be the oldest ever contestant in the series but he says that he is a very fit person but might struggle if he has to run due to a foot injury.

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