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I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here! Six Star Luxury.

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December 5, 2006 – 2:13 pm

I'm A Celebrity: The CastIt was a really good touch taking us to the six star hotel to see how the celebrities were enjoying themselves after leaving the jungle, seeing the people who were important to them and best of all, their reaction to ‘real food’. Most of them tucked into the enormous breakfast buffet but Jan Leeming settled for a bowl of fruit before heading for the hotel for a luxury bath and then off with her friend on a shopping spree. VIP treatment all the way.

Spoilt and eccentric David Gest had friends and staff running frantically around his luxurious quarters, throwing out unsuitable pillows, blankets, ordering extra towels and everything had to be laid out ‘just so’.

Scott Henshall was worrying about meeting up with Phina Oruche for round two, expecting more bites and scratches, but was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a hug and a kiss. The paparazzi went wild over both Myleene Klass (whose boyfriend forgot to bring the engagement with him, Myleene had said she would love to get married in the jungle) and Phina, photographing them in various bikinis and glamorous positions.

Faith Brown had to leave the hotel early to return home for her husband’s scheduled hip operation. She said would have loved to stay longer but her husband was her first priority.

The family celebrities were joyously welcomed by the children in their lives, all enjoying the many luxury facilities of the hotel. Lauren Booth radiated happiness at being with her children as did Dean Gaffney.

Matt Willis was a King indeed. King of the jungle and fussed over wherever he went. Although we were all surprised at his winning, as he had not been placed very high by the bookies, he made a great king, excelling in his last trial of bug eating.

Reunited with Toby Anstis, the four musketeers (Jason Donovan, Toby Anstis, David and Matt) were soon romping around boisterously.

We did not see much of Malandra Burrows, but with that gorgeous hunk all over her, can we blame her?

We left the remaining celebrities partying together and eating non stop.

Sad to say, we will just have to wait for the next ‘I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!’ to be able to enjoy jungle life, safely from our chairs in front of the TV with refreshments, in abundance, close at hand. It will be good to see you again in the jungle, Ant and Dec!!!

This article was written by Evelyn Lewis. Thanks Evelyn!

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I’m A Celebrity Bushtucker Trail: Celebrities Take A Plunge!

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November 25, 2006 – 10:24 pm

Dean Gaffney - I'm A CelebrityA trio of celebs quite literally took the plunge in today’s Bushtucker Trial to win food and treats for the camp…and for one camper it would be a particularly hair raising experience.

Dean Gaffney, Lauren Booth and Phina Oruche discovered that to win a possible 12 stars they would have to bungee from a height of 100ft throwing paint bombs at targets on the ground below them.

A bold Phina was first to leap off Jungle Falls. As the countdown from five began Phina wasted no time in jumping off the platform into thin air. She performed a perfect swallow dive scoring a bullseye into the bargain and the first pair of meal tickets.

A decidedly less-than-bold Dean was next up: “I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, I’m really scared but I have got to do it.”

Toes teetering on the edge 100ft up a panicky Dean squealed: “I feel dizzy. Look how high up we are. My hands are shaking.”

He stepped into space and no-one was more surprised than he was when he scored a direct hit and landed another two meals for camp.

As Lauren was strapped into her safety harness she assured the safety team: “We are hard core, we bungee from helicopters.”

She made it a hat-trick of hits when she also managed to splatter the star on the ground despite letting go of the paint bomb very early on.

“We’re going for all 12,” she cried. “It’s going to be the biggest night in camp.”

But her optimism was short lived. Returning to the platform straight away for her second attempt she missed the target by inches. Dean went again as Phina muttered: “He is going to do this or I will kick his head in.”

Her encouragement fell on deaf ears though and despite Dean taking a leaf out of the book of former I’m A Celeb trial expert John Fashanu as he urged himself to ‘Focus’, the ex-EastEnder also fell short with his second bomb.

Phina, who was next up, seemed supremely confident. “I don’t mind bringing home the bacon,” she declared striding towards the platform. But she couldn’t emulate the success of her first attempt, dropping the paint balloon as she leapt from the crane. The camp would get six meals for dinner.

For a shaky Lauren the experience had been too much: “You quite literally nearly frightened me to death. I actually passed out, I blacked out for a second. I shocked myself and have taken a little bit of time getting the equilibrium going.”

Back in camp Lauren retold the tale: “What a morning. Seriously, [Medic] Bob had to take me to one side and give me medical attention. That was the worst [trial]. It was like falling out of a building. I went over the edge and did not remember what happened until I was bouncing. There were spots exploding before my eyes.”

Courtesy Of ITV

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I’m A Celebrity: The David Gest Talent Show…..

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November 23, 2006 – 11:48 pm

I'm A Celebrity: The CastIt was the moment the whole camp, and all of Britain, had been waiting for – David’s talent extravaganza.

The legendary music producer has put on shows all over the world featuring some of the biggest names in pop but never before had he staged such star spangled concert.

As an appreciative audience took their seats, Master of Ceremonies Gest took centre stage.

He quickly introduced the first act …..the Klass Bula Dancers.

The dancing ladies took centre stage and belted out a bizarre ditty:

“Let us clean the house with a mop, I’m a strawberry, you’re a strawberry, I’m a strawberry, Stop, Caterpillar.�

‘Slut Eater and Buckaroo’ were next up. The trio of Lauren, Scott and Phina did their version of Shirley Bassey’s Big Spender and then it was Jan’s turn in the spotlight.

Leaning seductively against a tree and backlit by a lantern Ms Leeming gave her own very special rendition if Summer Time to an audience stunned into silence.

“Please welcome a young lady making her debut tonight,� David announced. “She starred in Emmerdale – Malandra Burrows.�

Taking a moment to compose herself, Mal told the assembled throng: “Thank you so much. I’d like to dedicate this song to all my new antipodean friends. Thanks so much for sharing this experience. It’s been absolutely amazing.�

Betcha By Golly Wow was accompanied by what could have been misconstrued to be a slow handclap from the crowd. Warming to her moment in the limelight she then gave a second number – Stylistics classic ‘I Can’t Give You Anything’.

“Wow, such talent in the Bush,� a stunned Gest proclaimed before adding:

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the Momma of the organisation, the one everyone loves, two tons of fun – Faith Brown.�

Dragging Toby up to help her she serenaded him with the Sugababes’ Push The Button before collapsing in hysterics.

Saving the best til last David told the crowd: “To end this wonderful array of talent, it is talent I think that’s what we are doing, are you ready for the theme of I’m A Celebrity – Part 6.�

Whoops and whistles accompanied David and Toby who performed their world exclusive rap which has been literally days in the making.

A stage struck David stumbled over the words but was baled out by his rapping partner.


“It started at the Versace everybody having a last meal;

Eyeing each other up for the very first time, it was quite a big deal;

10 egos in the place, keeping an eye on their own space;

No-one had the notion they might cause quite a commotion;

10 good reasons not to leave this show;

10 good reasons why we shouldn’t go

I’m A Celebrity! No food

I’m A Celebrity! No booze

I’m A Celebrity! No nookie

I can’t even find myself a bloody chocolate cookie.

We are tired of beans and rice and tired of ticks and lice

Living in a camp full of rats and mice

Doing a Bushtucker Trial with crocodiles

Going up a hill to find a chest gotta grab a star and do my best

I’m A Celebrity! No food

I’m A Celebrity! No booze!

I’m A Celebrity! No nookie

I’m A Celebrity! I’m going loopy

I can’t even push out a goddam poopie,� yelled Toby

“Holy Foccacia�

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I’m A Celebrity: Lauren Booth Spills The Beans On Cherie Blair

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November 19, 2006 – 10:06 pm

Lauren Booth: I'm A CelebrityLauren spoke to Scott today about her half sister, Cherie Blair, and explained why she doesn’t see very much of her.

“I love Cherie to bits. She has been brilliant to me. But we didn’t grow up together and she has changed a lot. She’s not that close to anyone in the family.” Lauren whispered to Scott.

“We had a Christmas do a few years ago and she came to it. It was the five sisters together for a pre Christmas dinner and I was really excited. When she came in to door she got the keys and said to my husband get the bags will you?

“Sister Lyndsay said to him – don’t you dare. Ask Lady Muck to get the f***ing bags herself.

“I hope they cut this bit out.” Lauren she then said to Scott.

Of course they’ll cut it out Lauren….I mean the UK wouldn’t be interested in hearing how rude and pretentious the Prime Minister’s wife is.

If Lauren Booth can say this about her sister in front of millions of people, I wouldn’t like to be counted as one of her enemies. Her aganet hit the nail on the head when he said she would do anything for publicity.

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I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 18th November, 06

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November 19, 2006 – 6:50 pm

Bushtucker Trial ‘Operation’ was the challenge for Phina Oruche, voted to do so by the public and who, in turn, chose Jason Donovan to assist her. The goal being to retrieve the stars.

First Phina and then Jason had to take them carefully out of narrow crevices in the ground, without touching the sides. (The operation). Jason sat in the ‘waiting room’ and each time a side was touched, there would be a buzz and nasties would fall on an ever cheerful Jason. The rolls were reversed half way. Interestingly, Phina sang beautiful Christian music, praising the Lord throughout her ordeal in the waiting room and Jason came out blaspheming the name of Jesus. Two totally extreme reactions. (Why is all the bad language is beeped out but not when the campers blaspheme the name of Jesus? This must very offensive to the Christian viewers, if they are still watching) The team returned to camp, covered in all sorts of ‘critters,’ joyfully boasting of the six stars they had achieved and thus earning 6 meals to be shared amongst the 11 campers (soon to be 12).

The 12th Celebrity, Malanda Burrows was rescued by an astonished Lauren Booth and Matt Willis who found her deep in the jungle sitting on a swing, suspended approximately one hundred and fifty feet above the ground, with the food chest key dangling from her foot. To rescue her and the key they had to walk a tight wire and half way across lift her up onto the wire and then the three had to make it safely to the other side to get the chest which they triumphantly carried back to camp where the open mouthed campers, in utter amazement, welcomed Malanda into the family.

David Gest and Jan Leeming have been spending quality, musical time together. The producer and the ‘singer’.

The campers, having thoroughly enjoyed the meal, waited for Ant and Dec in anticipation, for the announcement of the next Bushtucker trial. The Snake Bite. A miserable Jan Leeming has once again been chosen to tackle a trial by putting her hands into a snake pit, with possible bites to retrieve the 12 stars. Will she do it???

This article was written by Evelyn Lewis, our newest contributor at Unreality TV. Welcome aboard Evelyn. We’re thrilled to have you with us!

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I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here! Day Three

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November 16, 2006 – 5:33 pm

The Third day in the Australian jungle and we find a starving, constipated but ever cheerful, singing, winging and bickering crowd of bedraggled contestants.

Scott set off cheerfully and determinedly to tackle his trial of the Jungle Boogie, to return with only ONE of the ten stars, after dancing (suspended above the ground) his way through a tune, with earth worms and crickets dropping on top of him from the silver disco ball above his head, into his full skirted (tight at ankles) disco suit, with disco lighted flashing on the floor at his feet. (To be honest, I thought he deserved more stars for his effort and length of time endured), the more vigorously he danced, the more they dropped. He seemed to be holding up very well but after the first tune was over, he just as determinedly declared that it was over for him as he had been bitten all over his body. He had attempted it for Mum!

The already strung out campers tried to hide their disappointment but their hunger showed by much frayed nerves. Jan and Phina set off to collect the food chest but returned with only two of the three keys needed to release the chest, after spending hours until dark, searching through a giant haystack, with the ever moaning and nasty Jan, finding no keys at all. In spite of this, on their return to camp, in darkness, Jan was quick to put the blame on Phina who she called dominating and bossy and her only fault being allowing herself to be bullied.

Poor Phina and all within earshot, had endured, the whole day of Jan’s rude remarks and moans of hunger, feeling sick, bites all over, headaches, skin like an alligator’s, hideous meal (she would rather eat elephant dun) and filthy nails. Jan was rewarded by being one of the two chosen for the next trial, Tree Top Terror.

She and Scott (second trial for both), in yellow boiler suits, will be teetering on a high wire ‘to hell’ to avoid the deadly drop below. We will have to switch our TVs on at the earlier time of 8pm tonight on UTV or TV3, to see how they get on. For the sake of the starving celebrities, we hope they will be returning with many stars and thus earning meals for their desperate co campers.

This article was written by Evelyn Lewis, our newest contributor at Unreality TV. Welcome aboard Evelyn. We’re thrilled to have you with us!

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I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here! 16th Novemeber

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November 16, 2006 – 5:32 pm

From being the most unpopular contestant in the Jungle due to Lauren Booth (Tony Blaire’s sister in law) writing nasties about David Gest (Liza Minelli’s ex husband), his ear bursting snoring and continuous moaning about food, after only two days in the Jungle, he is now a HERO.

David was the first celebrity chosen by the public to tackle a trial. Jan Leeming, volunteering, amongst others, for the first trial and been chosen by the other contestants survived her challenge in the pit with two stars. David showed incredible confidence, no fear, side splitting humour and determination to do well in the trial. Flash Flood being his trial, meant David had to go into a glass fronted tank which slowly filled with water and he had to find ten wrenches to open ten pipes to retrieve ten stars for ten meals while all sorts of nasties flowed out of the pipes. Alligator babies, snakes, fish of all kinds and many more. Fearlessly he pressed on with enormous spiders on his face, head and back as he managed to accumulate six of the ten stars before the rising water made it impossible for him to stay in the tank. He strolled back to camp with one attached giant spider on his back, to be welcomed by all. There was singing, clapping and hugs for the hero of the day.

The next task is Jungle Boogie with a contestant hanging suspended, wearing disco pants and while dancing, trap doors will release various horrors onto the dancer. These could be anything from maggots to rats. Who will the public send. Phina who ridiculed Lauren’s fear of the spider in her bed or Lauren for her nasty remarks about David or maybe our glamorous and courageous singer, Myleene Klass. No, it is fashion designer Scott Henshall. (The Birthday Boy)

This article was written by Evelyn Lewis, our newest contributor at Unreality TV. Welcome aboard Evelyn. We’re thrilled to have you with us!

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I’m A Celebrity: It’s A Constipated Camp!

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November 15, 2006 – 10:10 pm

With the lack of stars being achieved in the I’m A Celebrity camp, and the lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, celebrities are clogging up.

Toby revealed in the Bush Telegraph today that many of his fellow celebs hadn’t yet been able to make an extended trip to the dunny.

Myleene Klass: I'm A Celebrity“The camp is clogged right now,� he explained. “It’s four days in and nothing is moving,� he said helpfully listing Myleene, Jan, Scott and Matt as those who had yet to have a successful trip to the loo.

“We need prunes,� Myleene pleaded. “And you’d better get more vegetables because there is very little movement.�

“I think that Lauren is alright,� Toby confided. “She is walking a little lighter than the rest of us. Frankly I’m a little bit jealous, maybe I could learn from her.�

Lauren Booth: I'm A Celebrity“In a sentence, I’m using the dunny facilities to the maximum capacity and I’m very content,� a relaxed looking Lauren told the Bush Telegraph.

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I’m A Celebrity: No One Wants To Sleep With Scott Henshall

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November 13, 2006 – 10:32 pm

Scott Henshall: I'm A CelebrityPoor Scott! Used to having people flock around and hang off his coat tails, this trip to the jungle must be quite a shock to the famous fashion designer.

The six kayakers arrived in camp, only to find themselves faced with their first jungle task. The camp contained only 8 beds and to reach the other two, the group had to build a bridge.

Toby Anstis set to building the bridge and after some time gave up with frustration. Each slab of wood to make the bridge had a certain slot. Scott Henshall took over and completed the task becoming the first person to enter the tree house containing the other two beds. There he found a note instructing him that as he was the first in he must now sleep in it and choose someone to accompany him.

Scott informed the other five: “As I found this message I am sleeping here tonight. Faith you will be sleeping in here with me.� But his bed buddy Faith had second thoughts when she went into the tree house and found it rocked. One by one Scott’s fellow celebrities turned him down, deciding that the tree house was not all it was cracked up to be.

Faith, Toby and Myleene all declined Scott’s offer to accompany him, claiming the rocky tree house would make them queasy and in the end Lauren opted to join – but only after checking a few things:

“Scott, do you fart or snore?�

Poor Scott!

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I’m A Celebrity Launches Tonight! Join Us After For A Live Chat!

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November 13, 2006 – 6:00 pm

Its finally here! Our annual trip to the jungle with Ant and Dec begins tonight, and I for one am sooooooo excited!

I predict that David Gest will be the most unpopular contestant ever, he looks and acts so strangely I just can’t see how he will fit in.

I think Lauren Booth will be a bit of a trouble maker, and I am hoping that Jason Donovan will be somewhat of a calming influence on the group.

The show kicks off tonight on ITV1 at 9pm. During and after the launch we will all be live on the forum to chat about this years jungle extravaganza….join us there! Let us know what you think of this years lineup.

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