Lembit Opik is supposed to be a politician, we know that most of you won’t be aware of that, given his flings with cheeky girls and his love of reality TV, but that is actually supposed to be his day job.

However, it seems he may have gotten fed up with his serious career, as after losing his seat in parliament for the constituency of Montgomeryshire back in 2010 and then losing the Liberal Democrats’ nomination as Mayor of London in the 2012 election, he has apparently turned his hand to starring in music videos.

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Celebrity Big brother will be back in just a few weeks and news is starting to leak about which famous faces we may see in the house.

Today, Daily Star journalist (and Big brother fanatic) Peter Dyke has dropped a little hint on Twitter, teasing that one of the 2011 housemates will be a British politician.

He tweeted his followers this message just a few minutes ago:

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I’m A Celebrity reject Lembit Opik has defended Gillian McKeith, saying that she didn’t fake her fainting fits.

The former Liberal Democrat MP said that he thinks the ‘You Are What You Eat’ star was incorrectly accused of pretending to have phobias and revealed that he chatted about the issue with Gillian after she was eliminated from the ITV show yesterday.

Speaking on Daybreak, Opik said: “I actually cross questioned her this afternoon as I have been quite a defender of hers and I’ll tell you now live on British television that I think Gillian McKeith is innocent and she wasn’t faking it.”

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It wasn’t a fun ride for Kayla as she embarked on the celebrity chest with Lembit. Greeted by two mini amusement rides, the pair had to make their way through the coins provided to lower the key and release the chest.

As Lembit attempted to bond with his fellow camp mate, his jokes fell flat on Playboy bunny Kayla who later commented, “Lembit’s jokes are kind of boring…He’s so nice, he means well, he’s just such a dork…It felt like a life time with Lembit.”

But the former politician was unaware his humour wasn’t have the desired effect and felt that the challenge had “brought us closer together.”

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Lembit Opik has admitted that he doesn’t think Gillian McKeith faked her fainting fits on I’m A Celebrity…….Get Me Out Of Here.

The former Lib Dem MP was evicted from the show tonight and during his exit interview Ant and Dec asked what he thought of Mc Keith’s frequent hysterics.

Opik replied:

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Lembit Opik has become the second star to be evicted from the I’m A Celebrity jungle camp.

The former Liberal Democrat MP follows Gazza’s ex Sheryl Gascoigne who lost in the public vote last night.

On how it felt to be eliminated from the popular ITV show, Lembit told presenters Ant & Dec: