December 2nd, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Linford Christie has admitted that he thought about quitting ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!’.
The Olympic gold medallist – who was voted off the ITV1 show on Tuesday (30.11.10) – admitted he found it tough sticking it out in the jungle and considered leaving on a number of occasions because he was so hungry.
He said: “There were definitely times when I wanted to walk. You realise your loved ones are in Australia and you want to see them. There are also times when you’re hungry and it’s tough. You’re used to having the luxury of opening your fridge and having whatever food you want.
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December 1st, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Linford Christie was voted off ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!’ last night .
On hearing the news he had received the lowest amount of public votes, the Olympic gold medallist jumped into the air, telling hosts Ant and Dec he’d “had enough”.
He said: “Oh God, I have had enough, I had enough days ago.”
The 50-year-old athlete – who assumed the role of leader in the jungle camp the stars have been living in for the past two-and-a-half weeks – admitted despite putting on a brave face, he was “scared” of a lot of the critters he had to deal with during his time on the ITV1 show.
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November 29th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Linford Christie and Dom Joly became emotional on last night’s I’m A Celebrity, when the camp mates opened their parcels from home.
Having won the gifts in the secret mission challenge, feelings were running high as they each took turns to open their gifts.
But it was Linford and Dom who found it the toughest. Linford was in tears after one of his gifts was a picture of his daughter, whilst Dom struggled to read the postcard from his wife and kids. Instead it was read out by Gillian. He later commented, “It was odd hearing my wife’s voice read out by Gillian McKeith.” But the comedian welled up at his message and later admitted, “I never cry, I didn’t cry properly but I couldn’t read my own thing.”
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November 23rd, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Nigel Havers has blasted some of his former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ campmates.
The Brothers and Sisters actor – who quit the show yesterday – branded Gilliam McKeith “controlling and touchy”, admitted he tired of Linford Christie’s constant talking and said Playboy model Kayla Collins comes from “another planet”.
He said: “There are two sides to Gillian. One is controlling and touchy, and the other is playing a game to get maximum publicity.
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November 22nd, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
The campmates had all started to comment that they were finding Linford boring in that he constantly talked about himself.
Dom said “Linford likes talking about himself and nothing else which is beyond tedious now it really is It’s just like whatever. He’ll start to say something and he’ll wait for a gap in the conversation.”
Britt said “No one else can ever say anything because he just talks and talks and talks and never stops.”
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November 20th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Playboy beauty Kayla was determined to keep herself groomed in the jungle despite the outdoor surroundings. She told Dom that she had filed her nails with a stone and when he asked if she was used to doing “outdoor stuff” she replied “sure, there’s an outdoor yoga class in my park that is amazing. I can put my legs over my head and do the human pretzel.”
Dom’s mind wandered to Kayla’s modelling career and asked what Kayla’s parents thought about her career choice.
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November 17th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
The I’m A Celebrity males have been quick to criticise each other this year and the man everyone seems to be picking on is former Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik.
Last night Nigel Havers was seen turning on the wittering Cheeky Girls lover and earlier Linford Christie told him that he should have been jailed for his abuse of the expenses system.
Lembit, 45, claimed that he had tried to be honest and only had to pay back “£90 out of seven years’ worth of expenses”.
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November 17th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
I’m A Celebrity contestant Linford Christie has admitted that he can’t wait for Camp Bruce and Camp Sheila to merge, because he’s been dreaming about Kayla Collins’ bum.
Despite being more than twice her age, the Olympic runner, 50, told the his male campmates that he is looking forward to seeing the former Playboy model’s “perky and round bottom”.
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November 16th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
The male campmates screamed like girls on last night’s I’m A celebrity, after they came face to face with their first venomous snake.
A ranger was called in to remove the reptile and identified it as a small eyed snake which can paralyse and even kill with it’s venom.
Afterwards former runner Linford Christie admitted:
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November 13th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Linford Christie has admitted that he wants to have a bit of a break and some time for himself during his time in the I’m A Celebrity jungle.
The former Olympic runner runs his own sports management company and helps coach other athletes. On why he decided to sign up for the ITV reality TV show he admitted:
“I have spent years since I retired doing things for everyone else,” he adds. “I am always coaching. I grew up in Jamaica and we played with insects. I don’t do that anymore and I haven’t been camping in my life either. It would be nice to pick up some tips! This is going to be a challenge for me and it will be an experience. This is very much ‘me’ time.
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