Strictly quicksteps back to bring a sprinkling of festive sparkle to your Christmas day. Five new twinkling stars will don their sequins and dust off their dancing shoes in the hope of delivering a Christmas treat.

The five-star line-up will bring together stars of stage and screen, sport and entertainment: former world featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan who will be dancing with Erin Boag, Hi-De-Hi legend Su Pollard dancing with Anton Du Beke, Blue’s Simon Webbe and his professional partner Katya Virshilas, comedienne Debra Stephenson and professional dancer Ian Waite, , and completing the famous five is EastEnders’ prime villainess Janine Butcher, actress Charlie Brooks, who will take to the ballroom floor with Vincent Simone.

Su says: “Strictly Come Dancing is strictly must-see Christmas Day television. I’m hoping to wow the judges and the viewers with my utter exuberance and prowess!”

Simon adds: “Strictly Come Dancing is one of my mum’s favourite shows. It’s always nice to learn something new, the dancing part of my brain is dormant and I want to wake it up. I also want to wear something tight and sparkly!”

Deborah says: “I’m a really big fan of Strictly Come Dancing. I’m very excited to be on the Christmas special and I can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on!”

Barry adds: “I’m looking forward to Strictly Come Dancing, it’s a challenge. I’ve always considered myself to have two left feet and I want to surprise myself!”

Charlie says; “I’m a massive fan of the series and there’s no way my daughter would have let me turn down such an amazing opportunity to be on the show. I love to be challenged and I’m really looking forward to taking to the dance floor with Vincent.”

The five new stars will perform a variety of glittering routines in a bid to impress the judges and studio audience, who will vote for their Christmas champion.

Who will be the shining star atop the tree, and who will end up serving the Christmas turkey…? The Strictly Come Dancing 2011 special will complete your Christmas dinner with the perfect selection box of tasty dancing treats.

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Simon Webbe has said that the X Factor has brought diversity to the music scene, claiming that an all black boyband like JLS would never have been signed without it.

The ‘Blue’ star told The Guardian: “I don’t think an all-black boyband like JLS would have been signed in the days when we were starting out. The X Factor’s great in that way.

“It shows the record companies what people really want – especially as most labels are run by old guys who have no idea what’s going on in clubs or on the streets.”

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Simon told The Sun:

“I’ve been with Layla for four years and I still fancy the pants off her when she walks in the room.

“I’ve never been like that with anyone. So many girls before just wanted me as a stepping stone to something.

“But Layla is so caring. She thinks about me all the time — she’s so supportive.

“I said she could bring a mate to Australia and I’d pay, but she said, ‘No, I want to be there for you.’

“This show has really proved to me how much I care for her. It dawned on me how much I love her. I’d like to think I’d marry her.”

He added: “Layla has been around me a lot longer than most — I’ve known her since Blue did the first album.

“All she’s ever been is supportive of me. If that’s not the qualities of someone you’d want to marry one day then I don’t know what is.”

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Simon wasn’t surprised to be leaving and told Ant and Dec that he never expected to last so long saying: "I didn’t think I would last this long. It was just nice to actually be a part of it."

Simon the camp to a "pressure cooker" saying:

"I didn’t think that I’d snap as much as I did. I am usually a cool character."

Simon was more reserved in his opinion of David Van Day than Nicola McLean was before him. He told Ant and Dec :

"I saw it in his eyes. I didn’t see him as honest," he said. He went on to describ David as a "nice man" and said that he expected him to make it to the final.

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Arriving at the challenge he spotted the water and immediately confessed to hosts, Ant & Dec that he had a fear of water.

‘I don’t swim at all but didn’t want to say anything in camp.  This is the whole part of the show, getting over your fears.’ He admitted that he would be doing this for his daughter. 

Ant and Dec then told Simon that under the water are six bubbles.  Five will contain stars whilst the sixth was the base bubble.  The bubbles provide the only way to breath under the water. 

Simon would have to collect the stars from each bubble using his mouth and teeth and return them to the base bubble.  The stars will be either red or yellow, the red are worth one meal for camp whilst the yellow are worth two meals.

Guarding the stars will be jungle critters including Oscar fish, water spiders, Eels crocodiles and water monitors.  Simon had six minutes to get as many stars back to the base bubble. 

Refusing to back out of the trial, Simon headed straight into the water.  Heading for the first bubble he successfully retrieved the red star and earned one meal for camp.

Catching his breath in the base bubble he headed to get his second star.  Guarded by water spiders Simon got the red star but dropped it and lost one meal for camp.

The next star was yellow and worth two meals, putting his head in the bubble which contained eels he successfully got the star moved on to the next one.  With three minutes left and a quick pep talk, he got another yellow star which was guarded by crocodiles.

With only one more star left Simon headed to the surface of the pool, told he had 30 seconds left he headed back down to get the final star from the bubble which also contained water monitors. 

Gaining six out of seven stars, Simon headed out of the pool.  Having faced his fears Simon received some oxygen from the medics on site.  Talking to Ant and Dec after the Trial Simon revealed ‘It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, anything after this is a breeze.’

Asked if he had conquered his fear Simon replied ‘No’.

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During the night Simon Webbe was violently sick in the I’m A Celebrity camp, Esther woke to see him being ill and took care of him. ‘There’s no reason on earth why he should be so sick, he’s been eating the same as us. It was really unpleasant for him.’ In the Bush Telegraph Simon said: ‘My stomach is doing somersaults and I feel really week but I don’t know whether that is an element of being sick all night, my stomach is killing me.’

Because of his physical condition, Martina said : ‘It’s time for David to get off the bus.’ But David was relentless, he said to George: ‘We’ll see who is left today before we enter those discussions.’

Just before last night’s show closed, Simon was taken into the Bush Telegraph and told he had been excluded from the public vote for medical grounds and is not happy about the decision, as he feels guilty.

‘I’m disappointed because I would have liked to know if I was in the bottom two because I might have done well in the trial yesterday I would have stood a better chance of not being in the bottom two but rules are rules. I don’t want any special treatment, it will look like that to other people but if I am sick, I am sick.’

Producers told Simon that he had not been given any special treatment. ‘You were really sick last night it was the medics decision, and your health is more important than anything and their decision is final. It’s bad luck.’

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Former Misteeq singer Su-Elise Nash has been reported as the next entrant into the jungle but some are now saying that Layla from X Factor group Girlband may be entering this week.

Layla is currently dating former Blue singer Simon Webbe and sources suggest that some of the campmates may be allowed some alone time with their loved ones this week if they win a certain task or if their fellow celebs vote them worthy.

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Former Blue singer, Simon Webbe, has been chatting about his time as a model in the I’m A Celebrity jungle camp and some shocking details have emerged!

Simon revealed in a chat with former TV presenter, Esther Rantzen that he once modelled for a sex guide. He said:

“Positions and all that. It was with a lady. It was amazingly embarrassing. I knew it was for a sex guide but I didn’t know I had to get naked to do it until I got there. I was in one room sorting out my clothes and I walked in and she was sitting there butt naked talking to the photographer. I kept going to the bathroom. Cold water.”

“But when you’re holding a position and they’re breathing in your ear and you’re naked. And your skin is touching theirs. They said to do this. I was kind of embarrassed. I never saw her again. It [the book] sold out I think.”

I’m not being a perv or anything, but would anyone have an idea of where I can get a copy…..purely for research purposes of course!

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The pressure was on.  Simon said ‘Carly was the first to volunteer.  At the end of the day it is a team effort so I wasn’t going to jump in and take over.  Robert Kilroy-Silk piled on the pressure saying are you sure because if you don’t win were not going to eat which is a massive thing for us. And it’s the first trial so you want to start as you mean to go on.  I saw in her eyes that she obviously wanted to do it because maybe she thought that she must.  I don’t know what’s at stake but I’ve got to be a gentleman and ask the question. After a long discussion she said you do it. Obviously the pressure is on me. I’ve always been a team player. It’s all about teamwork and that’s what this show is all about.’

He added ‘It’s a pity he’s on the opposite side because I’d hate to beat his ass at this because he’s a friend.  Don’t mess with the Si.  You get caught up in the Webbe!’ 

Joe Swash echoed Simon’s apprehension.  He said ‘I’m regretting my decision big time.  I thought I’d sit back and let everybody do the hard work for the first week and as soon at they said do you want to do a challenge I stick my hand up like an idiot. I’m thinking I should have kept my mouth shut.’

‘She (Martina) didn’t want me to do it in the first place. I could tell that she didn’t because there’s quite a lot riding on it.  As soon as I put my hand up I could see her face drop. Then she had a bit of a dig at me outside so I think she’ll be quite stern.  And she’s a big girl isn’t she!  I really hope I don’t get the wrong side of her.’

‘If I could change my mind I would now.  I’m starting to think it wasn’t the brightest decision I ever made.’

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"I’m afraid of everything, to be honest. I’m not ashamed to say it, maybe when I was younger I would turn around and say ‘I’m not afraid of anything’, but I’m a 30-year-old man so I can’t be bothered with that anymore," he said.

Webbe also revealed that his song writing skills will help him get along with campmates on the show.

"I study human beings; that’s my job, that’s why I write songs. So for me I’m just an observer. I’ve been an observer for a long time and I’ll make my mind up once I get there," he said.

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