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Hamilton leads Celebrity line-up | Hamilton leads Celebrity line-up |
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Veteran Hollywood actor George Hamilton and former glamour model Samantha Fox are among contestants in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Veteran Hollywood actor George Hamilton and former glamour model Samantha Fox are among contestants in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! |
They will be joined in the Australian jungle by ex-EastEnder Lucy Benjamin, Strictly Come Dancing's Camilla Dallerup and TV chef Gino D'Acampo. | |
How Clean Is Your House? star Kim Woodburn is among other contestants. | How Clean Is Your House? star Kim Woodburn is among other contestants. |
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will again present the ITV1 show, which returns on Sunday. | Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will again present the ITV1 show, which returns on Sunday. |
The line-up is completed by Hollyoaks actor Stuart Manning, Sabrina Washington - a former member of girl band Mis-Teeq alongside Alesha Dixon - and interior designers and partners Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. | The line-up is completed by Hollyoaks actor Stuart Manning, Sabrina Washington - a former member of girl band Mis-Teeq alongside Alesha Dixon - and interior designers and partners Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. |
Secret plans | Secret plans |
Former Dynasty star Hamilton, 70, said there was no chance he would "wuss out" of the show's bushtucker trials. | Former Dynasty star Hamilton, 70, said there was no chance he would "wuss out" of the show's bushtucker trials. |
Lucy Benjamin follows in the footsteps of former EastEnders colleague Joe Swash | Lucy Benjamin follows in the footsteps of former EastEnders colleague Joe Swash |
"There's an old saying that a coward dies a thousand times but if you're brave you only die once," he added. | "There's an old saying that a coward dies a thousand times but if you're brave you only die once," he added. |
"It's like when a fly hits the windscreen, it doesn't think anything. So if you hear a splat, that'll be me." | "It's like when a fly hits the windscreen, it doesn't think anything. So if you hear a splat, that'll be me." |
He said he had kept his jungle plans secret from his friends. | He said he had kept his jungle plans secret from his friends. |
"None of my celebrity friends will be watching as they currently think I'm on a yacht in the South of France with a silk robe on and a glass of champagne in my hand, surrounded by beautiful women," he said. | "None of my celebrity friends will be watching as they currently think I'm on a yacht in the South of France with a silk robe on and a glass of champagne in my hand, surrounded by beautiful women," he said. |
Fox, meanwhile, said she had always seen herself "as a bit of a female Rambo". | Fox, meanwhile, said she had always seen herself "as a bit of a female Rambo". |
"I'll jump out of a plane, no problem," said the 43-year-old. "What I am scared of is creepy, crawly, wriggly, horrible things." | "I'll jump out of a plane, no problem," said the 43-year-old. "What I am scared of is creepy, crawly, wriggly, horrible things." |
She said she was glad she would be filmed "under the waterfall in my bikini". | She said she was glad she would be filmed "under the waterfall in my bikini". |
"I'm a 43-year-old woman and everything's natural about me, which I'm really proud to say, and I just want to show women in their 40s that we can still look great." | "I'm a 43-year-old woman and everything's natural about me, which I'm really proud to say, and I just want to show women in their 40s that we can still look great." |
Actress Benjamin, 39 - who played Lisa Fowler in EastEnders between 1998 to 2003 - said it would be the first time she had been away from her daughter Bessie, who will turn four while her mother is in the jungle. | Actress Benjamin, 39 - who played Lisa Fowler in EastEnders between 1998 to 2003 - said it would be the first time she had been away from her daughter Bessie, who will turn four while her mother is in the jungle. |
"From the point of me leaving her and getting on that plane out there, that is going to be the worst part for me. | "From the point of me leaving her and getting on that plane out there, that is going to be the worst part for me. |
JUNGLE ROYALTY 2002 - Tony Blackburn2003 - Phil Tufnell2004 - Kerry Katona2005 - Joe Pasquale2006 - Carol Thatcher2007 - Matt Willis2008 - Christopher Biggins2009 - Joe Swash | JUNGLE ROYALTY 2002 - Tony Blackburn2003 - Phil Tufnell2004 - Kerry Katona2005 - Joe Pasquale2006 - Carol Thatcher2007 - Matt Willis2008 - Christopher Biggins2009 - Joe Swash |
"So, if I can deal with that and get through the other side when I land I'm going to have a great time and just say, 'I'm going to give it my best shot'." | "So, if I can deal with that and get through the other side when I land I'm going to have a great time and just say, 'I'm going to give it my best shot'." |
This all the participants have chosen to raise money for the same charity, Malaria No More UK. | |
"I've travelled a lot and seen malaria first hand, like when I was in Kenya," Fox said. | |
"I've had friends who suffered really badly from malaria and it's so important that Brits educate themselves before they go away on holiday." | |
It has been reported that model Katie Price - who met ex-husband Peter Andre in the third series of the show in 2004 - is going to join contestants in the jungle. | It has been reported that model Katie Price - who met ex-husband Peter Andre in the third series of the show in 2004 - is going to join contestants in the jungle. |
An ITV spokeswoman said: "Katie Price's participation in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! is speculation." | An ITV spokeswoman said: "Katie Price's participation in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! is speculation." |
Last year's series was won by another former EastEnder, Joe Swash. | Last year's series was won by another former EastEnder, Joe Swash. |
Tennis player Martina Navratilova finished in second place while Star Trek actor George Takei was third. | Tennis player Martina Navratilova finished in second place while Star Trek actor George Takei was third. |