I'm A Celebrity ... Best Bits
By JOSH BURT
November 10, 2006
IT'S another year, another motley gang of celebs trooping into the jungle. Of course, we're all up in arms wondering who on earth half these people are, but let's not forget Tuffers, Thatcher jnr, and even The Fash - did we really know who they were before it all kicked off in the jungle? So, as we prepare to see who will thrive in the wild, and who will buckle under the pressure, let's glance back at the best characters from the last five outings ...
Carol Thatcher - Series 5
Who thought Maggie's little one would win series 5? Nobody saw that one coming. Yet somehow she did it, even after waking up in the middle of the night, squatting next to her bunk and piddling all over camp. Shameful.
Phil Tufnell - Series 2
Tuffers went into the jungle as a controversial cricketer with an eye for a cig. He left the jungle as King, due to his laid back ways, and a night by the fire slurring drunkenly about the love of a good women. Hearts melted all over Blighty.
John Fashanu - Series 2
Before I'm A Celebrity, the Fash was famous for nodding in a couple of goals and shouting 'Awoogah!' on Gladiators. Did we know he was so mystical and 'focused'? We did not. The Fash became a man of legend and a firm favourite for the Bushtucker Trials.
Natalie Appleton - Series 4
Never before has a girl been so riddled with fear and so unsuitable to sleep in the great outdoors. Highlights include Natalie freaking out because she 'just touched a tree' and averaging about one pathetic star (probably) in all her Bushtucker Trials.
Rhona Cameron & Nigel Benn - Series 1
Nigel Benn wowed us all by running around in Christine Hamilton's smalls, but that was nothing on his feud with the pint-sized joker Rhona Cameron. It seems that Scottish lesbian comics and former boxers don't really mix. Who'd have thought?
Jordan & Peter Andre - Series 3
Jordan and Peter are now a national institution, but let's not forget that it was I'm A Celeb that threw them together. Peter spent the weeks flipping between pestering the top heavy glamour model and pretending to make up songs, while Jordan played it all coy until the cameras were out of the picture. Of course, they've since got hitched, and become the new Posh and Becks.
Paul Burrell - Series 4
With more than a passing resemblance to Buzz Lightyear, we could be excused for thinking Paul Burrell might have shown a more manly side to his persona. But then he munched on some creepy crawlies, popped his hand in the Hell Hole, and morphed into a snivelling little baby. Brilliant.
John Lydon - Series 3
Punk's very own Johnny Rotten surprised everyone with his genuine love for nature and his surprisingly affectionate wit. Well, all before he stomped out of the jungle, swearing loudly as he went.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson & Darren Day - Series 1
Ignoring all the overwhelming evidence that Darren Day should probably be avoided at all costs, Tara set out to get her claws into the notorious lothario. Would they? Wouldn't they? As it turns out, no they wouldn't. Tara did her best, but Darren vowed he was a changed man and wouldn't cheat on his missus... before getting back to the real world and, err, cheating on his missus.
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