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May
21, 2003: 'The
TV Mag' - BACK FROM THE BUSH |
Most of
Saturday's TV Guides and
magazines mentioned tonight's I'm
A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of
Here! The Reunion, including
this, from 'The TV Mag' in 'The
Sun' No more
camp fires, starvation rations,
creepy-crawlies, deadly reptiles
or Bushtucker Trials! The
celebrity gang are back in London
with hosts Ant and Dec to talk
about the traumas and tears they
al suffered in the Aussie jungle
- and the feelings of elation to
have luxuries like a decent meal,
a hot bath and a sleep in a
comfortable bed after their
marathon outdoor ordeal!
John
Fashanu, Toyah Willcox, Chris
Bisson, Danniella Westbrook,
Wayne Sleep, Sian Lloyd, Antony
Worrall Thompson, Catalina
Guirado, Phil Tufnell and Linda
Barker will reminisce about their
time in the jungle, which
captivated a massive TV audience
and raised more than £1million
for charity.
I'm
A Celebrity ... Reunion : ITV1 -
Tonight : 9.00pm
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May
16, 2003:
'OK!' - THE STARS TURN NASTY ON
'I'M A CELEBRITY...' |
Toyah is
pictured three times in this
week's 'OK!' magazine. Two of
the pictures, included in their I'm
A Celebrity ... article, are
a couple of Toyah's classic
moments from the series; In the
swamp for her BTT and attending
to Wayne Sleep's mosquito bites.
The
article says: "Toyah had to
turn nursemaid when hungry
Australian mosquitoes made
a frenzied attack on Wayne
Sleep's bottom, causing him
severe discomfort. Reliable Toyah
took control and applied the
necessary ointment to the
relevant areas, visibly relieving
Wayne's pain.
The
third picture is included in
their Danniella Westbrook
feature.
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May
16, 2003: 'TV
& Satellite Week' - I'M A
CELEBRITY ... GET ME A JOB! |
Tony
Blackburn knows there's nothing
like a rumble in the jungle to
kick-start a flagging career.
But, of course, the contestants
on I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me
Out Of Here! aren't just in
it for the fame and money - oh
no, they're not. Because
enduring creepy-crawlies, crocs,
hunger pangs, boredom, a rice
diet and the company of other
celebs for two tear-filled,
tantrum-packed weeks can be a
life-changing experience. As this
year's crop are reunited to
reminisce about their jungle
jaunt we speculate on how their
newly revealed talents could lead
to some interesting career
moves...
Toyah
Willcox: Hidden Talents: Boundless
enthusiasm, a nifty way with
plaits and mystical
sensibilities. New Career:
Dolls' wig-maker or healing
therapist (presumably not a
speech therapist).
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May
16, 2003: 'TV
Choice' - Stars Reunited |
Back
from the bush - the celebs talk
about their ordeal. Watching
Danniella Westbrook in floods of
tears in the Bush Telegraph
brought home the 'real' side of
reality TV that we all take for
granted these days. The strict
rules and controlled environment
are not to every pampered
celebrity's taste. And now that
she's back in the bosom of her
family, how does Danniella feel
about her ordeal? Find out in I'm
A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of
Here! The Reunion.
The
tears, the tantrums, the
cigarette wars, the protests and
the lack of food must all seem a
lifetime ago to the lean and
tanned contestants. How dies Phil
'The Cat' Tufnell remember the
experiment? Has Fash beaten his
record of 1000 sit-ups? And has
Wayne Sleep seen a picture of
himself with a waffle tied to his
head yet?
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May
16, 2003: 'TV
Quick' - I'm A Celebrity ... The
Reunion / TOP TV - Best Mates? |
I'm A
Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!
The Reunion The lab
rats are reunited for a look back
over their special moments (were
there any?) in the Australian
jungle. This group were
definitely less confrontational
and flirtatious than the Darren
Day/Tara Palmer-Tompkinson
gathering. Boredom, it seemed,
did not bring out the best in
them. In fact, it drove Danniella
Westbrook out, the first walkout
of the series.
They've
had to put up not only with each
other but with bad weather,
creepy-crawlies and the
unrelenting cheerfulness of Ant
and Dec. Was it all worth it?
TOP
TV - Best Mates?
Alligators,
snakes, Chris Bisson's
water-pistol and Danniella
Westbrook's river of tears... Our
weather-beaten castaways
encountered some trying times
during their jaunt to the jungle,
and now they have to put up with
Ant and Dec dragging them away
from home again for a very rapid
reunon.
Oh, the trials of
fame...
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May
16, 2003:
Toyah, John, Danniella &
Antony return home - Various
reports |
Various
news and gossip websites,
including 'BBC News', 'Sky News',
and 'Femail.co.uk', ran
stories yesterday about the
return to the UK of Toyah, John
Fashanu, Danniella Westbrook and
Antony Worrall Thompson. BBC
News - Jungle stars return to UK
Four stars of ITV1's
survival show I'm A Celebrity ...
Get Me Out of Here! arrived back
in the UK on Thursday, following
the show's finale earlier this
week.
Danniella
Westbrook, who chose to leave the
show halfway through, and
runner-up John Fashanu arrived at
Heathrow airport with fellow
contestants Antony Worrall
Thompson and Toyah Willcox.
Fashanu
told reporters the show had been
tougher than he thought it would
be.
"It
was one of life's journeys and it
is a journey I'm glad has come to
an end. I'm very pleased to be
out," he said.
The
former footballer, who had to
carry out several of the show's
"bush tucker" trials,
including putting his head in a
tank of eels, said he would have
thought twice about taking part
if he had known how hard the
challenges would be.
But
he was pleased to have finished
runner-up behind cricketer Phil
Tufnell, who was crowned king of
the jungle.
"I
was working hard to entertain the
public, but I was not
disappointed at the end, I was
happy for Phil," said
Fashanu.
"He
was a good lad and he was just
himself. But none of us realised
how popular the programme was. It
was unbelievable."
The
athlete said job offers had been
"flooding in" since the
end of the series.
Actress
Danniella Westbrook, who played
Sam Mitchell in EastEnders, made
no comment after being whisked
away from photographers by her
minders.
The
former cocaine addict left the
show voluntarily during the
second week because she was
worried it was affecting her
recovery from drug addiction.
Singer
Toyah Willcox said she had found
it difficult in the jungle.
"It
was surprisingly tough because we
were hungry all the time,"
she said.
"But
I'm glad I did it. I have no
regrets."
At
one point during the show the
contestants protested to
producers about the small
portions of food they were
given.
Chef
Antony Worrall Thompson, who led
the protest, said of the show:
"The best part was seeing my
wife and children."
More
than 12 million people watched
the final show on Monday
night.
Tufnell's
agent Mike Martin said offers
were now pouring in for the
ex-cricketer, who quit the game
in April.
"We're
lining up all sorts of things.
But everything is being kept on
ice until he comes back and we
can talk things over. At the
moment it's all up in the air
with regard to what he will
commit to doing," said Mr
Martin.
Last
year's winner, Tony Blackburn,
saw a brief career renaissance
after the show, and now presents
a radio breakfast show on Classic
Gold.
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May
16, 2003:
'Ananova' - Jungle celebs fly
home |
Stars of
I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of
Here have returned home to the
UK. Danniella
Westbrook, John Fashanu, Antony
Worrall Thompson and Toyah
Willcox touched down just after
6am.
Fashanu,
40, who finished runner up to
former England cricketer Phil
Tufnell, says the show was much
tougher than he imagined.
But
as he walked into the airport
lounge wearing African tribal
robes, the former Aston Villa
player said he had no regrets
about taking part.
"It
was tough," he said.
"It was one of life's
journeys and it is a journey I'm
glad has come to an end. I'm very
pleased to be out."
Fashanu
complained about the food
provided to contestants on the
show and said he would have
thought twice about participating
had he known how difficult the
challenges were going to be.
He
said job offers had been
"flooding in" since the
end of the series.
Meanwhile,
Catalina Guirado has launched a
stinging attack on producers of
the show, complaining the way she
was portrayed was "an
absolute disgrace".
Speaking
about her ordeal, Catalina told
The Sun: "They made
caricatures. Before anyone went
in they decided how people were
going to be portrayed.
"They
never showed me having fun,
helping or being myself. They
wanted to portray me as the
difficult model."
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May
16, 2003:
'Daily Star' - Reality? Get out
of here! |
This
year's I'm A Celebrity was
telly's most unreal reality show.
Although the stars
appeared isolated in the jungle,
there were 350 crew members
keeping a close eye on them and
the set was less than a mile from
a farm.
There was a canopy to
keep out rain as well as plastic
flowers, rocks - some of which
housed cameramen - and crocs. The
props pushed the cost of the set
to £10m. Producer
Alex Gardiner admitted:
"There is nothing natural or
real about the camp. It's a film
set."
Bosses claim they put in
a canvas roof as they
"couldn't have the cameras
getting wet". The rubber
greenery ws because Australian
law forbids disturbing jungle
plants.
But Catalina's agent
Sean Borg insisted the stars
still went through an ordeal.
"Take the fake
crocodiles," he said.
"Catalina had no idea the
big ones weren't real and was
absolutely terrified when she got
in the water."
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May
16, 2003:
'Daily Star' / 'The Sun' -
Leaving Australia |
Yesterdy,
the 'Daily Star' and 'The Sun'
both featured pictures of Toyah,
John Fashanu and Danniella
Westbrook at the airport just
about to leave Australia. The
'Daily Star' simply said:
"WE'RE COMING HOME - Toyah,
Fash and Catalina (oops, I think
they meant Danniella) leave
Australia."
While
'The Sun' said: "Fash On
parade - John, Toyah and
Danniella: Runner up John
Fashanu, 40, left Australia
yesterday dressed in a
traditional Nigerian costume of
flowing blue robes.
Ex-footie
ace Fash is due to arrive home
this morning with Linda Barker,
Antony Worral Thompson, Danniella
Westbrook and Toyah
Willcox.
Winner
Phil Tufnell is due home tomorrow
with Chris Bisson and Wayne
Sleep.
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May
16, 2003: 'I'm
A Celebrity' Toyah-related
newsybits & pieces - Issue 16 |
All ten celebs lined up for a
final group shot on Monday after
the final show
'The Sun' (Thursday 15th May):
Linda Barker on Toyah:
"She's been one of my
heroines since her days as a punk
rocker, so I was really excited
to meet her.
"But
she was actually rather quiet. I
don't think the jungle was the
right place for her, she didn't
really thrive there."
Toyah guested on Monday morning's
GMTV. She was interviewed
twice, live from Australia, along
with Wayne Sleep. Unfortunately I
missed this.
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