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April
26, 2003:
'Daily Mail' - PLEASE DON'T LET
THEM OUT OF THERE! |
Toyah
is featured in a two-page article
about I'm A Celebrity
.. in today's 'Daily
Mail'. It looks really good, with
each contestants head stuck on a
charicature body. The article is
fairly sarcastic about them all,
can there really still be
journalists around who think
making fun of TW's lisp is even
remotely amusing? Oh yes there
is, oh dear!! I'm A
Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here
starts on Monday. Here, the Mail
gives you a light-hearted form
guide to the ten new recruits...
Next
week sees the launch of the
second series of I'm A Celebrity
... Get Me Out Of Here. The show
leaves ten famous people in an
inhospitable Australian
rainforest, and then viewers vote
them off one by one. Last time,
it was a ratings winner, this
time it's likely to be even more
successful. here, the Mail
presents its own form guide.
Toyah
Willcox, 44
Ithn't she the one
with the lithp? That's her,
actress/punky pop
star/all-purpose telly presenter,
who shot to fame in the 1979
movie Quadropohenia. She then had
shouty early-Eighties hits like
It'th A Mythtery. Recently
fronted The Holiday Programme and
her voice introduces The
Teletubbies.
And ith she buthy
now? The past year spent
touring provincial theatres in
Calamity Jane.
Huthband? Kiddieth?
Married to Robert Fripp, 56,
guitarist with King Crimson. The
couple, who have no children,
often spend months apart while he
is on tour.
Could she go
theriously mad? Toyah is a
fiery character, and a
self-confessed 'incurable
flasher' who is 'terrified of
virtually every insect except
buuterflies'.
Odds: Christine
Hamilton goes punk 2/1 joint
favourite
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April
26, 2003: 'The
TV Mag' - Carry On Camping |
The
jungle survival show returns with
new recruits. Meet the
jungle VIPS... Will they become
friends or enemies? Will viewers
love them or loathe them? Will
careers be revived or ruined? One
thing's for sure, all eyes will
be on the intrepid celebrity
contestants.
Toyah
Willcox, Age 44
Best Known For: being
a punk-singer-turned actress and
TV presenter.
Jungle Skills: As
she's a keen environmentalist,
she'll feel at home with
nature...
"I was addicted to
last year's show - I hope we make
it as interesting to watch this
time round".
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April
26, 2003: 'The
Look' - Eruptions from the
Celebrity volcano |
An
all-star line up prepares to face
the survival challenge as hit
gameshow I'm A Celebrity ... Get
Me Out Of Here! returns... "Not
only do they have hazards to
tackle, but their own giant egos
too".
TOYAH
WILLCOX, AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Actress/singer/TV
presenter. The pint-sized queen
of punk, Toyah was as famous for
her multi-coloured hair and lisp
as for her '80s hits such as It's
A Mystery. She can now be heard
on Kid's TV singing, "Over
the hills and far away,
Teletubbies come to play".
LEAVING BEHIND: Her
musician husband, Robert Fripp.
WILL MISS: "My
three duvets - I'm always cold -
and hot baths. I spend four hours
in the tub reading papers when
I'm not working."
CELEB SUPPORTERS: Tinky
Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po.
Probably.
SPECIAL SKILL:
"Climbing and mucking
in."
SURVIVAL CHANCES: Toyah
is a born leader. "I hope
I'm not going to be too
bossy." Plus, she is not at
all vain and expects people to
take her as they find her.
"I'm used to looking rubbish
and having to do my auditions in
the open air." Nice!
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April
26, 2003:
'Daily Record' - Something For
The Weekend / Daily Mirror |
Uri
Geller delivers his verdict on
the latest batch of jungle
hopefuls to Brian McIver He's the
country's best-loved paranormal
and psychic expert and was one of
the best things in last year's
I'm A Celebrity... Get me Out of
Here.
Now,
Uri Geller gives his verdict on
the latest round of stars to get
lost in the jungle, exclusively
for the Daily Record.
As
our resident I'm a Celebrity
expert, Uri will be giving daily
updates on how he feels the 10
contestants cope with creepy
crawlies, heat, stress and
starvation - all the things that
made the first series such a hit.
Here, the famous spoon-bending
star gives us his opinion about
the celebs desperate to win our
hearts and votes.
TOYAH
WILLCOX
Toyah won't be bossed
about by macho men - she'll be
deeply unimpressed by the
Tufnells and Fashanus. If you
remember her only as a raucous
punk with a lisp, prepare to be
bowled over by a feisty woman
with a great sense of humour and
a strong streak of loyalty. She
could prove to be the backbone of
the camp, but IAC2 is all about
public perceptions. I predict
producers will be eager to play
up any confrontations which
involve Toyah. Before you judge
her, see if the edits treat her
fairly. ODDS: 7/2
Toyah
is also interviewed today in the
Record's English
"sister-paper", the
'Daily Mirror' - TOYAH'S READY
TO RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
- Click the pic to read the full
interviw in the Article Archive.
And
there's also more news in 'The
Mirror' on Tara P-T choosing TW
as her favourite:
TARA'S
VERDICT: WILLCOX WILL WIN
Last year's I'm A
Celebrity... runner-up, Tara
Palmer-Tomkinson, is tipping
Toyah Willcox to emerge from the
jungle victorious.
"She's
punk rock, cool, streetwise and
popular," says Tara.
"She's my fave to win -
definitely."
This
time, the former It-girl is
co-hosting the two-week series
and won't be suffering. She says:
"Unlike the contestants,
I'll be taking 15
outfits..."
And
here is Tara's verdict on the
other contenders...
Brazilian
model and TV presenter Catalina
Guirado: "She - and her
boobs - will be good
entertainment, so she'll stay for
a while for that alone."
Dancer Wayne Sleep: "He's
quite small and, since he's
nearer the ground, he'll spot the
snakes. Plus, he's physically and
mentally quite fit."
Ex-EastEnder Danniella Westbrook:
"She's been in rehab but the
people in the jungle may end up
even more screwed up than the
patients." Coronation Street
actor Chris Bisson: "I tip
him to be the ladies' man but I
hope that he doesn't make too
much of a Darren Day of
himself." Weather girl Sian
Lloyd: "She'll be a real ray
of sunshine in the group - always
smiling, as she has to do when
she's forecasting storms."
Changing Rooms' Linda Barker:
"She'll come in handy
changing the camp around. She'll
be good value, too, as she's
quite imaginative." Chef
Antony Worrall Thompson:
"He'll be successful because
he works with people and is used
to taking control and delegating
tasks." Cricketer Phil
Tufnell: "His strength will
come from the fact that he's an
outdoors-type. He is also used to
pulling together as part of a
team." Gladiators presenter
and former footballer John
Fashanu: "I guess he'll fare
well physically but I don't know
how he'll cope mentally."
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April
26, 2003: 'I'm
A Celebrity' Toyah-related
newsybits & pieces - Issue 7 |
'The Sun' (Saturday 26th April):
Ex-punk star Toyah Willcox, 44,
was ready to STRIP to
upstage younger rivals. She said:
"They all have great
bodies."
Also from 'The Sun': Socierty
girl Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, star
of the first I'm a Celebrity
series, yesterday tipped Toyah to
win. Tara, 30 - who will present
some of the new show on ITV2 -
said: "She's my fave because
she's wild."
'Star mag' (26th April): Toyah
Willcox (11-4): She scored hits
like It's A Mystery in the 80s.
Now 44 and not the rebel she once
was. But Toyah is deeply
religous, and this inner strength
could stand her in good stead in
the Aussie jungle.
Channel 4 - Teletext 'Ketch - Up'
- Quotes Of The Week "I've
been talking about my body with
my friends and we decided that if
I'm naked I look all right."
We'll be the judge of that, Toyah
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April
26, 2003:
'William Hill' - BE PROUD, BE
LOUD, BE NAKED |
BE PROUD, BE LOUD, BE
NAKED The new
episode of Help I'm a Celebrity -
Get Me Out Of Here2 is set to be
the sauciest yet, with second
favourite Toyah Wilcox revealing
her passion for stripping off.
William Hill make it a 10-1
chance that she strip naked in
front of the cameras during the
show. Hills also offer Even money
that veggie Wilcox will eat meat
(insect or bug) for the sake of
food for her fellow contestants -
as Uri Gellar did in the last
series - if Toyah gets in to that
position during the scary 'Bush
Tucker Trials'. Hills spokeswoman
Jennie Prest said "these
celebrities are obviously up for
making this series as fun and
popular as the last one and the
punters have already caught on,
we have taken plenty of bets and
the show hasn't even started
yet!"
HILLS
BET to win Help I'm A Celebrity
2: 3-1 Phil Tufnell, 7-2 Toyah
Wilcox, 13-2 Daniella Westbrook,
Chris Bisson, 7-1 Linda Barker,
8-1 John Fashanu, 9-1 Sian Lloyd,
10-1 Wayne sleep, Catalina
Guirado, 12-1 Anthony Worrell
Thompson
Thanks
to Michael Cooney for
this.
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April
25, 2003:
'Daily Record' - Animal Celebs /
'Daily Mirror' - Toyah's the
Mother... |
Animal
Celebs - Stars are creatures
great and small ANTONY
WORRALL THOMPSON - Grizzly
bear Antony is quite earthy and
will eat anything - a born
survivor
SIAN LLOYD -
Slobby Sian is a sloth - so
she'll only need the toilet once
a week. Handy
WAYNE SLEEP -
Wayne will be the token show-off
- a hummingbird by any other name
PHIL TUFNELL -
Like the lemur, Tuffers is a
creature of the night, so he
won't scare easily
LINDA BARKER -
Home-builder Linda is just like
nature's own interior designer,
the bowerbird
CHRIS BISSON -
Like the drake, vain Chris likes
to look his best - not easy in
the jungle
JOHN FASHANU -
Friendly Fash is a real mongoose
- a sociable animal with a sense
of fun
DANNIELLA WESTBROOK
- Like the dung beetle, Danniella
smells good to the opposite sex
CATALINA GUIRADO
- Slinky, sexy Catalina is a fast
worker - a cheetah by any other
name
TOYAH WILLCOX -
Tasmanian devil Toyah is a
natural punk. Just watch her go
hunting
Daily
Mirror - Toyah's The Mother Of
All Contestants!
With
just days to go before the start
of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out
Of Here! Toyah Willcox, 44, has
already taken on a motherly role.
The
former punk rocker showed up at
Heathrow airport with face masks
soaked in homeopathic oils for
herself and fellow contestants
Catalina Guirado, Chris Bisson
and Wayne Sleep to protect them
from the deadly SARS bug when
they land in Kuala Lumpur en
route to Australia.
She
told them: "We must wear
them on the plane and when we
land." Toyah's not going to
be very annoying, is she?
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April
25, 2003: 'The
Sun' - Famous 5 get out of
Britain |
Famous
5 get out of Britain The last
five contestants yesterday jetted
Down Under to join Danniella for
I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of
Here.
Ex-cricketer
Phil Tufnell, former soccer star
John Fashanu, celebrity chef
Antony Worrall Thompson, weather
girl Sian Lloyd, and TV decorator
Linda Barker were heading for
Queensland for some intensive
training in jungle survival.
Former
punk star Toyah Willcox,
ex-Coronation Street actor Chris
Bisson, dancer Wayne Sleep and
telly babe Catalina Guirado left
on Wednesday.
A
spokeswoman for the ITV show said
this year's contestants would be
in for a far tougher time than
their predecessors.
She
added: "It's going to be a
much tougher location. They're
going to need their survival
skills."
Phil
Tufnell is the bookies' favourite
to win the series at 3-1.
He
is followed by Chris Bisson at
5-1, John at 6-1, Catalina and
Toyah both at 7-1, Danniella
Westbrook and Linda Barker both
at 8-1, Sian Lloyd at 9-1, Antony
Worrall Thompson at 10-1 and
Wayne Sleep bringing up the rear
at 12-1.
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April
25, 2003:
'London Evening Standard' -
Tara'a Jungle Lowdown |
Last
year's IACGMOOH!
runner-up, Tara P-T, tips Toyah
to win the new series in today's
'London Evening Standard'. Here
is a section of the article... Tara's
Jungle Lowdown on the Celebrity
Contestants
Jungle survivor Tara
Palmer-Tompkinson has revealed
who she thinks will win the new
I'm A Celebrity Get me Out Of
Here, as she jetted off to host
the reality TV Show.
The
socialite, whose hyperactive
behaviour won her the
second-largest share of viewer's
votes - after DJ Tony Blackburn -
in the jungle reality show last
year, boarded a plane to the
Queensland outback last night.
She
tipped Eighties pop star Toyah
Willcox to scoop the top prize,
and former cocaine addict
Palmer-Tompkinson said Danniella
Westbrook's time in drugs rehab
would stand her in good stead,
adding: "The people in the
jungle will be a lot more screwed
up than those she's met in
rehab."
'How
I think they will fare'
Eighties
pop star Toyah Willcox:
"She's punk rock, cool,
streetwise and popular. She's my
fave to win - definitely."
Thanks
to Michael Cooney for
this.
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April
25, 2003: 'The
Independent' - Toyah newsclip |
Taken
from yesterday's 'The
Independent': A
terrible blow for Toyah Willcox
(right) before she even arrives
in the jungle to take part in I'm
A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!:
Willcox's friend, Sir Edward
Heath, will not be rooting for
her. The pair work together as
patrons of the Salisbury
Festival, but this has not
inspred Heath to tune in to cheer
Willcox on in her struggle
against other luminaries such as
Catalina Guirado and someone
called Chris Bisson. "I'm a
What..?" asks Sir Edward
when I call, perhaps miffed that
he wasn't asked to be on the
programe himself. "I've
never watched it. I won't be
watching it. Sorry."
Thanks
to Michael Cooney for
this.
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April
25, 2003: 'I'm
A Celebrity' Toyah-related
newsybits & pieces - Issue 6 |
I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of
Here! 2 - The Book, by Jane
Cornwell Synopsis
- For 19 days and nights from
April 23rd 2003, ITVI will shadow
9 celebrities who have
volunteered to swap their lavish
lifestyles for an eye-opening
experience in one of the world's
most inhospitable climates. With
basic rations of rice and water,
a hammock for a bed in a jungle
clearing and neighbours of
venomous snakes and deadly
spiders, the celebrities will
have to fend for themselves.
Witty, gossipy and compulsive,
this book will take viewers
behind the scenes on the most
talked-about show of the year,
and reveal who really thought
what about whom, why, how and
when.
Toyah has been given her own page
at the 'Latest Thing' website, as
have all the other IACGMOOH!
contestants. The anagrams of TW's
name are a tad rude, though!
Look out for lots of I'm A
Celebrity ... coverage in the
weekend papers, and all the TV
guides that accompany many of
them.
ITV are now running an updated
trailer for the show, featuring
the contestants names.
One of the stories covered almost
everywhere in the last day or two
has been caused by the new
trailers. ITV have spelt
Danniella Westbrook and Phil
Tufnell's names incorrectly.
Ironic, considering Toyah's
"Willcox" is often
misspelt in the press.
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April
25, 2003:
'Reuters' - UK Celebrities Brace
for Jungle Fever /
ReadaBet.com |
UK Celebrities Brace
for Jungle Fever
Thu April 24, 2003 11:55
AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) -
Contestants in the second series
of the reality TV show "I'm
a Celebrity -- Get Me Out of
Here" will be plunged into
life in the Australian rainforest
when the show begins on Monday.
The 10 celebrities taking part in
the show will have to cope with
insects, snakes and even a
stinging "Gympie
Gympie" tree when they set
up camp at the foot of a dormant
volcano in southern Queensland
and compete for the public's
affections. A
spokeswoman for the ITV show said
the location was potentially more
dangerous than that of the first
series, which was also set in
Queensland rainforest.
In
the first series last year,
socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
walked off into the jungle in
frustration, but later returned
to the show.
Viewers
vote for who wins with the
celebrities being evicted one by
one.
The
celebrities taking part in this
year's series are: actress
Danniella Westbrook, former
England cricketer Phil Tufnell,
model Catalina Guirado, weather
presenter Sian Lloyd, chef Antony
Worrall Thompson, dancer Wayne
Sleep, actor Chris Bisson,
ex-soccer star John Fashanu,
singer and actress Toyah Willcox
and Changing Rooms designer Linda
Barker.
I'M
A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE:
BE PROUD
The new episode of Help
I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of
Here2 is set to be the sauciest
yet, with second favourite Toyah
Willcox revealing her passion for
stripping off. William Hill make
it a 10-1 chance that she strip
naked in front of the cameras
during the show.
Hills
also offer Even money that veggie
Wilcox will eat meat (insect or
bug) for the sake of food for her
fellow contestants - as Uri
Gellar did in the last series -
if Toyah gets in to that position
during the scary 'Bush Tucker
Trials'. Hills spokeswoman Jennie
Prest said "these
celebrities are obviously up for
making this series as fun and
popular as the last one and the
punters have already caught on,
we have taken plenty of bets and
the show hasn't even started
yet!"
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