Name: Carly Zucker
Age: 24
Occupation: Model and personal trainer
Celebrity supporters: Joe Cole
Phobias: Creepy crawlies
Special skills: Being a good talker and listener
Personal trainer Carly Zucker says she is heading to the jungle to fulfil some of her own dreams and those of her England footballer fiancé, Joe Cole.
Carly says she and Joe have always wanted to go on an adventure, but Joe is not allowed to risk injury because of his career - so Carly hopes to try out some of the things they’ve always imagined, for both of them.
Carly says: "Joe was keen for me to do the show. He’s quite excited about everything. We’ve always said that as soon as he retires one of the things we’d like to do is go on safari and go and do bungee jumps and all crazy things that he can’t do while he’s a professional athlete.
"So I think by me doing this he’s sort of living his part of his dream early by me doing it. "
Carly also hopes to change the public perception of her, as she thinks images of her in the paper have led people to believe she is moody.
She says: "I’d say I’m fun and caring. I make fun out of myself and I’m a good listener. I’m a dare devil and I’m very sociable and very social. I think at the moment the public’s perception of me is quite moody and quite sporty as well.
"But I would say generally they get that idea because I’ve been pictured walking the dogs or just getting on with my everyday business walking down the street. And if there’s paparazzi there I’m not just going to smile. So that’s basically where people get that idea, if I’m just walking down the street.
"But I think going on the show they’re going to realise that I’m happy go lucky, relaxed, kind hearted and a people person really. I think people’s perception of me may be I’m a girlie girl because I’m a footballer’s fiancée and because I’ve been pictured with shopping bags etc. But I sort of live two lives. I do love getting dressed up and having nice things, but I also do like to leave that behind now and again and just live life really basically. Like when I go on holiday I love as soon as you get a tan not having to wear makeup and not having to faff and dry your hair and do all these things. I’m not your typical girlie girl."
She says she wants to take part in the series to challenge herself and has been hanging upside down in preparation.
She says: "I’ve been hanging upside down. I do yoga and my yoga teacher said to practice hanging upside down in case I have to bungee jump or jump out of a plane or something. I’ve been practicing because all the blood rushes to your head so I’ve got a machine at home so I can practice being upside down.
She says the type of people who annoy her the most are drama queens and the things she will miss the most are sleep and her family.