"That said, when there’s a spider in the house or my cat brings a baby rat or something in - it’s just the end of the world, I have to call somebody," she says. "Two women live in the house, so you can imagine the screams!"

George Hamilton
Age: 70
Occupation: Actor
Celebrity supporters: None
Phobias: everything

Actor George Hamilton says he can’t possibly keep up his debonair looks in the jungle - so he's been to the barber’s for a quick crew cut in preparation.

"There's no way I could have kept up my usual appearance in the jungle, at night my hair is woven by angels at home, so I had to have it shaved off," says George. "It was cut with a razor and now it looks like it has had Viagra: it’s all standing on end."

George adds that he would like to sneak a silk robe, a bottle of martini, a stuntman and a make-up man in to camp with him.

Stuart Manning
Age: 30
Occupation: Actor
Celebrity supporters; Craig Kelly, Hollyoaks cast
Phobias: None

Mothers' favourite Stuart Manning admits he is such a neat freak he will be doing everything he can to keep his little corner of the rainforest spick and span.

"I love tidy, tidy is good," he says. "Messy is bad. In my flat in London I have all my clothes - shirts, suits, jackets, everything - in order, and I vacuum once a week."

And the former Hollyoaks star is pretty confident that nothing will faze him in the jungle. "I have no fears or phobias, never have done," he says. "I suppose the dentist is my only phobia, I hate it. There’s not going to be any celebrity dentists out there, are there?" We’ll just have to wait and see.

Colin McAllister
Age: Old enough to know better
Occupation: Interior Designer
Celebrity supporters: Christine Hamilton, Tony Blackburn, Christopher Biggins, Jennie Bond
Phobias: None

Oh dear, we’re not sure Colin’s quite ready for jungle life yet. "It’s like a spa isn’t it?" asks the interior designer. "It’s the Skippy Spa where you just eat kangaroo and see the pounds come off - fantastic."

He and partner Justin are the first celebrity couple to go in to camp together. "Hopefully the viewers won’t think, ‘Let’s split them up,’ because the experiment is about how a couple will actually behave and how they will interact with all the other people," says Colin.

The style-conscious pair look set to make friends with clean queen Kim in camp. "We’re both a bit phobic about cleanliness," says Colin. "So hopefully we’ll be encouraging people to be as clean and tidy as possible so we’re not living in a pig sty."

Justin Ryan
Age: No idea.
Occupation: Interior Designer
Celebrity supporters: Anna Ryder Richardson, Linda Barker, Christopher Biggins, Jennie Bond
Phobias: Creepy-crawlies, anything that bites

Justin Ryan is one half of Colin & Justin: the TV duo famous for creating stunning interiors. So it's not surprising he thinks that he can make life more palatable in the jungle.

"We're going to do absolutely everything in our power to make ourselves and our jungle campmates as comfortable as possible," says Justin. "We are going to split the designer atom to make sure that this is a fun experience for everybody."

But how will Justin cope if Colin is voted out before him? "I firmly believe we will cope. It will be unusual because we haven’t spent time apart before. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, perhaps?"

Sabrina Washington
Age: 31
Occupation: Singer
Celebrity supporter: Reggie Yates
Phobias:  Planes and heights

There’s nothing Scandalous about our former Mis-Teeq singer, who's hoping to last a bit longer than a One Night Stand in Oz.

"My family are worried about how I’m going to react to spiders and they are obviously worried because I am quite picky about what I eat," says Sabrina. "So if I get one of the Bushtucker Trials, eating something different will be hard as I’m very particular."

And dads of the world can rejoice because Sabrina also hints we’re likely to see her showering under the waterfall. "I'm going to be packing my bikinis," says the svelt singer.

Jimmy White
Age: 47
Occupation: Professional snooker player
Celebrity supporters; Ronnie Wood
Phobias: Snakes

Right on cue, 'The Whirlwind' is blowing through camp - and he's sure to be a few shots ahead of everyone else in the jungle.

And when it comes to the Bushtucker Trials, he'll approach them the same way he would a professional snooker tournament. "I’ve won 10 ranking tournaments, 27 invitation tournaments - I’ve been doing it for 30 years."

"I’ll try and bring that sort of experience in to the camp and be positive and treat it as a competition," adds Jimmy. "To get further on in the competition you’ve got to switch off, eat the bugs and do the Trials because you’re helping your team."

Kim Woodburn
Age: 67
Occupation: ‘Queen of Clean’
Celebrity supporters: How Clean Is Your House? colleague Aggy MacKenzie
Phobias: Bug crawling on her whilst she sleeps.

Once Kim’s finished sprucing up the jungle you'll be able to eat your tea off it. "I don’t mind changing the toilet," says the scrubbing fan. "It doesn’t bother me in the least."

Having faced strangers’ dirty toilets armed only with a pair of marigolds and a toilet brush, it’s the thought of a Bushtucker Trial which is proving more daunting for Kim.

She says: "I wouldn’t want to eat bugs, I don’t think I could do that. And I wouldn’t be too keen about feeling around in a dark cave. I’m going to get that Trial now. But with that exception, I think I’m going to manage - famous last words."

Starts on Sunday 15th November on ITV1 & ITV2
 

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