As the news surrounding Brian Conley’s exit from the jungle steals the headlines, we focus back on yesterday’s events down under.
HAPPY CAMPERS
The impending eviction did nothing to sway the camp mates positivity when they awoke.
David commented, “everyone’s woken up very spritely, the atmosphere in camp is a happy one.”
Conversations soon turned to the first eviction. Helen commented that it could be anyone of them but Eric disagreed and said to Helen, “it’s not going to be you darling, it’s not going to be us (referring to himself and David) it’s out of them three.
After the announcement, all the celebrities rallied around Nadine and waved her off.
Linda and Colin admitted that they each wished it were them.
A tearful Linda said, “I felt jealous when they called out Nadine’s name I wanted it to be my name. It’s a real tug, when you know your family are there and you can’t see them.”
Colin added, “lucky Nadine I’m happy for her she was so pleased but it wasn’t me and I was disappointed.”
Ashley admitted that she was going to miss Nadine as she was the “mother hen.”
Whilst Eric said, “I think the public have got Nadine wrong. But she done well.”
However, Limahl said of the result, “I think if everybody had been included in the vote, Nadine would still have gone. Just the love of MPs.
LIMAHL THE OUTSIDER
Limahl’s mood quickly dampened as he revealed that he was feeling “isolated” from his camp mates.
He admitted in the Bush Telegraph, “I’m a bit upset this morning, no-one’s talking to me. I feel a bit isolated. I’m happy person. What happens is you start doubting yourself. Your self-confidence goes down. You think there’s something wrong with me, I don’t fit in. The thought of going through ten days, being here and not having any friends its quite tough.
After taking himself off for a walk, the emotional singer was comforted by Helen, who offered words of advice, she said he’d, “been sleeping and going off a bit I don’t think people think you get involved as much. Just stay with me I’ll make sure you get really involved with stuff.”
Helen headed back into camp to tell the other celebrities that Limahl is feeling left out.
But David said, “left out from what? we haven’t done anything together.”
Hugo added, “he’s a man in his fifties he should have enough life experience to learn how to fit in. We’re not a threatening unwelcoming group.”
But Helen told the camp that they needed to make Limahl “feel part of the group.”
When the popstar returned he confessed how he was feeling to the other celebrities. He told them that he’s not, “the most confident person. I’m not used to big groups and I so want to fit in.”
As they rallied around him a more upbeat Limahl admitted in the Bush Telegraph, “They’ve apologised and everything feels better.”
PRE-TRIAL
The celebrities were told that today’s Bush Tucker Trial was called ‘Terror Train.’ The camp mates would have to decide who would face the Trial.
Charlie, Rosemary and Helen admitted that they did not want to do it but Ashley nominated herself and said she’s like to give this one a go.
Ashley revealed, “I know there are a few people like Helen who have been in many Trials. Charlie didn’t want to go up today and I just felt like it was time for me step up to the plate.”
As it was Thanksgiving in the USA, Ashley said she was hoping to win a “Thanksgiving meal for my UK family.”
She continued, “If it was just myself and I let myself down I could deal with that. Knowing that I have all my camp members back there relying on me to bring back stuff there’s that pressure.”
Her fellow camp mates however were confident that Ashley would do well in the Trial.
Ashley volunteered to do the trial and win stars for meals for the celebrities dinner.
Asked about the mood in camp following Nadine’s departure, she said: “It was sad to see Nadine walk off, it is weird going back to camp without her being there.” She added that she was ”all nervous and excited”.
Ant and Dec told Ashley that the trial was called the Flying Bushman Terror Train, the train divided into 6 areas, three compartments in the carriage, the coal bunker, the train cabin and finally the engine. There were ten stars up for grabs. There were other passengers on the train and she was given ten minutes to complete the trial to win ten stars for camp.
Starting in economy class, Ashley went off at a pace pulling down suitcases and searching the seats trying to find the first two. She was squealing as she rooted through dead fish then coming across rotting meat until she opened a seat which was full of pythons and then a drop box full of cockroaches but she found both stars. Ashley then moved on to the buffet car and squealing and screaming away up to her elbows in fish guts that were in a side seat guarded by a large lizard. To retrieve her next star she opened the door to first class which was full of rats as her fellow passengers and had cockroaches dropping on top of her.
Next stop was the coal bunker which was full of slime and with four minutes left she had to feel around for two stars, left with one star but had the chance to retrieve the final two stars in the engine room. There the stars were in among the coal sacks of offal and in a drawer full of toads.
Saving the best for last Ashley passed through the final area, the engine, blacked out and full of spiders and cobwebs. She found one star and for the other had to go through the dark tunnel full of cobwebs and spiders.
Ashley left the train moaning and groaning but on time and with eight stars. “I did good,” she exclaimed. Trying to hug Ant and Dec who were not thrilled at the prospect and asked to pass on the opportunity, she said: “I’m pleased - the snakes were terrible, the goo, the textures, darkness, cockroaches, I might rest for a few days now.”
TOWEL-GATE
A jubilant Ashley was thrilled to win eight meals for camp but complained that she was covered in slime and that she smelt.
She headed back and told her fellow celebrities the good news.
Charlie admitted no one was surprised she succeeded and said, “I think we all had a sneaky suspicion that Ashley would be really good.”
Keen to get showered, Ashley asked the camp if they had seen her clean towel. An apologetic Helen confessed that she’d taken it, but hadn’t realised it belonged to Ashley.
Helen later said, “I nicked Ashley’s towel, but I didn’t mean to. I would never do it on purpose. I think she was quite p*ssed about it.
After Ashley asked her to clean the towel, Helen attempted to wash it but needed advice from the other camp mates.
David said, “we asked her (Helen) if she’d ever cleaned a towel in her house and she laughed hysterically. She said ‘no I send it to the dry cleaners’. Who sends a towel to the dry cleaners to be washed?”
Linda added, “I just assumed that everyone coming in here would have washed their undies or washed a towel before in their life. But no, Helen hadn’t but she has now.”
ROSEMARY & HUGO
Rosemary and Hugo enjoy a chat about what life holds for them when they leave the celebrity jungle.
Rosemary asked Hugo what he was missing the most about life at home. “Entertainment” he replied. “And what do you think you’ve learnt in here”, she added. Hugo replied “Patience; trying not to complain too much; making do with what you’ve got and making it last and getting the best out of small things.”
“And stop being so petulant?” asked Rosemary. “That might take a while” Hugo replied. He continued “I’m getting a little bit better thought at listening to other people. That’s a hard one.”
Rosemary added “Yes, do you think people give you good advice. Do you take advice?”
“He replied “I take advice only off people who are absolutely most qualified to give it. I felt like there are definitely a few people I listen to be it until I hear it from an expert, I tend not to listen and then I take their advice.”
Rosemary asked “Have you listened to me a little bit?”
“Of course” Hugo replied. “Good lad” she said.
Rosemary continued with her advice. “But everybody here within their trade, as a celebrity, is a celebrity not just because they are a celebrity but they’re all very talented people and huge achievers within their thing. And I would say in terms of you, you’re the one who needs to find your way out of all of us in away of to what you’re going to do with this amazing experience of being a celebrity.
“I think you’re in a more difficult position than everybody else here because Ashley’s got her music, she’s very talented, Helen’s got her actress career, her modelling career. Everybody’s got their careers mapped out of what they want to do. You’ve got your restaurants . . .”
Hugo added “It’s not like that. You could say all of that but I’m probably the only person in here with a First at University. I’ve still got a brain no matter what I do.”
Rosemary said “That’s what I mean. You’re very lucky. God, what I’d give to be your age again. Actually I’m not sure about that.”
Hugo added “I definitely know and you look around the groups and I’d say I was the only one without some type of recognisable reason for being famous. The only reason people knew who I am is because I played myself in a reality show. Fine. It took a certain amount of getting through life to get through that position to be asked to be on that show but . . .”
Rosemary added you’ve asked yourself how fortunate you are and don’t throw it away in a sense by having too good a time.”
Hugo said “That’s not me. It applies to everyone here. It is like that opportunity. For some people it’s an opportunity to prolong it bit for me and Helen I think, more than anyone naturally because we’re the youngest it’s become a springboard and it’s what you’re going to spring onto.
Rosemary added “I think you’re a lovely person. I think you’re a poppet.”
DINGO DOLLAR CHALLENGE
Eric and Hugo had an opportunity to bond over music as they went to try and win a desert for the celebrities in the Dingo Dollar Challenge but they soon discovered they were not dancing to the same tune.
Their challenge was to power up the gramophone, listen to the various songs on the vinyl’s provided to find three numbers in among the lyrics.
Relishing the prospect, Hugo said: “I love being out with Eric, he makes everything so funny so I couldn’t be with anyone better.”
Listening to an eclectic playlist with everything from Tellytubbies to Shaddapa Your Face, About a Bird, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini to The Birdie Song - all of which were familiar to Eric who happily chirped along.
“This is one of your favourites isn’t it, it’s called We Like To Party, don’t you like partying?”
Said Hugo: “I’m sure this is one of those terrible Simon Cowell records, thank god it’s ended.”
Eric quipped: “Remember that one when you get home, you can buy it in one of your Chelsea shops.”
The camp mates correctly guessed the right answer and Hugo and Eric returned with ice-lollies for everyone.
They correctly guessed that the average house price in Kensington and Chelsea is 1.68 million pounds.
This prompted Rosemary to tell the camp that she bought a house from Harrods estate agents.
When Linda joked, “as you’re in the grocery counter, when you’re buying a loaf of bread and came out with a house.”
ASHLEY CALLS HOME
The celebrities were told that one of them would be allowed to make a phone call home. They held a general knowledge quiz to decide how long the call would be – each question that they got correct would earn them 30 more seconds.
The celebrities decided amongst themselves who would take make the call. Charlie was keen to speak to her daughter and many of the of the celebrities wanted to speak to their loved ones. But they decided amongst themselves that it would be Ashley who would have the call as her parents were not only not travelling to Australia to meet her, but couldn’t watch the programme on television. In addition, it was Thanksgiving Day, and her family would be at home together in America without her.
A delighted Ashley took the call as the telephone rang in the phone box. She ran up and spoke to her mother who was at home with Ashley’s dog Cooper.
Ashley later said “That was good to hear a voice and they can’t see what I’m doing in here and my family will be so proud of me so it was good to hear her. I think they are going to be so proud. I think they are going to be, I can’t believe you did all of this. I mean today jumping on that train and living out here in the camp and not having all the products and everything. I think they’re going to be more than proud of me.
“She said that Cooper was right next to her. I just want to let her know that she’s ok because she can’t watch the TV show every day. And to let her know that I’m ok and I’m safe and I’ve made amazing friends and this had been the most crazy journey ever and that everyone is so proud of me back home.
“Everybody was so gracious enough to let me have the phone call. I know Charlie wanted to speak to her kid. Everybody was very supportive and that meant so much to me and my mom even too. Tell everybody you know thank you for letting us get to talk I’m ok and getting through this crazy experience. It’s tough hearing their voice and I definitely got emotional knowing she’s there with my dog and my family and I miss them so much and I just know they’d are so proud of me. It is emotional and I try to be as tough as I can but it is tough.”
GRUMPY ERIC
Rosemary’s delight at her new flatter stomach was burst by a joke from Eric.
Observing how much weight she’d lost since being in the jungle Rosemary said: “Oh my god my stomach’s flat, or flatter, I’ve not felt it before!”
Eric said: “I found a machine down the gym that I like, you’d like it as well Rosemary, it’s a vending machine”
Chided by Ashley, Rosemary said: “He can bring it on as much as he likes, I don’t care it doesn’t worry me one little bit.” Rosemary asked: “What would you do if I was in the last three with you Eric?”
“Get a bit of rope and hang myself,” he laughed.
Later while down at the creek washing her clothes, Rosemary told Helen: ‘It’s not like I don’t get on with Eric, I do but he does have a thing about me, I haven’t fathomed it out if it’s my posh accent. I think it’s uncalled for but it makes him feel important insulting me.
“Eric’s humour comes from making fun of other people, that’s the problem. So in fact the person looking the fool is Eric.”
“I’m nice and kind to people and I wouldn't treat people like he treats people. He’s thoroughly rude to me. Out of sheer curiosity I am trying to think of what I’ve done for Eric to feel so peculiar with me, but the thing about Eric is that he has never asked one question about me or about my life. He’s not interested in me, the only person he’s interested in is Eric Bristow.
“That’s it, the only person Eric Bristow is interested in is Eric Bristow. If we reversed roles with Eric and found a weak point and then really went for it, he probably wouldn’t care he has got a skin like a rhinoceros.
He thinks it is funny to be direct but doesn’t know when to draw the line. Actually it’s rather stupid and he’s the one being the fool. It’s personal, he’s popping little snipes and I feel it is a personal attack on me. So I take it seriously because I am sensitive about it which I think is perfectly acceptable. But because of the way we are living I’m trying to ignore it. If it goes too far, I will crash down on him and he won’t know what’s hit him and quite frankly there will be sparks.”
ROSEMARY SPEAKS TO ERIC
Rosemary decided to confront Eric about his comment to her earlier in the day. “Have you got a problem with me?” she enquired. “No I don’t have a problem with you at all. If I had a problem, I’d let you know. You try and take over everything.”
“No I’m not” responded Rosemary. “I’m just being me.” “That’s alright then” said Eric.
Rosemary continued “What you have to do is understand other people’s personalities. We’re not all like you and we are different people. I’m me. (This is about) you understanding me. We’re all getting on because of the way you are and accepting that totally. You’ve got to understand that sometimes how people are. Accept them for what they are. Be a little bit more generous with your giving in terms of your personality. We’re not all the same people.
Later Rosemary said “For me today I’ve actually sorted something out with Eric tonight which was really important.
Eric later commented “I think me and Rosemary clash a bit. I’ve got nothing against her. I keep taking the mickey out of her and whatever else.”
He later added “She just shouts. I don’t listen to her anyway.”
Later the Camp had a Jungle Thanksgiving Dinner of mutton bird, spatchcock, lychees and cherries and they were treated to a bottle of beer. Rosemary confessed that she had never drunk beer from a bottle before as the liquid foamed out of the top. The campmates sang Star Spangled Banner and waved American flags.