'She's a funny lady': Stacey Solomon opens up about Gillian McKeith and said she only saw the 'jokey' side of her

By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN


Queen of the jungle: Stacey Solomon talks about her time in the jungle on This Morning today


She might have rubbed all the other campmates up the wrong way with her fainting spells and constant moaning about the Bushtucker Trials.

But Gillian McKeith will always have a fan in Stacey Solomon, who defended the nutritionist today live on TV.

In her first TV interview since being crowned I'm A Celebity's Queen of the Jungle, Solomon said she really liked the Scotswoman.

And speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning today, she said she only saw the fun side to her.

She said: 'I really cared about Gillian...genuinely. She's a funny lady - we only ever saw the side of her that was funny and jokey and a little bit scared of things, we didn't see all the trials and what everyone else was seeing.'

And she admitted that she thought that the public were only voting for Gillian to do all the Bushtucker Trials because they thought she was good fun.


Rainforest friends: Stacey she she really liked Gillian McKeith and only saw the fun side to her


And when Schofield told her that Gillian was 'driving us mad', Stacey replied: 'Well we didn't know - we are just thinking she is funny and that everyone wants to see her again.

'So she was coming back and cooking us food and putting her contraband in and we were like "wicked, cheers Gillian" and then it got to a point where I didn't want to ever say anything bad behind her back, and it scares you because she's got two children at home watching and maybe I should just say what I think.'

Stacey also said she still can't believe she was crowned the winner and managed to last the three weeks inside the jungle camp.

She said: 'I remember before I went in You Tubed every single bush tucker trial there's ever been I kept thinking I've got to see what I'm getting myself into! And each time [I saw one] I was like "Oh no!"


Reunited: Stacey gives Gillian a warm hug upon leaving the show last Saturday


'All my family were like "good luck" and "we'll see you in two days". No one thought - even I didn't think I could do anything in there, I was just like "do your best and see what happens".

'I look at clips and I can't believe I did that! There's nothing on there that I look at and think "yeah, I could do that again" but it's literally you've got to feed people and you've signed yourself up to something and you're thinking "just do it, just do it".'

But she admitted that one of the Bushtrucker Trials, that required her to eat kangaroo parts, was the worst part of the experience.

She laughed and said: 'They were the worst! They are so chewy and you don't want to be chewing and having this thing in your mouth! You just can't swallow it and then you've got Bob going "don't swallow this one whole, this is a big one". You are just thinking "I want it gone, get it out!"'


Time of her life: Stacey said she enjoyed every moment as an I'm A Celebrity contestant


And when Schofield gushed that she was ' just so positive!' she admitted that she must have annoyed her camp mates at times.

She said: 'It must be annoying for people because sometimes everyone has their down days and I was just like "come on, lets go swimming or lets cook some rice!" because I really did enjoy it in there.

'I really wanted to make the most of it because I know how quickly things are over - X Factor was on for three months and it was gone in seconds - so [I thought] three weeks is just going to go so I wanted to enjoy every second.

'But I think for some people that's a bit frustrating because they just want to have a down day, and I'm like [waving arms in the air] "Hello!"'


Better than bugs and cockroaches: Stacey tucks in as she joins chef - and last year's I'm A Celebrity winner Gino D'Campo and Leigh Francis as Keith Lemon for a cooking segment on the show


She also didn't mind the rain and told her hosts that it gave her an excuse not to wash and not 'get in that cold pool!'

But she said the worst part of being in the jungle was missing her two-year-old son Zach and not being able to talk to him or hug him.

She said: 'If I had my Zach there and my family I could've lived there forever! The hardest thing was knowing that he could see me every day but that I can't cuddle him or kiss him or tell him what I'm doing.'

And she also revealed that she would love to do a duet with runner-up Shaun Ryder, and giggled: 'Well you never know... We are such opposites but I love him so much!'
Overall, she said the experience was 'everything and more' and added: 'I've never felt like I've overcome things like I overcame things in their and I've never felt so lucky to be alive and lucky to have everything.'


Star of the show: Stacey looked very chic and seasonal in her beige cape as she left the This Morning studios


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She may not be much of a celebrity. But smiley Stacey has proved Essex girls are no joke

By LIZ JONES

Doting: New queen of the jungle Stacey Solomon with her son Zach, two


The first words that flew out of Stacey Solomon’s wide mouth as she was parachuted from a plane to join the other celebrities in the Australian rainforest were typical: ‘I’m the luckiest girl in the world!’ No hysteria, no vanity, no cod heroics, just pure, unadulterated joy and gratitude.

There were no crocodile tears during the three weeks Stacey inhabited the I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! jungle; merely a desire to grasp life with both French-manicured hands.

‘Lord only knows I’m annoying, so thank you for having me,’ she said as she accepted her crown. And with those words, a brand-new star was born.

Why do I love Stacey? Can I count the ways? There is no artifice about her, no vanity at all — she described her special skill on entering the show as ‘talking’. No chip on those gloriously broad shoulders (unlike Cheryl Cole, who felt the need to tick off a contestant on The X Factor for daring to highlight her working-class roots).

When Stacey was crowned Queen Of The Jungle on Saturday night, having brought fellow finalist Shaun Ryder out of his shell (her presence was like a deliriously sunny, ripe peach placed under the nostrils of a particularly recalcitrant tortoise), she was shown clips of her best moments on the show, and could only exclaim how hideously unattractive she looked.

As she hugged the other stars, she warned them disingenuously about her dodgy breath. What a breath of fresh air (probably an ­inappropriate analogy) that here was a young woman, who, despite her working-class roots and hunger for fame, was not all about false eyelashes, It-bags, and finding fun in the ­bottom of a vodka shot.


Stacey Solomon: 'There is no artifice about her, no vanity at all'


She is an unlikely modern-day heroine, not least because she was born of that most vulgar of the decade’s inventions — reality TV. Yet unlike many so-called celebrities who have emerged from the same cocoon, she has remained as true to her working-class roots as the day she was born.

Before coming third on last year’s X Factor, she worked behind the counter at her local chippy, Oh My Cod. Stacey knows how hard real life can be, and does not want to go back to it. That’s why she is grateful for every opportunity her TV career gives her — even if it does mean eating the odd witchety grub.

Not for her the anger and unedifying moments of spite and resentment displayed by her predecessor, the tragic, late Jade Goody. Stacey will laugh and chatter her way through everything. Why ponder the darker side of life too much?

Who can forget when, on reaching the finals of The X Factor last year, she was asked what she would do if she didn’t make it. With her big beaming smile and trademark foghorn, she screeched: ‘There’s always Asda!’ Quite simply, she oozed an old-fashioned, natural high. Surely the best kind there is.

Stacey Solomon was brought up in Dagenham, Essex, a place formerly only famous for its car factories. She has a two-year-old son, Zach, with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox.

‘Where is my baby? I want to see my baby!’ she kept asking Ant and Dec as the fireworks were set off, and the closing credits started to roll. There has never been a winner who garnered more votes from the public, or such high praise from her fellow contestants.

To me, the reason she stole our hearts is pure and simple: she’s an Essex girl. I was born in Chelmsford, the county town, went to school in Brentwood, and spent my teenage years hanging out in dodgy nightclubs in Southend-on-Sea. I was Miss Talk of the South 1975 — and by 1979 I was living in London’s Barbican working as a sub-editor on a glossy magazine.

I guess that tells you something about us Essex girls: we are fiercely proud of our roots but desperate to leave them behind.

The most exciting thing I ever found to do was to trawl Romford Market on a Saturday afternoon, which is why anyone born in Essex is desperate to make it to the ­capital, so tantalisingly close is it, just down the dreadful A12.

Why are Essex girls the best in the world? Essex girls’ dreams are more vivid than anyone else’s because the county itself is so monochrome: ­Sixties concrete high-rises, endless roundabouts and housing estates. The beach at Southend is ­comprised of mud.

For Stacey, Liverpool Street station was the shining gateway to success, a new life away from shopping precincts and dead-end jobs.

As well as ambition, Essex girls have a great sense of humour, developed after generations of being the butt of jokes, and a real desire for luxury. After all, we invented chavdom, a much-maligned quality — but all it means is we want a better life.


Good sport: Stacey Solomon during one of her horrific tasks in the jungle


We are grafters, too, and independent: we have had to be, given that Essex boys, the randiest boys in the world, love fast cars, copious amounts of cologne, earrings and putting their feet up.

Essex boys are charmers, and can lead a nice girl like Stacey down the garden path. It’s nice to see she is now in a happy relationship, with new boyfriend Aaron Barnham, a painter and decorator.

Stacey is a throw-back, the last of a breed we thought had gone out with food rationing and gas masks, the stoicism of the Cockneys who moved north after the Blitz coursing through her veins.

Is Stacey a good role model? Most definitely, despite her admitting in the jungle that she believes reading gossip magazines to be as rewarding as reading books, because ‘it’s all stories, I love to see what a celebrity is wearing, and what their house is like’. You can tell Stacey is not ignorant in the way Jade Goody was.

While Rebecca Ferguson, another thoroughly nice single mum from Liverpool who looks poised to win The X Factor next weekend, is much more talented and beautiful than Stacey, it is Stacey’s very ­British brand of ordinariness that has made even Middle Englanders embrace her.

She might have very little talent, but who cares? Aren’t you, like me, a little tired of all these wannabes, giving it 200 per cent?

Stacey is a natural, and she’s nice, surely a far rarer quality than being able to top the iTunes charts these days.

And what better example for young women than to see someone laughing all the time, rather than moaning and whinging.

Stacey never once gossiped about anyone, or tried to impress (I loved it when she first met Linford Christie and exclaimed: ‘I wanna race you!’), but always tried to see the best in them.

She warmed my cold winter ­evenings like a bowl of creamy porridge. I was so angry when Gillian McKeith made her cry. It was as unnecessary and shocking an act, surely, as placing a kitten in a wheelie bin.

What do I hope Stacey does next? I’d love to see her play Eliza Doolittle on the West End stage, but in real life I don’t want to see her Henry ’Igginsed. I hope she finds success.

She is not calculating, in the way the dreadful Myleene Klass was when she, too, donned a bikini to wash under the waterfall in the jungle. While Myleene was doing mental arithmetic, wondering how much the exposure of her breasts would earn her in a future lingerie campaign, you could see Stacey was just thinking: ‘Oh my God, I stink!’

I really hope Stacey makes it to a mock-tudor mansion in Loughton, where she will zoom around Epping Forest in an open-top car, singing at the top of those lovely lungs, saying, ‘Oooh, I dunno!’ at every opportunity, purchasing leopard-print ­cushions and Versace outfits, living the dream we all dreamed.



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I'm A Celebrity: Stacey Solomon crowned queen of the jungle

By EMILY SHERIDAN

Queen of the Jungle: Stacey Solomon is named winner of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!


Singer Stacey Solomon has been crowned queen of the jungle after beating Shaun Ryder in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

The single mother, known as the 'diva from Dagenham' after coming third in X Factor last year, had been the bookies favourite to win since the 10th series began on November 14.

The 21-year-old broke down in tears and hugged former Happy Mondays singer Shaun, 48, when she was named winner of this year's show.


Shock: Stacey admitted she was 'lost for words' after beating runner-up Shaun Ryder


After being crowned by Caroline Flack, the down-to-earth apologised for her 'bad breath'.

Clearly stunned by winning the show, she said: 'What the hell just happened? Thank you so much, I dunno what to say.'

She then ran over the bridge to be reunited with her boyfriend Aaron Barnham, son Zach and mum Fiona.


Reunited: A tearful Stacey hugs her boyfriend Aaron Barnham


Reflecting on her time in the jungle before finding out she had won, Stacey enthused: 'I've had the best time ever and Lord only knows I'm annoying so thank you for having me.'

Shaun was also a popular contestant and proved his 'hardman' credentials by famously keeping his cool when he was bitten by a snake during an overnight trial.

Reflecting on the bite, he said: 'I wanted to pull it out and smash it to bits... but it's an animal.'


Down to earth: Stacey apologised for her 'bad breath' after she was crowned by Caroline Flack - who presents ITV2 spin-off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here Now


Addressing his stormy relationship with Gillian McKeith, he admitted: 'Gillian's me, me, me, me... people like that really bug me.

'It was a series of things that built up.'

He acknowledged it was a 'turning point' when Gillian was voted off, describing it as 'fantastic'.

He admitted 'never in a million years' would he believed he would have lasted until the final.


Be patient: Stacey had to be covered in a 'sham-poo' of meal worms and crickets for 30 seconds during the last Bushtucker Trial


Keeping his cool: Shaun tries to relax as he's showered with 'cockroach conditioner'


The winner was unveiled after the two finalists went head-to-head in the last live Bucktucker Trial, entitled the 'Bush Spa'.

They were warned they would have to put up with being covered in various jungle critters and insects for 30 seconds at a time, with former campmates Dom Joly and Lembit Opik being punished by being covered in slime if either of them failed.

The pair started off in hairdressers chairs, with Stacey receiving a 'sham-poo' by having her head covered in meal worms and crickets while Shaun kept his cool during his 'cockroach conditioner'.


Eeeeeek: Stacey had a biting ant manicure and a yabbie pedicure


Next up, a screaming Stacey just about managed to last 30 seconds during her pedicure of yabbies and biting ants.

Shaun also successfully endured the rat sauna, but admitted he was concerned the vermin would be attracted to a bleeding wound on his leg.

All of this year's campmates were back in the studio to see Stacey being crowned queen of the jungle, including Alison Hammond, Aggro Santos, Kayla Collins, Linford Christie, Sheryl Gascoigne, Britt Ekland and Jenny Eclair - who finished in was third place on Friday's show.


Relieved: Dom Joly and Lembit Opik faced the prospect of being covered in gunge if Stacey and Shaun failed the Bushtucker Trial


The gang's all here: Their former campmates Britt Ekland, Alison Hammond, Dom, Lembit, Gillian McKeith, Jenny Eclair, Aggro Santos, Kayla Collins, Linford Christie and Sheryl Gascoigne were all back




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I'm A Celebrity: Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder fight it out to be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle as Jenny Eclair is voted off

By SARAH BULL

Time to go: Jenny Eclair was voted off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after coming in third place


Jenny Eclair was voted off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! last night as Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder were left to fight it out for the title of King, or Queen, of the jungle.

After Ant and Dec told her she had come in third place, Jenny told Stacey and Shaun: 'I'm so grateful, I can't tell you. I'm so pleased with that.'

Walking happily across the bridge, Jenny greeted Ant and Dec for her post-eviction interview before apologising for looking 'rough'.



Reunited: Jenny looks emotional as she hugs partner Geoff after leaving camp
Asked how she felt to be out of the camp, Jenny replied: 'I'm hugely relieved, I didn't have another day in me.


'I think there's only so many days a woman can wear a pair of pants and I think I was pushing it.'

And Jenny said she couldn't believe she came in the top three, adding: 'Unbelievably I made the final three. I'm absolutely delighted, I'm shocked to pieces.

'I put money on me coming tenth. I was such a last minute replacement or reserve bench that I never had any time to prepare or go to the gym, as you can probably see. The hardest thing was walking to the trials - I was really puffed out!'


Post-eviction interview: Jenny told Ant and Dec she couldn't have survived another day in camp


When Ant and Dec asked her how she remained so level-headed in the Bushtucker Trials, some of which were horrendous, Jenny replied: 'I think in your head you go to places that are much darker and worse than you two boys can dream of

'I have quite a bleak side. Compared to not having a pension, living in a skip and eating catfood, what you threw at me was alright!'

As well as entertaining people with her wicked sense of humour, Jenny became known for her temper and inability to stop snapping at people on occasion.
y said: 'That was my b***h day. I was just vile.


Waiting to hear their fate: Shaun Ryder, Stacey Solomon and Jenny wait to find out which of them has come in third


It's me! Jenny finds out she has come in third, telling Stacey and Shaun she's 'delighted'


'The whole claustrophobia of it. I did bite my lip a bit because I can get very ugly indeed.

'I'm quite proud of myself because when I go, I damage myself more than anyone else because I'm just a slightly overweight woman thrashing around.'

'My patience wore thin with everybody at certain times. The young people were annoyingly incredible. Everyone had their moments and there were some tedious times, and the weather has been awful.'


Saying goodbye: An emotional Jenny hugs Stacey, who she has tipped to win the show


And asked who she wants to win between Shaun and Stacey, Jenny replied: 'I've got to go for the girl because girls rule.'

Walking across the bridge to freedom, Jenny was met by partner Geoff, who told her he was 'really proud' of her achievements in the jungle.

Tonight's show began when the celebrities were left shell-shocked when they found out there would be a double eviction, meaning both Kayla Collins and Dom Joly had been voted off.


Down to two: The last two standing, Shaun and Stacey, wave and clap as Jenny leaves camp


After Kayla left, Jenny and Dom realised it would probably be one of them going, before Dom was eventually voted off.

But when Dom left, a stunned Jenny said: 'I’m pleased (I’m still here) but I’m slightly horrified…I’m a bit shell shocked I might go and have a cup of tea on the sofa as a homage to Lord Dom.

'I'm sure the rating between Dom and myself was really, really narrow. I’m not sure I can cope with it to be honest with you, I’m kind of struggling a bit.'




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I'm A Celebrity 2010: Kayla Collins and Dom Joly sent packing in double eviction

By CHRIS JOHNSON

Eliminated: Kayla Collins and Dom Joly were given the chop in I'm A Celebrity's double eviction last night


Kayla Collins and Dom Joly were sent packing from the jungle last night in a double eviction.

The pair's exit leaves Stacey Solomon, Jenny Eclair and Shaun Ryder to battle it out for the I'm A Celebrity crown.

One more celebrity will be given the boot on Friday's show ahead of Saturday's final.


Moment of truth: Kayla reacts with delight after being given the news. She was the first to go in the double cull before Dom was given his marching orders next


Playboy model Kayla, 23, was the first to be given the chop, shortly followed by comedian Dom, 43.

And both agreed in their exit interviews that former X Factor finalists Stacey, 21, should now go on to win the show.

Kayla said Stacey should be crowned Queen of the Jungle because she is 'an amazing person inside and out' while Dom described her as 'an extraordinary individual'.

In her exit interview Kayla said she was delighted to be leaving the camp, saying she missed her 'big giant comfy bed'.


Ready for some luxury: Speaking to host Ant and Dec, Kayla said she wants Stacey Solomon to be crowned Queen of the Jungle in Saturday's final


I so nearly quit: Dom said he was glad he stuck it out and made the final five

In recent days the model has been feeling the strain as torrential rain took its toll on the campmates.

She also lost a task to win a letter from home and had to watch it burn in front of her while most of her fellow contestants - bar Dom - got to read theirs. Kayla recalled it as a 'terrible day'.

Describing her fractious relationship with Dom, she played things down saying: 'We were fine,' but agreed he was opinionated.

Dom told hosts Ant and Dec in his interview: 'I nearly walked so many times.'



Delighted: Dom waltzed off into the lap of luxury, leaving Jenny, Stacey and Shaun to battle for the jungle crown


And saying he was glad he made the final five, he added: 'It was way tougher than I expected [taking part in the show]. I've watched this show so many times. But it was harder than it looks.'

Earlier viewers saw all the remaining five contestants take part in the Celebrity Cyclone challenge.

The Bushtucker trial saw them pitted against a variety of onslaughts including huge wind fans, blasts from high pressure hoses, masses of ball-pool balls and Swiss balls.

Dressed in Wonder Man and Wonder Woman outfits, the team managed to win all five stars on the task.


Jungle Jane: Jenny Eclair swings into action for the Celebrity Cyclone Bushtucker trial, which saw all five contestants take part, from left Shaun Ryder, Stacey Solomon, Kayla Collins and Dom Joly


Together, the celebs performed a relay to get the star on markers, where they had to stay until the end of the 10-minute trial.

Showing she was a proper Jungle Jane, Jenny Eclair started proceedings by swinging over a water-filled gully and crawled to the first marker clutching all the stars, battling against gusts from the wind machine.

With his pink cape flowing behind him Shaun collected four stars from Jenny and battled his way to the second marker.


Soaked to the skin: The celebrities operated in a relay and had to get the stars on five separate markers as they were battered by giant wind machines and torrents of water


This isn't easy: Stacey and Kayla attempt to keep a star in place on the slippery slope


Then, with Swiss balls and torrents of water being blasted at her, Stacey collected the four from Shaun but dropped one while trying to fight against the elements.

She took the remaining three to her marker. With Star Wars music playing Dom took to the swing rope, picked up the star from the gulley and crawled across the fast flowing water slippery floor towards his star.

With less than a minute to go and still being bombarded with water jets, wind blasts and flying balls, a gushing torrent of water was released down the giant slide which sent all the celebrities flying off their markers and back to the start of the course.

Slipping and sliding everywhere, it was a case of one last huge effort and the celebrities drew on their inner strengths and raced back to their markers with their stars.

Ant said: 'Well done that was good team work, you’ve won 5 stars.'

Shaun was not a big fan of the challenge, exclaiming in some choice words that he looked ridiculous in his outfit.

But he preferred the next task of the day when he took on the Celebrity Chest with Stacey, saying it was better than 'fannying around in a cape' for the Bush Tucker Trial.


Staying put: With her goggles in place, Stacey appears quite amused, but she lost her cape midway through the challenge


This time, Shaun and Stacey were pitted against a heart of goats fro the task Ring My Bell.

The musical task saw them have to identify the sounds from the five hanging bells and match them to the bells on ten goats.

The bells around the goats necks had a number which formed a combination to release the chest.


Here comes Tarzan: Dom Joly gets into the swing of things as he springs into action


Team work: Jenny, who started off the challenge, was shortly followed by Shaun, who was not impressed at having to dress up


But a confused Shaun had to take directions from Stacey as he struggled to work out what they had to do.

'I just did what I was told, as you do with women,' he commented.

A tentative Stacey was apprehensive at first saying ''There was loads of goats in this thing and one of them was the angriest one I’ve ever seen… That goat looks evil.'

But she quickly got into her stride as she chased the goats identifying the bells, whilst a bemused Shaun tried to keep up.

The pair eventually managed to successfully completed the challenge and release the chest.

Then, after answering the a question correctly, they won the contents - champagne and strawberries


More fun: Later Stacey and Shaun tackled the Celebrity Chest task, Ring My Bell, which saw them have to chase around after a heard of goats


Hitting the right note: They had to match the bells to the goats after hearing musical clips in order to break the code to release the chest. They were later rewarded with champagne and strawberries for their efforts


Although Stacey wasn't impressed, saying: 'I hate champagne, it tastes like wee bubbles so it’s all yours!'

The question was 'What is the cumulative age of all the celebrities who have left the show.' The celebrities answered 375 years, which was on the money.

Elsewhere, the contestants were disgruntled about having to play another game - muffin roulette.

But when they heard the prize was a round of beers the mood picked up.

A roulette wheel was placed in the camp with ten muffins. If the arrow landed on their name the celebrity had to eat the muffin - some of which were tasty while others were filled with chilli, peppers, mustard and anchovy sauce.

Jenny had to eat four of them. 'Back to a size 14 in one night,' she moaned.


Mystery filling: The games kept on coming as the contestants were tasked with playing muffin roulette to win beer - but some of the cakes had nasty fillings, including chilli, mustard and anchovy sauce


Take your pick: After scoffing down four, Jenny complained that she would put on weight




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I'm A Celebrity 2010: Stacey Solomon rinses down in the jungle pool in pink bikini after being sprayed with bugs in Bushtucker trial

By CHRIS JOHNSON

Time for a wash: Stacey Solomon takes to the jungle pool in a pink bikini after taking part in another gruesome Bushtucker trial


Stacey Solomon was certainly in need of a good wash following her latest bug-infested Bushtucker trail.

And the 21-year-old mother of one certainly didn't waste any time stripping down to her pink bikini for a rinse down after her gruelling ordeal.

The former X Factor contestant appropriately took part in the challenge 'Star In Their Pies', a play on the singing talent show Star In Their Eyes.

But the usually plucky camper performed only managed to retrieve three out of the six stars available.

For the challenge, Stacey was sat in a giant pie base and was transported along a conveyor belt factory line, while disgusting things were slopped in

The singer had to search for stars in among the ingredients which included offal, meal worms, cockroaches and vegetables.

'Get me in the pie, I’m really excited, let’s do it,' she cried.


Yuck: Earlier she took part in the Stars In Their Pies challenge which saw her have to retrieve stars from a giant pie as all manner of bugs were poured in


As she sat in the pie the first challenge was to empty three bags containing meat and offal into the pie.

But as she opened one bag the star fell to the outside of the crust which mean she could only now get five of the six available stars.

She was transported on the moving tracks around the factory to a vegetable tip containing cockroaches and crickets in among the veggies but she managed to get the star.


Brace yourself: Stacey gets a blast of jungle nasties as she takes part in the trial, winning three out of a possible six stars


Foul: Goo comes flowing in out of pipe as Stacey desperately searches around


At the third station she had to unscrew the end of a tube and meal worms and cockroaches poured down but she managed to pluck out the star giving her two out of six.

'I’ll never eat pie again', she squealed. She then had pepper blown through a wind tunnel at her.

Ant said: 'You’ve now got to have a bit of gravy with your pie, we are northern and we love a bit of gravy.'

As the glutinous gravy poured down the chute, Stacey managed to grab another star.


Close call: Stacey tried to bite hold of a star but failed, despite later commenting she had a 'big enough mouth'


No pie is worth its salt without a crust and the topping was lowered on to the base and Stacey was told she could not use her hands but had to get the final two stars using only her mouth.

An egg glaze showered down on her and Stacey complained it stank. She ran out of time getting the first star and then used her hand to put the second star in her mouth which therefore didn’t count.

'I just couldn’t get the stars in my mouth, I know you were thinking she’s got a big enough mouth why couldn’t she get it in,' she said to Ant and Dec.


Closed in: At the end of a trial a huge pie lid was lowered on top, meaning Stacey was not allowed to use her hands and had to try to retrieve the stars with her mouth


'I’m gutted to only get three stars, I might as well just go and kill myself!'
She told her fellow celebrities on returning to camp: 'It wasn’t hard, I was just poo.

'I thought it would be a piece of cake but it just went past my face… it was so disgusting. I thought ‘thank your daddy for the big teeth and big mouth’ but they didn’t come in handy.'





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I'm A Celebrity: Did Kayla Collins REALLY have to wear such a revealing monokini for Celebrity Chest task?

By SARAH BULL

Revealing: Kayla Collins wore an incredibly revealing monokini to take part in the Celebrity Chest task with Jenny Eclair on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!


When she was told she would have to wear swimwear to take part in the Celebrity Chest task on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, exhibitionist Kayla Collins couldn't believe her luck.

The 23-year-old Playboy Playmate quickly searched through her array of swimsuits to find the skimpiest one, before eventually deciding on an incredibly revealing black monokini.

However, 50-year-old comedian Jenny Eclair, who took part in the Celebrity Chest with Kayla, was less than impressed when she found out she would also have to don a swimsuit.


Get snappy: Jenny and Kayla had to unscrew teeth from a crocodile's mouth inside a pungent swamp


However, Jenny said: 'Kayla was fantastic, every time she got out of the swamp she did it with a beautiful ballet toe, pointed ballet toe. I was envious of that!'

Despite winning the chest, Jenny said she didn't hold out much hope that the rest of camp would be able to answer the question to fully unlock the chest.

She said: 'We won’t win it, we never do. We always get the chest wrong. Completely pointless exercise, might as well have just sat in that camp all afternoon.'

But when Jenny and Kayla returned to the camp, the rest of the celebrities were keen for them to have a wash before they tried to answer the chest.

And the pair were furious when their fellow contestants tried to start answering which of the quotes was said by which of their former campmates - to win the chest they had to correctly answer six out of the seven questions.


Going for it: The girls eventually managed to win the chest after working well together as a team


Jenny was not happy, adding: 'We did all the hard work for that, we should read them out.'

She moaned: 'Well that’s lovely for me isn’t it? Wearing a swimming costume next to Kayla, I’ve got a massive rash rampaging all up my neck and shoulders, I’ve got cellulite riddling all up the backs of my legs and I’m going to be standing next to Kayla in a swimming costume.'

She then added: 'Kayla is much much fitter than I am, in every sense of the word.'
As they got close to the chest area, Jenny and Kayla smelt a 'horrible stench' from the pool, and quickly realised they would have to get in to it.

The aim of the game was to pump open the jaws of the plastic crocodile, unscrew its teeth and place them on to a giant key.

They would have to get a certain amount of teeth to release the smaller key that would unlock the chest.

But Jenny refused to wear just a swimming costume, insisting on wearing her shorts, adding: 'I’m not taking my shorts off when I’m standing next to a 22 or 23-year-old glamour model, I’m not mad!'

And while the pair quickly got the hang of the task, Jenny said the hardest part was getting out of the swamp elegantly.


Delighted: Kayla couldn't conceal her delight as Aggro helped her and Jenny take the chest into camp


She then added: 'For me that was a lot more strenuous and a lot more difficult than doing any of the Bush Tucker Trials I’ve done…It nearly killed me…I think when we came back me and Kayla should read them out.'

Kayla then read out the quotes and the celebrities succeeded in guessing the answers to all seven quotes and won spices, salt and pepper and seasoning.

The quotes included: 'People forget that I'm that old, they think I'm Peter Pan', which was said by Shaun.'

The celebrities later started talking about Kayla, with Dom saying they had started to see the real side of Playboy star Kayla.

He said: 'The real Kayla is coming out and I don't think it's a very pretty sight. I think she's probably very high maintenance in real life.'

It was 'Dunnygate', where Kayla had to clean up faeces left in the jungle toilet, that ensured the celebrities began to get to know the real star.


Run! Dom Joly completed the Bushtucker Trial of Savage Garden Centre


Struggling: Dom had to root around in a variety of horrible containers to find the stars


Dom added: 'Dunnygate was the real Kayla there, that's pretty girl syndrome. She had an anger in her eyes - she was angry.

'She’s not stupid, well she is quite stupid but she is street smart. She is tough.'

He added in the Bush Telegraph: 'The real Kayla is coming out and it’s not a pretty sight. I reckon she’s really high maintenance in real life. Ball buster is the word I’d use.'

Yesterday saw the exit of camp moaner Gillian McKeith, and the rest of the celebrities couldn't have been happier.

Former Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder was absolutely delighted when the nutritionist was voted out, declaring: 'Fantastic, what a good choice public - I love the public. The public are very intelligent and wise.

'I'm a so relieved she's gone - all's fair in love and hate.'

Afterwards in the Bush Telegraph, Shaun said: 'It was wonderful to say goodbye to Gillian - absolutely great!

'I’m glad it was Gillian that went, personally for me, pure selfishness, couldn’t have been better.'



It's a smelly job: Dom had to root around in a huge pile of dung to find a star


Shaun's happy mood was then noticed by the rest of the campmates, especially Stacey who said: 'Shaun is as happy as Larry.

'I don’t know if its just because Gillian’s gone but he’s had a really good morning and I think he’s going to have a really good day today. Singing, dancing, smiling, that’s the Shaun we know and love.'

And later Jenny commented that Gillian had predicted her departure from the show, adding: 'She packed her bags, she had her coat ready, she’s a witch…she knew when she was going.'

Later in the show, the celebrities were seen trying to decide which of them would take part in the Bushtucker Trial, Savage Garden Centre.

Dom quickly volunteered for the trial in order to redeem himself after refusing to spend a night in the cave of terror the night before.

He said: 'I should do it as I didn’t go in the cave and I’ve not done one for a while. I’m going to have to face it. I don't know what this one is so it's a risk.'


Playtime: The celebrities were treated to a game of pass the parcel but it wasn't as fun as it first appeared


On his way to the trial, Dom explained: 'One of the reasons I did this today is that I felt I needed to get out and get the adrenaline pumping - I like adrenaline and I like being under pressure.'

When he got to the trial clearing, Dom was told he would have to try and find seven stars that were hidden in a giant greenhouse, two water pots and giant dung heap that made up the Savage Garden Centre.

A clue to the location of each star was given by a garden gnome before the 30 second limit to find the star began. Dom was also told the star would have to be placed in a wheelbarrow before the 30 seconds ran out for it to count and be considered a meal for camp.

But Dom wasn't too happy about the trial, telling Ant and Dec: 'It wasn't what I was hoping for. I'll be brutally honest with you, lads.'

For the first star, Dom was told to 'check out those boxes on the side' by the garden gnome, and quickly rummaged through to find the star before the time ran out - seemingly unconcerned by the rats inside the boxes.


Not so good: Dom was disgusted when he found out there were cockroaches in the package


However, he was unable to locate the second star in the set time.

At one point Dom muttered: 'This is it, the lowest moment in my television career!'
He then won a further two stars but lost out on the rest despite the fact he declared before he started: 'I want to beat Aggro because he’s a very tough rapper and I want to disrespect him to the max.'

So, at the end of the task, Dom only succeeded in getting three stars for camps - meaning three meals to share between the seven remaining celebrities.
Afterwards, he said: 'That was Aggro level, I’m very disappointed with that - it spells loser to me.'

Coming back to camp to inform the celebrities of his trial result, Dom said: 'I thought I’d chicken out, there were spiders there but I threw them across the room, I also got dung on Ant and Dec so that deserves a star.

'I did it all but it was just more annoying that I couldn't find them. But there's nothing I can do about it.'


Yuk! Kayla started screaming when she found a 'leech' on her arm, but her fellow celebrities played the incident down


Having a chat: Jenny and Dom take about their fellow campmates as they sit on the communal sofa


Later the celebrities were treated to a game of pass the parcel, to the soundtrack of In The Jungle.

Wearing party hats, the stars passed around the box, but it was Linford who opened the first layer to find hoards of cockroaches.

Dom said: 'Seriously, for one night, just leave the bloody cockroaches!'
And Kayla added: 'This games sucks, we should be getting food, they know how hungry we are.'

Each layer of the parcel contained a gift from a former contestant, and the first one had Gillian McKeith's own brand health bars inside.

But Dom was less than impressed with the gift, saying: 'Would you eat them? Look at the way she has behaved for the past three weeks, would you really think, "I need whatever health bar she's eating?" Come on!'


He's out: Linford was the latest celebrity to be voted off


Other gifts include coconut butter from Alison Hammond and antiseptic wipes from Britt Eckland.

And it seems being in the jungle is taking its toll on Dom and Jenny, who both admitted they are bored with the conversation between campmates and living in the jungle.

Jenny said: 'I’ve felt fine, weepy, mad, fine, weepy mad today and I’m not sure I can go through another day. It’s like time has stood still like groundhog day.'

Dom added: 'I’ve had it with this endless round of conversation, I need to talk to someone else, if you weren’t here I would have definitely walked, I need to talk about something else, I sit here and listen to endless conversations about sh** music I hate.

'It is groundhog day in ever decreasing circles, I could very much do with Kayla going. She’s really annoying me for no reason at all it’s totally not her fault, it’s mine.'

And while Jenny said Kayla hasn't been annoying her, she added: 'She doesn’t do anything for me at all. I try to be sympathetic but she’s totally disinterested in me and what I do, she’s only asked me one question, what I used my mayonnaise for at home. She told me today she’s worried about her cat.'

Dom agreed: 'That’s the big emotional issue of her life. I think she finds you frightening because you are old. You represent her future.'

Slightly offended, Jenny replied: 'I’m trying not to be insulted by that! She finds Hugh Hefner a bit disgusting to her credit, she cringes about all the girls who actually sleep with him.'

In the evening, the camp were given three kangaroo sausages following Dom's performance in the trial.

And while Dom said he shouldn't have any of the meat, the rest of the camp insisted he should have a little bit of the sausage.

However, Kayla started to annoy Linford when she tried to put herbs and seasoning in with the beans.

He later said: 'I do not like taking orders in the kitchen. The person who is cooking should do the cooking.'

With only seven celebrities left in the camp, conversation topics are starting to dry up, prompting Shaun to tell his campmates about his troubled childhood involving vandalism, theft and selling stolen goods.

The singer admitted: 'As a child I loved getting chased and climbing, also stealing and entering and vandalism. On our industrial estate we had a Schweppes and a Bulmers and by the age of 12 I’d screwed the lot of them.

'I robbed them all. I sold the booze to an ice cream man. Once someone broke into our junior school, chopped the heads off the hamster and guinea pigs, sh** all over the place, smashed the place up and wrote Shaun Ryder on the blackboard. They spelled me name wrong of course.

'Before I was ten, three kids grabbed hold of me and held me down while one booted the hell out of me.

'We also used to get ping pong balls put them in silver paper, burn them and they’d be smoke bombs.'




source: dailymail