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| Navratilova leads jungle line-up | Navratilova leads jungle line-up |
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| Ex-tennis star Martina Navratilova and George Takei - Star Trek's Mr Sulu - are among contestants in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Ex-tennis star Martina Navratilova and George Takei - Star Trek's Mr Sulu - are among contestants in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! |
| They will be joined in the jungle in the ITV1 show by MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk and TV presenter Esther Rantzen, as well as ex-EastEnder Joe Swash. | |
| Others include ex-Blue singer Simon Webbe, TV presenter Dani Behr and former police chief Brian Paddick. | Others include ex-Blue singer Simon Webbe, TV presenter Dani Behr and former police chief Brian Paddick. |
| Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly again front the show which starts on Sunday. | Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly again front the show which starts on Sunday. |
| The line-up is completed by models Nicola McLean and Carly Zucker. | The line-up is completed by models Nicola McLean and Carly Zucker. |
| 'Champions adjust' | 'Champions adjust' |
| Navratilova, 52, said she "was flying very blind" having never seen the show before. | Navratilova, 52, said she "was flying very blind" having never seen the show before. |
| Simon Webbe follows in the footsteps of ex-Blue bandmate Antony Costa | Simon Webbe follows in the footsteps of ex-Blue bandmate Antony Costa |
| "So I'm sort of going in on trusting in my ability to adjust - as Billie Jean King says, 'champions adjust'. So we'll see if I can adjust." | "So I'm sort of going in on trusting in my ability to adjust - as Billie Jean King says, 'champions adjust'. So we'll see if I can adjust." |
| The Czechoslovakian-born star, now a US citizen, said her "biggest worry" would be contact with snakes and spiders. | The Czechoslovakian-born star, now a US citizen, said her "biggest worry" would be contact with snakes and spiders. |
| Takei, who married long-term partner and business manager Brad Altman in September, is also new to the I'm A Celebrity concept. | Takei, who married long-term partner and business manager Brad Altman in September, is also new to the I'm A Celebrity concept. |
| The 71-year-old said he had eaten live fish - a Japanese delicacy - and hoped this would stand him in good stead for the bushtucker trials. | The 71-year-old said he had eaten live fish - a Japanese delicacy - and hoped this would stand him in good stead for the bushtucker trials. |
| "I've even had live fish that's had a bamboo spit driven through its gill attached to a radish and a bamboo spit through its tail so that it can't flop around," he said. | "I've even had live fish that's had a bamboo spit driven through its gill attached to a radish and a bamboo spit through its tail so that it can't flop around," he said. |
| "You can't get fish any fresher than that." | "You can't get fish any fresher than that." |
| JUNGLE ROYALTY 2002 - Tony Blackburn2003 - Phil Tufnell2004 - Kerry Katona2005 - Joe Pasquale2006 - Carol Thatcher2007 - Matt Willis2008 - Christopher Biggins In pictures: Celebrity line-up | JUNGLE ROYALTY 2002 - Tony Blackburn2003 - Phil Tufnell2004 - Kerry Katona2005 - Joe Pasquale2006 - Carol Thatcher2007 - Matt Willis2008 - Christopher Biggins In pictures: Celebrity line-up |
| Executive producer Richard Cowles hailed this year's "magnificent cast of celebrities". | Executive producer Richard Cowles hailed this year's "magnificent cast of celebrities". |
| "But their trip to the jungle promises to be anything but a walk in the park," he added. | "But their trip to the jungle promises to be anything but a walk in the park," he added. |
| "Each year, in a bid to test the celebrities, we develop new ways of pushing the boundaries and this series will push them further than ever before. | "Each year, in a bid to test the celebrities, we develop new ways of pushing the boundaries and this series will push them further than ever before. |
| "We have bundles of surprises up our sleeves and some of the most gruelling bushtucker trials ever seen." | "We have bundles of surprises up our sleeves and some of the most gruelling bushtucker trials ever seen." |
| Last year's series was won by actor Christopher Biggins. | Last year's series was won by actor Christopher Biggins. |
| US ex-model Janice Dickinson finished in second place while former pop star Jason "J" Brown was third. | US ex-model Janice Dickinson finished in second place while former pop star Jason "J" Brown was third. |