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McLaren pulls out of jungle show | McLaren pulls out of jungle show |
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Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has pulled out of the new reality TV series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has pulled out of the new reality TV series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! |
"He flew 5,000 miles to take part but on the day they were due to go into the jungle he changed his mind," said a spokeswoman for the ITV1 show. | "He flew 5,000 miles to take part but on the day they were due to go into the jungle he changed his mind," said a spokeswoman for the ITV1 show. |
It is not clear why McLaren decided to pull out at the last minute. | It is not clear why McLaren decided to pull out at the last minute. |
Other contestants include former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews. The first show aired on Monday. | |
Former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson and Jason Brown, who used to be in boy band Five, are favourites to win the series. | Former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson and Jason Brown, who used to be in boy band Five, are favourites to win the series. |
'Extreme trepidation' | 'Extreme trepidation' |
The show will go on with nine contestants instead of the usual 10. But the news will be a blow to producers - McLaren was arguably the biggest name on the show. | |
On the prospect of being faced with his worst fear in the jungle - snakes - McLaren said before flying to Australia: "I should imagine I'm going to act with extreme trepidation." | On the prospect of being faced with his worst fear in the jungle - snakes - McLaren said before flying to Australia: "I should imagine I'm going to act with extreme trepidation." |
He added all he knew about the series was that "one of my ex-Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, was on the show once upon a time". | He added all he knew about the series was that "one of my ex-Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, was on the show once upon a time". |
John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, quit the show when he took part in 2004. | John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, quit the show when he took part in 2004. |
The other contestants are ex-EastEnders actor Marc Bannerman, Changing Rooms' Anna Ryder Richardson, PR guru Lynne Franks, 1970s supermodel Janice Dickinson, football pundit Rodney Marsh and chef John Burton Race. | The other contestants are ex-EastEnders actor Marc Bannerman, Changing Rooms' Anna Ryder Richardson, PR guru Lynne Franks, 1970s supermodel Janice Dickinson, football pundit Rodney Marsh and chef John Burton Race. |
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