TV audiences have been glued to their flat panel screens watching ITVs annual smash-hit reality TV show “I’m a celebrity get me out of here” which is filmed live in the sweaty confines of an Australian tropical jungle set.
This year's show has not disappointed with a first for Celebrity with a real-life love-triangle adding extra spice to the usual assortment of rodents and creepy crawlies not forgetting the insects and spiders which aren't very nice either.
The format of the show remains uncomplicated, in order to survive the contestants (victims would perhaps be more appropriate) are set daily challenges and the rules of the game are quite simple: Win the challenges and the camp gets to get to eat a decent meal - lose and they have to make do with meagre rations of rice and beans.
However, winning is easier said that done when would be contestants such as the self proclaimed ‘first ever US supermodel’ Janice Dickinson was early on in the proceedings given two stomach churning tasks of eating a Kangaroo’s penis and a live Witchity Grub.
Perhaps not surprisingly Janice declined both the Kangaroo penis and the Witchity Grub. Luckily for the rest of the camp and her, celebrity chef and love-rat John Burton-Race was on hand to devour both delicacies - to the absolute amazement of many the Michelin Star chef appeared to enjoy the latter, saying it tasted like an Oyster.
This is what a gruesome Witchity Grub looks like.
Without any shadow of a doubt though one of the biggest surprises of this year’s Celebrity has been the performance of the hitherto largely unknown Dickinson who has managed to remain in the camp while well known British stars as John Burton-Race and former soccer star Rodney Marsh have been voted off the show. However, while the pouting princess won over some of her jungle inmates, others have had difficulty working out Janice.
Burton-Race and Marsh got along fine with the former supermodel. Others, particularly the women in the camp have really struggled at times, not least because the pouting diva has a tongue every bit as venomous as a jungle viper. Some might even argue that Dickinson could be added to Australia’s top ten most deadly creatures list (see below).
Early on in the competition Janice made the mistake of letting the British voting public know that she wasn’t enjoying being chosen to face the awful challenges - this only served to make things a whole lot worse for the US babe - as it resulted in viewers voting in droves for Dickinson. To her credit and up to this point, Dickinson has taken part in nine challenges and has been successful in most of them.
Life in the jungle has certainly been no bed of roses having to put up with the hunger, the daily challenges and living so close to snakes in the grass, not to mention the remaining male contestants as well as the spiders. For these reasons the former US model is doing just fine. So well in fact that according to the latest bookmakers odds Dickinson could go on to win the competition.
Over the course of the last couple of weeks the initial group of celebs has been gradually whittled down as the public vote to decide which contestants should stay in the camp and who should be evicted, with the unlucky stars being packed off to live in the lap of luxury for a few days in a five-star hotel until the show is over.
The show is filmed live deep in the tropical Australian jungle, this year the set it’s believed to be located north of Cairns in Queensland.
Quick Facts on Queensland at a glance:
Climate:
In the North: Tropical to sub-tropical. In the South: Sub-tropical.
Location:
North East corner of Australia
Coordinates between 10º & 29º South latitude 138º and 154º East longitude
Age profile:
The media age of the 3.8 million population is 35.5 years old.
AreaQueensland is the second largest state in Australia.
Economy:
Queensland has the fastest growing economy in Australia.
State's capital city, Brisbane:
In 2004 Brisbane, was voted World's 8 Best Cities to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit survey
Size 1,730,648 km²
Australia's top ten dangerous creatures:
1. The Box Jellyfish
2. Irukandji (A Jellyfish)
3. Salt Water Crocodile
4. Blue Ring Octopus
5. Stone Fish
6. Red Back Spider
7. Brown Snake
8. Tiger Snake
9. Great White Shark
10.Funnel Web Spider
Quick facts on Queensland supplied by BigEasy Travel Guide.com
Monday, November 26, 2007
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