I'm A Celebrity 2011: McFly bassist Dougie Poynter crowned King Of The Jungle after beating Mark Wright

By Emily Sheridan


All hail King Dougie: McFly bassist Dougie Poynter has been crowned King Of The Jungle


Dougie Poynter has been crowned King Of The Jungle after winning this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

McFly bassist, 24, was stunned after beating former bookies favourite Mark Wright: 'I'm lost for words. My mouth is so dry. It's been the best couple of week in my life.'

The Essex-native was presented with his crown by hosts of the ITV2 spin-off show, Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash.


After strutting down the walkway, he was greeted by his jubilant McFly bandmate Tom Fletcher.

Despite being runner-up, The Only Way Is Essex star and club promoter Mark, 24, was a gracious loser.

He said: There couldn't be a bit winner. He's the nicest, kindest person in the whole wide world. He deserves every minute of it.'

During their joint interview before finding out the winner, Dougie admitted he was surprised to have ended up in the final at all.

Bromance: The pair spoke about their surprisingly close friendship on the show


He said: 'I didn't do anything, I felt like I just chilled in my hammock the whole time.'

Mark enthused: 'It's the most amazing experience of my whole life.'

Dougie admitted they had been sick repeated times following their Bushtucker Trial the previous night.

Before finding out he hadn't won, Mark insisted: 'I've won being here... I can't be a loser today. It's not a competition. It's an experience of a lifetime and I've loved every minute.'

The show I was on before, it's kinda real-life, but you have to exaggerate. when I used to watch it back, I used to say that's really exaggerated. On this show, I'm totally me.'


Proud: Dougie celebrated his triumph with McFly bandmate and frontman Tom Fletcher

Who will it be: Mark and Dougie had a joint interview with Ant and Dec before finding out who was crowned King Of The Jungle


When asked about a potential romance with Emily Scott, Mark said: 'Emily's a very good looking girl and a lovely girl to be around. We'll see when she gets out. She can come to Essex, we can hang out, everyone can come to Essex.'

Dougie was announced the winner after the pair went head to head in their final Bushtucker trial 'The final Party'.

They each had to eat a disgusting drink, starter, main course and dessert made of weird jungle concoctions, which would be worth a tastier alternative back at camp later on.


A drink to start things off: Mark drank blended cockroaches for the 'Final Party' Bushtucker Trial

Down in one: Dougie didn't even wait to hear that his drink contained emu liver before drinking it


Mark started off the trial by drinking blended cockroaches, which left him retching.

Dougie didn't even wait to hear from Ant and Dec about what he was drinking and quickly downed a 'bloody scary' of blended emu liver.

He said: 'It wasn’t that bad it tasted like blood and liver yeah.'


That looks appetising: Mark's beachworm bruschetta' featured alive beachworms

Wriggly dinner: Mark struggled to digest the worms as they wriggled around in his mouth


For the start, Mark struggled to eat a 'beachworm bruschetta', which featured two alive beachworms.

He struggled to eat them because they were so chewy and wriggling in his mouth.

After finally swallowing them, he lamented: 'That was worse than the drink.'

Dougie nearly threw up after eating his starter of 'sushi degrotto' - made of a witchetty grub.


They don't serve this in Yo Sushi! Dougie had to eat a 'Sushitty Grub'

Vile: Dougie had a tough job to digest the witchity grub


Mark decided to change his approach and imagine his main course of cricket crudité’ - a king cricket served with vomit fruit dipping sauce - was Peking duck.

After swallowing it, he declared: 'That was horrific it tasted like… sick.'

Dougie struggled to eat his main course Dim Bum - an ostrich's anus - and had Mark providing support by saying: 'It’s just a bit of meat, eat it like it is a bit of meat sitting here like we are having a Chinese meal.'


Not every appetising: Mark's main course was cricket crudité’ - a king cricket served with vomit fruit dipping sauce - while Dougie had the ostrich anus


Keep it down: Dougie laughs as Mark retches while trying to eat the cricket


Finally, Mark's dessert was fish-eyed oysters, which he had to chew a lot on the optic nerve.

But poor Dougie ended up with one of the foulest dishes - a bush pig penis chopped into sections.

As he chewed on one of the sections, Dougie cried: 'Penis tastes so bad!'

Ahead of the trial, Poynter reflected on how different his life was: 'This time last year I was at rock bottom. Now I'm so happy.'

Exactly a year go, Poynter was devastated when he was dumped by his long-term girlfriend, The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford, who started dating footballer Wayne Bridge a few weeks later.

In March this year, he spent a month receiving treatment in rehab.




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What a Slimeball! Jessica Jane-Clement battles gunk, pythons and rats in I'm A Celebrity trial... as she vows to only wear a bikini from now on

By Jo Abeyie


Facing her fears: Jessica just before she is lowered to into a tank of fury friends


Emily Scott may have been hogging the attention lately in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, but all eyes were on Jessica-Jane Clement tonight as she competed in her first Bushtucker Trial.

The celebrities, who now get to choose who does the task each day, agreed that the brunette beauty should do it after she volunteered.

Emily supported her, saying: 'Jess has a strong chance of bringing the goods back' - however she managed just six out of a possible ten stars.


Ant and Dec told Jessica that she would be strapped into a harness and lifted above a mine shaft rail track, karts filled with various creepy crawlies and gunk would move along the track and she would be lowered into them.

She had one minute in each kart to find two stars, which would be tied to the bottom and she would have to undo them and throw them outside.

The first kart that arrived was full of eels, with Jessica laughing: 'That’s what I call my fiancé, it’s his name backwards.'

As she was lowered into the kart filled with freezing cold water she screamed: 'I'm glad I took my false nails off yesterday, I couldn’t have done all this with them on.'

She then proceeded to successfully get the two stars.

Eeling okay Jess? The pretty TV star unties two stars from a tank of freezing water


The next kart arrived and it was full of snakes, to which Jess boasted: 'I love snakes, I love the feel of them.'

She was lowered into the different breeds of pythons, where she struggled to undo the knots which held the stars but managed to get one.

The next kart was smelly fish guts and Jessica only managed one star again, after that she was confronted with a kart of rats, declaring: 'I love rats!', to which Ant said: 'Are you mad?'

Clement managed to then get two stars, even politely asking the rats 'excuse me'.
Once out of the harness she hugged Ant and Dec making sure they had black slime all over them.

They asked if she was scared of anything as she was fine with the rats and snakes;
but the brave contestant said: 'I’m only bothered about spiders.'


You've been gunked! Jessica hugs Ant and Dec to make sure they too are covered in slime

Drenched: Jessica walks back to the camp feeling disappointed at only getting six stars


Despite admitting she felt disappointed Jessica added: 'This is my last vest top and I know I can’t get the gunk out of this so I’m going to have to wear a bikini from now on.'

After Sinitta was voted out last night, Loraine Chase said she wished it had been her.

She said: 'When Sinitta was voted out I really did want it to be me but it’s funny how things change.

'Everything’s turned around and I’m feeling bright and happy to be still here. I’m amazed at myself.'

Chosen: Prince Willie chose Loraine to be his jungle princess


The camp was then later transformed into a royal affair, with a massive four poster bed and two thrones.

All the contestants had to give a speech on why they should be made Prince or Princess of the Jungle, with Willie Carson eventually voted into the honourable role by his fellow campmates.

His first job was to choose a Princess, to which he mused: 'Do we go for comfort, speed or strength?'

He sat in his throne and declared to Lorraine: 'I suppose I’d better take you my dear,' before crowning her and kissing her on both cheeks.


Sealed with a kiss: Prince Willie plants a kiss on Princess Loraine's cheek




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Déjà vu! Peter Andre returns to the jungle... and is greeted with a tank full of fish guts

By Nadia Mendoza


Slimey: Peter Andre looks like he wants to be sick as he leaves his bushtucker trial


Once you've lived off bugs for a month, you might think one journey to the jungle is enough.

But Peter Andre has returned to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! for another dose of madness.

The Insania singer was invited back on the show, and greeted with the rancid task of 'Fair Dunk-Um'.


Peter, who starred on the third series in 2004, returned to Oz yesterday to join the ITV2 panel.

Presenter Joe Swash informed the Australian native that he would have to compete against Jessica-Jane Clement's six stars that she retrieved in her own Bushtucker Trial of the same name.


Facing fears: Andre faces up to his challenge and manages to get four stars

Excited: Peter assures Joe, that despite appearances its only the trial he is looking forward to.


Andre, 38, joked: 'I am actually really excited... do you understand? Not excited like that, excited!', as he pointed to his crutch in his harness before he started.

He was then told to lay down on a mining shaft board so he could be lifted into position; he smiled and said: 'I haven’t been in this position for ages... this is awesome.'

Unprepared: Peter listen anxiously as he is told about the 'Fair Dunk Um' trial


But as he was lowered into a kart of snakes, his jovial side took a backseat as fear took over.

'Okay, that is a little bit scary... a little bit daunting,' he confessed.

Andre was then dunked into a tank full of fish guts, moaning: 'You lot are cruel!'


Celebrations: Peter matches Jessica's score in the same trial

Gunked: Joe warns Peter that the rats in the next part of the trial may like the smell of him


Joe then warned Peter about the next kart, quipping: 'The rats are a bit partial to fish guts they might have a little nibble. Quite vicious these ones.'

The final kart arrived, which was full of black slime, just as Clement had to deal with in her task.


Flashback: Katie Price and Peter Andre in the jungle where they met eight years ago

Rat pack: Not so bad afterall, Peter manages to get five stars

After collecting a measly two stars, Peter hugged Joe, with the host adding: 'See girls, that’s what you get when you kiss Peter Andre. He is full of snot.'

Joe and Peter wash off the the fish guts they are smothered in from the trial


Ex-wife Katie Price, who Peter met during their stint in the jungle, added fuel to the fire this week that the pair have reconciled and finally put their demons to rest.

Last Thursday, the mother-of-three tweeted: 'Good luck in OZ and remember what I said.'


Reunited: Katie and Peter are clearly back on speaking terms after Miss Price tweets ex-hubby




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Mark no mates! As his fellow celebrities enjoy karaoke night at the jungle pub, Mr Wright has only a teddy bear for company

By Holly Thomas


-Anthony Cotton was cool as a cucumber on tonight's Bushtucker trial Crude Awakenings, winning the camp eight stars
-Ian Smith of Neighbours to make cameo to host camp game show

He may not have been the one braving the Bushtucker trial, but it was Mark Wright who suffered the most on tonight's installment of I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here.

As his camp mates enjoyed a night at the Jungle Arms, the TOWIE star was left alone by the fireside, clutching Lorraine Chase's toy bear, 'Tedward'.

Mark was the only celeb to get his question wrong on Phillip Schofield's surprise quiz, Spill The Beans.

He who has nothing: Mark Wright cut a lonely figure by the campfire on tonight's installment of I'm A Celebrity, clutching Lorraine's teddy while the others enjoyed karaoke at the Jungle Arms pub

Singing after supper: Emily Scott, Sinitta, Jessica-Jane Clement joined the other celebrities in enjoying a karaoke session after the got their questions right on Phillip Schofield's Spill The Beans quiz


Asked whether his mother believed his worst habit was touching things for luck, farting, or using his phone too much, Mark incorrectly answered 'farting.'

The correct answer was touching things for luck, meaning that poor Mark was forbidden from joining the crew hitting the jungle pub.

All of the others answered correctly, and so hit the Jungle Arms for a night of karaoke and booze.

Mark's sister Jessica took to Twitter to shoulder the blame for his failure, posting: 'Oh noooooo :-( I have to confess it was me who assisted in answering the questions.... Its all my fault !!!!!!!! #mark2win #imabadsister :-('


Agony: Mark said that he 'knew' if the question was coming from his mother that he would get it wrong...

... and was left distraught when he found he would be spending the night alone in camp


While Mark sat mournfully by himself- even appearing to shed a lonely tear- the others threw themselves into an evening of well-deserved fun.

Everyone cheered when they saw Sinitta’s hit single So Macho on the song list, with Sinitta laughing 'I know that one'.

All the camp-mates immediately started helping themselves to drink and various bar snacks, including pickled eggs and pork scratchings.


The new Arg? Mark's Essex friend must be seething with jealousy as Mark and Anthony Cotton become closer- with Anthony saying he was 'gutted' Mark couldn't come to the pub

'I'm sorry Simon': Sinitta apologised before launching into her hit So Macho


Sinitta apologised 'I’m sorry Simon' before launching into her eighties single- complete with dance moves.

The other camp-mates soon followed her on the karaoke machine, giving their own unique versions of well-known hits.

Sinitta, Emily and Jess sang Britney Spears' Hit Me Baby One More Time, while Crissy sang ‘Fever’, and Antony gave a rendition of ‘Cococabana’.


Rare luxury: The Jungle Arms meant the celebs had access to booze and pub snacks


Much needed drink? Jessica-Jane Clement got stuck into the liquid refreshments

What's on the song list? The celebrities were eager to hear what they could be singing


Everyone but Lorraine and Stefanie rounded off the evening with Kylie and Jason’s Especially For You.

Antony was voted by the public to undertake Crude Awakenings, today’s Bushtucker Trial.

He had to descend into a warren of tight tunnels through a manhole cover and of course encountered a number of jungle critters in his quest to claim stars for camp.


Tunneling into darkness: Antony Cotton took on Bushtucker Trial Crude Awakenings, which involved him climbing onto a tunnel full of creepy surprises

Watch your head! Anthony was showered with cockroaches and mealworms, but kept his cool throughout


His ordeal started as he scrambled into the hole, encountering rats at its entrance, who he greeted 'hello darlings'

Cockroaches fell onto his back as he descended into the tunnel, saying 'sorry darlings, sorry kids'.

Mealworms were the next surprise around the corners, followed by a pool of sludge.

'I want to go back in!': Anthony made the extraordinary request when he lost a star after plunging into a pool at the end of the task


He then climbed through spiders webs, with a calm 'okey dokey', before picking up another star, greeting frogs on the other side with a cheery 'hello frogs'

At the end of series of tunnels, Anthony had only to hoist himself up and out with a rope.

There was one last surprise for Antony in store however, as he fell down a long water shoot into the Trials lake where he landed spluttering.

Small comfort: Jessica-Jane gave Mark a warm hug as the group prepared to bid him farewell


Determined to do his best for the camp he shouted “where’s the star? I don’t know but I’m having it” as he swum around trying to find the final star, which he lost grip of as he fell.

'That's outrageous, I want to go back in and get 'em! I'm fuming, I'm absolutely fuming!

'I wanted stars. I am fuming about that last star. I had it in my hand, and the first thing I tried to do when I got out was look for it, but it's gone.'


Do they suit me? Jessica-Jane joked around with some coconut shells

Keeping it clean! Jessica-Jane and Emily enjoyed a cooling shower- but refused Pat Sharp's offer to 'help'


The star curtseyed to Ant and Dec before heading back to camp.

After regaling his camp mates with an account of his trial, Antony admitted: 'The bizarrest thing was that I really really wanted it.'

Fatima was especially pleased for Anthony, saying: 'It was important for our camp to have food, but I think it was more important that Antony got his confidence back.'

Sinitta was rumbled for smuggling chilli into the camp in her underwear. Guiltily admitting her crime, she said 'I feel like I'm back in boarding school.'

Crissy 'I thought contraband was fags, because I've only ever heard that going through customs. It's like a police raid here!'

Easily pleased: Mark was in better spirits during a dip in the pool earlier in the day


Antony’s eight stars provided the camp with a hearty dinner of mullet, pilchards and vegetables.

There was some discord as Anthony stressed over their preparation, hissing: 'I'm not a chef, adn I certainly don't need Stephanie throwing me hacky looks.'

Relaxed Pat Sharp said that all Anthony needed to do was say he wasn't keen on cooking that night.

Pat meanwhile had his offers of help rebuffed earlier in the day, when he proposed to 'help' Jessica and Emily with their shower.






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I'm A Celebrity 2011: The dramatic moment when Freddie Starr was given emergency medical help after allergic reaction during Bushtucker trial

By Georgina Littlejohn


In difficulty: Freddie Starr was given oxygen as onsite medics gave him treatment after he suffered an allergic reaction to something during his I'm A Celebrity Bushtucker trial


Today the news broke that Freddie Starr was rushed out of the I'm A Celebrity jungle after suffering a severe allergic reaction.

And tonight saw the dramatic moment when the 68-year-old comedian was strapped up to some oxygen and as he was given emergency medical treatment.

Starr is seen gasping into a mask as he sits on a chair between the trees as onsite medics tended to him.


He was then taken to hospital and will be kept there for more tests, although it is unclear whether he plans to rejoin his camp mates.

Doctors were called to check on Starr after he started feeling sick following the Greasy Spoon Bushtucker Trial.

After the challenge was finished, he seemed ok as he walked back to camp and was in good spirits as he spoke to the cameras about the trial.

He mocked his competitor, TOWIE's Mark Wright, and laughed as he said: 'Anyone who wears a bandana and fake tan and puts cream on, they got no chance.'

But as he made his way back to camp, he turned to one of the crew and said: 'I feel a bit light-headed.'


Job done: Freddie seemed in good spirits after completing his challenge and talked to the cameras as he made his way back to camp after the trial...

... but a few moments later he struggled to walk and looked peaky as he complained of feeling unwell


He sat down and medics were called and Freddie was taken to hospital shortly afterwards.

His camp mate Fatima Whitbread was quite upset and and cried when she heard the news, saying: ‘I grew up watching him he always used to make me laugh.’

Antony Coton was less distressed and said: ‘He'll back tomorrow but life goes on’
An ITV spokesman said: 'Freddie Starr was taken unwell in the jungle. He was immediately attended to by on-site medics and taken to hospital where he was assessed by doctors.

Can you blame him for being allergic? Freddie was seen lifting stars with his teeth out of a box of maggots during an earlier trial


'He will remain in hospital overnight as a precaution, and further tests continue.

However, Freddie is in great spirits and keeping nursing staff entertained.’

Starr has well-documented problems with his heart but a show insider in Australia explained, ‘Doctors have told us that it’s highly unlikely that what’s happened is related to any pre-existing condition, cardiac or otherwise.

'They think he’s had a severe allergic reaction, but they may not be able to pinpoint the cause.

'The reaction could be due to a spider bite, he might have reacted badly to a leech or a tic, or even a snake he hadn’t noticed.


Getting used to the surroundings: Starr with his campmates Stefanie Powers and Willie Carson


'He might have reacted badly to the bark of a tree he leant on, or a leaf he touched in passing. Doctors are testing all of these things.

'The jungle is an alien environment for most of us, but the show is always prepared for all eventualities and this is no exception.

'The unpredictability of the jungle is what sets this programme apart from other shows. The element of jeopardy is always there. However, the celebs are watched 24-hours a day by a huge team of people.'

There are dozens of cameras on the celebs, as well as 24-hour security in the camp and a huge crew around them. There are also on-site medics around the clock.'

It’s thought that Freddie started to feel the effects of his allergic reaction a couple of hours after he tackled a Bush Tucker Trial called Greasy Spoon alongside Mark Wright.

Our source added, ‘The foods are all tested on people before they reach the celebrities.

‘Extreme precautions are taken and bush tucker like the cockroaches are all bred hygienically.

‘It’s unlikely that this is the cause of his reaction, but tests are continuing and we can't rule out anything.’




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