Esther Rantzen fears career death on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Esther Ranzen might be the oldest celeb entering the jungle at 68 but she still stands a good chance of making it to the final stages of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

The charity campaigner and TV presenter has admitted to MyParkmag that fans should expect to see a new side of her.

Esther said: "I shall be bedraggled, I shall be without make-up, I shall be uncomfortable, but I think it'll be funny."

She says she's excited about entering the jungle for a new challenge – but is worried it might end her career.

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Esther has revealed that her family were 'astonished and horrified' when she told them she was going into the jungle – but she has decided to go anyway to push herself and live life to the full.

She has also revealed that she would love to meet George Clooney in the jungle but is worried about what she will look like with no make-up and in flat shoes.

Among her fears are heights, water, snakes and spiders – but the thing she's worried about most of all is the state of the communal loo.
She says: "My children, who are used to me being barmy, now think I'm barmier than ever. At first they were appalled, astonished and they thought I was kidding… but they are wonderfully supportive, as they always are.

"Alas, they know that for the period that the show's on the air, all their friends will be laughing at my expense, and teasing them. So it's not kind of me to do this to them.

"But on the other hand they will be able to use my worst moments in the jungle against me in years to come, 'Oh mum, you were such a wimp with that snake'. So I won't be allowed to forget it. I'm sure during the run of the show they will be watching from behind a sofa with their hands over their eyes, dreading what's going to happen next.

"I have to face the worst, the result might be abject humiliation, the end of a career...I might be provoking a terrible response from those near and dear to me, who will never again be able to look me in the eyes because they'll so want to say I told you so."

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