Celebrity or Not Celebrity Big Brother ?

This may well be more indicative of me rather than the housemates of the latest Celebrity Big Brother, but when I look at the list, am I not the only one who says...

"Who the hell are all these people?"

Other years when I've caught this show, I've at least recognised about 90% of them. This time probably the reverse is true. What's going on? Is this a sign of a show in its final death-throes? Well... quite probably. Now we know everything there is to know about the workings of Big Brother, what popular Celebrity would ever want to go on? Tis madness!

The Housemates this time round are, Vinnie Jones, Stephen Baldwin, Stephanie Beacham, Sisqo, Nicola T, Lady Soverign, Katia Ivanova, Jonas Altberg, Heidi Fleiss, Dane Bowers and Alex Reid.

Yes... the solid claims to celebrity fame range from dating model Katie Price to having short affairs with random footballers.

Hmmm, not sure what actress Stephanie Beacham is doing in there. Maybe she was supposed to be auditioning for something and walked into the wrong room.

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I'm a Celebrity, What are my Chances of Winning?

The yearly Jungle show hasn't even properly started yet, but already the Bookmakers are quoting odds on the eventual winner. I suppose it is not much of a surprise really, such is the popularity of the show. Ever since the Celebrities for Get Me out of Here! were revealed, interest has grown to the usual expected frenzy.

If anything can be drawn at this early or pre-early stage, here are the market odds of victory.

Joe Swash 7/2
Simon Webbe 4/1
Martina Navratilova 7/1
George Takei 7/1
Esther Rantzen 8/1
Carly Zucker 8/1
Dani Behr 12/1
Brian Paddick 12/1
Robert Kilroy Silk 14/1
Nicola McLean 14/1

Ex-Eastenders star is installed as the early favourite from Simon Webb, formally of the boyband Blue.

Robert Kilroy Silk has never been in a Boyband or Eastenders or indeed very popular which may explain why he is not very favoured to win. He is however, equally favoured to glamour model Nicola Mclean, who is largely unknown to just about every one outside her own house.

I'm hoping that Mr Sulu wins, aka George Takei. He never let the Starship Enterprise down so I'm definitely with him. If Martina Navratilova turns out to be a Klingon, then it could really get interesting.

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2008 I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here !

Although no official start has been announced, it is nearing that time again. November usually signals the rise of jungle fever and the beginning of the ever-popular, I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here!

Back for an Eighth series, one thinks how long can this show go on for? How long will the viewing public watch ever-less-known "celebrities" arguing about rice, rats, cleaning the toilet, eating and being covered in a assortment of weird insects and spiders? Unknown, but the viewing figures from last year were high, so maybe there's some mileage yet.

Of course, the success of each show is 100% dependant on the Celebrities and their differences and reactions to one another. Some years are a lot funnier than others. No one has been announced as a Jungle resident yet, but here are some of the rumours circulating on who might be going / parachuting in.

Bobby Davro, Donny Osmond, Dwaine Chambers, Syed Ahmed
Frankie Dettori, Greg Rusedski, Tim Vincent, Bobby Brown
Tim Lovejoy, Willie Thorne

Abigail Clancy, Sarah Greene, Emma Barton, Emma Rigby, Fiona Phillips, Jamie Winstone, Bonnie Langford, Shannon Elizabeth

None of the above have been confirmed. Some may be there, none may be there. Who knows? Celebrities that definitely won't be there are Prince Phillip, Elvis Presley or anyone that is still in paid employment. Bobby Davro is looking a stronger likelyhood all the time.

Previous winners, Kings or Queens of the Jungle are,

2007 - Christopher Biggins
2006 - Matt Willis
2005 - Carol Thatcher
2004 - Joe Pasquale
2003 - Kerry McFadden
2002 - Phil Tufnell
2001 - Tony Blackburn

The actual line-up for Celebrity Get Me Out of Here should be revealed very shortly by ITV television.

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