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If you were famous and your career was flagging, would you go on I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here?

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TheNameGames · 25/11/2019 21:03

And put yourself through eating animal testicles and eyeballs, amongst other humiliating things?

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Hassled · 25/11/2019 21:46

I may already have thought too long and hard about this.
Yes, the publicity/money etc would be amazing. You'd be back in the public consciousness in a flash - and would stay there for a while. Plus they all seem to genuinely enjoy their time there - no-one goes away saying "well, that was a bit shit".
But then there are the rats. I could cope with spiders, snakes, eating eyeballs (maybe), most of it. But just not the rats - I would lose my shit.

Mammyloveswine · 25/11/2019 21:50

No way.., I'd do strictly though in a heartbeat! Even though I have the rhythm of a slug.,

ParkheadParadise · 25/11/2019 21:52

I'd do it, but I would make sure my family didn't vote for me so I would be out first and get to live it up back at the hotel.

LoonyLunaLoo · 25/11/2019 21:53

No because I vaguely know a soap star who turned it down because another member of his soap had been really badly edited when she was on it. They all seem a bit meh this year though so maybe the editing has changed since the review on reality tv after the suicides that have happened?

TheNameGames · 25/11/2019 21:57

Who was the badly edited soapstar @LoonyLunaLoo? I always forget them after the series ends and the only one I can remember is Fizz from Coronation Street but I thought she came across as great (probably because the character annoys me so much lol).

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goodwinter · 25/11/2019 21:59

Hell yes! It looks like an incredible experience to make connections with other people away from the outside world.

Gertie75 · 25/11/2019 23:01

The soap star I remember complaining about the editing was the one who played Chastity Dingle in Emmerdale, she didn't come across as a very nice person.

Doingtheboxerbeat · 26/11/2019 11:20

Unless you are /were/want to be famous, it's impossible to answer this question. I have always thought that to be like that, you would have to have a different kind of mindset to the rest of us, so we're obviously going to say no. And as much as I hate spiders, a massive tax bill that needs paying or face bankruptcy is the equivalent of us losing yours and your children's home.
A paycheck is a paycheck.
Saying that, depending on why you are no longer in the public eye, may determine why you might not want a normal person job, due to the flack you will receive everyday.

lovelygreenjumper · 26/11/2019 12:33

Not if I was wanting it to 'kick start' my popularity as I'm pretty sure I'd end up being the one that the public (and probably every one in there) hated. Lack of sleep, lack of food and not having a proper wash all make me very grumpy. I would struggle at the best of times to pretend to be endlessly fascinated by the inane ramblings of my fellow z listers so I suspect I'd end up trying to hide away and/or making snide remarks. I am also not great at having to do much in hot weather so I would be crap at any physical tasks as well as being generally unpleasant to be around.

thenightsky · 26/11/2019 12:37

No chance! Might do Strictly though... no spider testicle eating on there.

TheNameGames · 26/11/2019 12:40

lovelygreenjumper
Shame you’re not z-list and celebrity big brother no longer exists as you sound more suited to it and would probably get far by the public voting to keep you in for the arguments Grin

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maidenover · 26/11/2019 12:49

Like a shot! I reckon it looks like a lot of fun, although I suspect I’d get voted for the trials loads as I’m squeamish, scared of heights and I don’t like slimey stuff 😂

I would enjoy the camping out, opportunity to be away from real life and the meeting new people though.

maidenover · 26/11/2019 12:51

I would also do strictly, any celeb version of a game show going, I wouldn’t do big brother though.

(I may have put a little bit too much thought into my life as a z list celebrity 😳)

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