I'm A Celebrity 2015 - anyone fancy a chat?

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

Just seen that the first "celebs" have arrived in Australia. Kieron Dyer and Jorgie Porter apparently. Isn't she the one who was on Celeb First Dates recently?

Series starts a week today!

Probably just trying to control his public image

Only just watched this last night for the first time this series!

I like Vicky (I'm a GS fan) but good lord, how is she getting away with gurning so much? Haven't seen a jaw swing like that since my raving days. She was exactly the same on that Ex on the Beach show too. It's so bloody obvious.

Costa probably. He seems totally bland to me!

Just idly surfing & found this wonderful quote from an interview Lady C did in 2008.

You might assume that spending much of your life as a boy when you are, in fact, a girl would leave psychological scars. Lady Colin, however, says that in many ways her "problem" was the making of her.

"If I hadn't had the problems I did, I suspect that I might well have ended up a poisonous, spoilt bitch,' she says, candidly.

Oh what a good job she didn't

Beaboo yes I've noticed that, almost as bad as Gordon Browns!

She looks like she's had a lot of dental work done so maybe getting used to not having braces?

I do like her though, she makes me laugh!

Well yes, Lady seemed quite stressed last night but it hasn't put me off her. She got some notion about the tin of soup and was obviously hungry, but in the end waited for the evening feast.

I didn't like Duncan calling her names - his attitude to her seemed overly hateful. It may reflect the kind of person he is with women.

The cocktail trial was boring. And unfair if one team had to have multiple goes. Also getting really sick and tired of ant and Dec. I have to forward them as find them really irritating and they were terrible during the live trial messing up all the time with the starts.

Trials don't seem as frightening as in the past and sick of the camps being split abs merged all the time.

Soupgate was about Lady C saying that the Snake Rock people (who had lived off rice and beans for 3 days) should only have 3/4 of a tin and leave a 1/4 for the peeps in Croc Creek for later in the day. But given that Croc Creek were off for the banquet when Snake Rock peeps were having the soup for lunch, it seemed extremely unkind to say some had to be saved. (I think they were using it to flavour their rice and beans.)

But then when Snake Rock had completed their Trailer of Terror task and won 5 meals for themselves in the evening, Lady C commented that there was far too much for 5 people and perhaps they should share their meals with Croc Creek (who had stuffed themselves to the point of bursting at lunch time on a suckling pig, vegetables and cheeseboard!)

Soupgate brought out the worst in Lady C and the best in others.

As for the SIR Colin title - yes, it is only a courtesy life-time title given to the younger son(s) of a Duke/Marquess. Any off-spring would be plain Miss or Mr.

The elder son of a sitting Duke would usually use one of the lesser titles of his father e.g. in this case, the elder brother (Ian) would use Marquess of Lorne whilst the 11th Duke of Argyll was alive, and his eldest son would be known as Master x of Lorne. (Master is an official title in its own right in Scottish peerage.) If there are no current heirs, a cousin might use the lesser title (with permission) to indicate the line of heritage.

The current 13th Duke of Argyll is Lord Colin's nephew (47yrs old) and his 10 year old son now uses the Marquess of Lorne title. His two daughters have the title of Lady in their own right as the daughters of a Duke.

I can see Lady C gertting voted off 1st at this rate, she says she doesn't care what the public think of her. she was awful last night, and even though I don't like Duncan, well done to him for the calm firm way he spoke to her.

haha, Wot - witty!

There are rumours that Gary from Geordie Shore is currently heading to Aus but they are currently filming a series of Geordie Shore so no idea how true this all is

Thanks SW. I did know, roughly anyway, the rules for the Dukes and their line onwards, but the courtesy title was much more of a grey area for me, especially if the bearer of the courtesy title remarried: you surely couldn't have two Lady Colins could you, from the same original courtesy title and it wouldn't be like The Princess of Wales and X, Princess of Wales or a Dowager situation. I imagine the 13th Duke of Argyll has distanced himself pretty well from the whole issue and is glad about that.

I think I zoned out over the can of soup, it seemed a huge storm in a soup can No doubt of how much food will play on their minds and take on far more significance than it does for people with free access and plenty of choices.

I always think how utterly stupid it is after the final challenge when they can order all sorts. It must make the finalists feel really unwell and have a painful impact on them after gorging themselves, so I'd have thought the sensible thing to do would've been to save the dollars and see what transpired.

I've never seen GS at all, but Vicky has entertained me so far and I imagine she's a good camp mate to have around.

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I knew that you had a great understanding of the titles (from Downton) but sometimes a question is raised and others have less understanding but are similarly intrigued.

Lord Colin Campbell COULD have prevented her from using her Lady Colin Capblell title upon their divorce, but it would have taken a court order which would have brought disrepute to one of the most high-ranking Scottish families who are clan leaders.

If Lady C had re-married, she would have lost her courtesy title at that time. Lady C chose to have several partners (the most well-known is Larry Lamb - actor from Easters fame). However, when Lady C was in that relationship, he was simply a 'two-bit' actor trying to make good so she couldn't have been going after any money/title.

In the realms of aristocracy, the only rank higher than a Duke is a Royal Duke (for example, HRH The Duke of York, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH The Duke of Cornwall).

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For those who are learning about the hereditary British/Scottish aristocracy ranks of peerage from Downton Abbey, Lord Grantham is the Earl of Grantham and children are bestowed with the title of Lady or Lord as a consequence. If he had had a son himself, that son would have been referred to as The Viscount Grantham. However, Earl is a lower rank than Duke and Marquess which is why there was great excitement when Lady Edith (own title for a life-time) might marry Herbert Pelham, Marquess of Hexham because Edith would 'out-rank' all of the Crawley family who are Earls/Counts/Countesses at formal dinners (Earl and Count is interchangeable because no feminine form for Earl was ever established).

Edith would become the Marchioness of Hexham - although still referred to as 'Lady Edith' by family and close friends. She would be one rank lower than a Duchess and 2 ranks lower than a Royal Duchess. But she would be far, far further up the ladder of aristocracy than Barons, Baronets and Knights - whilst also being ranked above her own father (Earl Grantham) and Master George of Downton who is the heir to Downton Abbey.

Sadly for Marigold, the Succession Act won't be brought in by the time of the DA Christmas Special (1925)

Lord Colin Campbell COULD have prevented her from using her Lady Colin Capblell title upon their divorce, but it would have taken a court order which would have brought disrepute to one of the most high-ranking Scottish families who are clan leaders

If Lady C had re-married, she would have lost her courtesy title at that time

YY, but I can't seem to find out what if ^he'd* remarried, which would've been out of her control.

Larry Lamb seems lovely, I can't imagine him coupling up with anyone who wasn't a good egg?

Larry Lamb as in Triangle?

What a strange match

Spencer Matthews

1. Educated at Eton
2. The family opened the famous Eden Rock (St Barths) in 1995
3. Spencer uses Social Media to promote whilst not admitting that Eden Rock is a family business
4. Published a book in 2013 Confessions Of A Chelsea Boy
5. Spencer Matthews has an estimated net worth of £2.9m (why would he do I'm a Celebrity?)
6. Why would he put himself in the position of cold-turkey withdrawal from steroids for only £50,000? Spencer Matthews begged I'm A Celebrity producers to doll out the class c drugs as he couldn't face going cold turkey on TV

I think yes, Scoop but also Eastenders and Gavin's Dad, Mick, in Gaving and Stacey.

I love that your point of reference for a celebrity is Triangle, scoop!

Just about sums up my televisual repartee of the years Anne.

I am here for tonight's episode..... anyone else?

I love Ant n Dec
Duncan is funny. Fearne is sweet. Love her accent. Vicky also lovely.
George is too good looking for his own good.
Lady C, well, different.

I am here. I really like Vicky, she's great.

I have a similar background in crap tv.

Love the time machine comment!

Yes. Well said Vicky!