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from the return of Deal or No Deal, things changed.
“At the beginning we were really close but by the end he would just became distant and we grew apart.”
Marjan says she will watch I’m A Celeb – and she tips him to do well, although basic living conditions in camp may push him to the brink.
“Noel was always so specific how he wanted things,” she says.
“The bed had to be made in a certain way. He’d spend half an hour making it some days – and even then it wasn’t always to his liking.
“His favourite place to sit was his chaise longue in the lounge.
“I’d look at him on there and think he looked a Royal Highness.”
Friends believe Noel will use his stint in the jungle to highlight the banking scandal he says cost him and others their fortunes – and almost drove him to the brink of suicide.
The source told how Noel’s focus is to fight his case and recoup £60million lost when he lost his TV and radio company Unique Group.
But Marjan expects him to get on with his fellow celebs as he’s a good laugh – though she wonders if the jungle heat will tip him over the edge.
“He’s a friendly person so he’ll get on with the celebrities. I’m wondering if in the heat he’ll get a temper.
“He might have a few outbursts – not at people, but at the situation.
“I wish him every success on the show and think he will do brilliantly.
“He broke my heart but he’s not a player and I wouldn’t change a thing. I hope he is happy and does well Down Under.”
janine.yaqoob@trinitymirror.com Marjan tips TV legend Noel to win I’m A Celeb Telly trial Deal or No Deal revived his career
Noel broke my heart but I wouldn’t change a thing. I hope he does well MARJAN SIMMONS WHO HAD RELATIONSHIP WITH TV STAR
NOEL Edmonds has been eating his way through his garden to prepare for I’m A Celebrity.
The Deal Or No Deal host has set his sights on winning and is doing all he can to make that happen, according to those close to him.
Noel, 69, is set to arrive Down Under next week – and friends are promising he’ll be TV gold.
“Noel has done his research,” says a pal. “He will go in recognising he’s booked to give good TV. He’s been Multi-coloured Swap Shop show eating his way through his garden. He’ll surprise people. I hope people see how witty he is – he’s a bit of a prankster.”
Pals expect him to get on well with football boss Harry Redknapp over their love of sport.
“They’ll bond over West Ham,” says one.
And they say he’ll be worth watching in the famous jungle shower. “He’s got fantastic genes. People will go mad when they see him with his top off.”