CAROL SPEAKS OF TANK TERROR
CAROL Vorderman says she was “traumatised” during a trial on I’m A Celebrity... South Africa. The former Countdown star, 62, said the ordeal had been “even worse than it looked on TV” and made her feel “really vulnerable”.
Vorderman was eliminated from the all-star spin-off show on Thursday, along with former royal butler Paul Burrell.
During her time in South Africa, she participated in a challenge during which she had to swim through tanks of water, which contained various creatures, to win stars for her campmates. She was unable to complete the challenge.
Vorderman told The Daily Mirror: “I was traumatised and my body went into shock afterwards. For me, it was even worse than it looked on TV. My two big fears are drowning and being trapped, so it combined the two.
“You saw a few tears on TV but it was like proper ‘from the belly’ emotion. It was just like this massive trauma, really. So I was quiet for a few days after that.”
She added: “This was the first time something got to me like this. It made me feel really vulnerable for the first time.”
In a post-show interview Vorderman admitted she “kept reliving” the trial in the tanks.
“If I had to do that again today, I wouldn’t go into that third tank,” she said. “When we were on our way back to camp, I could feel the emotions building up in me. I must admit, it knocked me for a couple of days.”
Vorderman first appeared on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2016.
She said the trials on the South African
edition of the show had been “a lot tougher” than those in the Australian jungle and the experience had been “slightly more intense” but “wonderful”.
On Friday night, musician and radio presenter Myleene Klass was crowned the show’s first Legend after winning the final Bushtucker challenge.
With Jordan Banjo, who appeared in the 16th series of I’m A Celeb, earning second place, the pair battled it out in front of their former campmates as they took on an All You Can Stomach trial.
Enduring nine rounds, both Myleene – who had never done an eating trial – and Jordan took on dishes like sow teats, fermented eggs, impala eyes, pig snouts, chicken intestine, parny worms, mice tails (of which Myleene ate 60) and stinky, aka fermented, tofu.
Speaking after her win, Myleene said: “I feel so happy... it was really hard to come away from the family this time around. First time around, it was just me, 27 years old. Bouncing around. This time around, I’m a mum. But with that, you get a super power ’cause you know you’ve got three little sets of eyes watching you.”