Loose Women presenter Kelly Brook has sent shockwaves through the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! camp, admitting she is 'afraid of everything' just days before the show's launch. The 45-year-old model and television personality, who recently landed in Australia for the reality series, has sparked serious concerns that she might withdraw from the competition before it has even begun.
From London Tubes to Jungle Terrors
During a candid appearance on the How to Fail podcast, Brook revealed the extent of her anxieties to host Elizabeth Day. 'I'm even scared to get the Tube at Leicester Square,' she confessed. 'I wait for someone to be in front and behind me so I'm sandwiched. I'm scared of heights, snakes, spiders — all of those things.' This admission is particularly worrying for producers, given that confronting such phobias forms the core of the jungle experience.
Her fears represent a significant challenge as she prepares to join fellow campmates including Emmerdale legend Lisa Riley, Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp, and presenter Alex Scott. The group will face the notorious bushtucker trials and jungle living conditions that have tested countless celebrities before them.
A Dramatic Change of Heart
What makes Brook's participation particularly surprising is her longstanding refusal to ever appear on the show. Back in 2018, she told The Sun: 'I hate confined spaces. I don't want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles. Even if I had a huge tax bill I had to pay it urgently, I still wouldn't do it.'
So what prompted her dramatic U-turn? Brook explained her change of heart came after encouraging a friend to meet with I'm A Celebrity producers. 'I was thinking, why can't I give myself that advice?' she recalled. 'I realised it was basically out of fear, and I thought, it's about time that I live my don't give a damn era!'
Pre-Jungle Preparations and Pampered Pooches
Before her departure from Heathrow Airport, where she was spotted with husband Jeremy Parisi, Brook focused on her most pressing concern: ensuring her beloved dog Teddy would be well cared for during her absence.
According to insiders who spoke to The Sun, Kelly went to extraordinary lengths to prepare for her dog's care. A source revealed: 'Kelly is besotted with Teddy and he is used to fine dining, so Kelly spent all hours making sure the freezer was piled high with his special dinners.'
The meals prepared for the pampered pet included:
- Poached salmon with cavolo nero cabbage
- Venison steak with Chantenay carrots
Reports suggest Brook even took the precaution of labelling all of Teddy's meals to prevent her husband from accidentally eating them. She admitted she would miss both her dog and her husband Jeremy during her time in the jungle.
Now, after years of resistance, Kelly Brook faces her ultimate test in the Australian jungle. With her well-documented fears of confined spaces, heights, and creepy crawlies, viewers will be watching intently to see if her 'don't give a damn era' can survive the bushtucker trials and jungle life when the show launches.
