ESTHER RANTZEN CBE
Age: 68
Occupation: TV Presenter and charity campaigner
Celebrity supporters: Anton du Beke, Vanessa Feltz, Simon Cowell, Bonnie Langford, Tom Conti, Lynsey de Paul, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Phobias: Heights, snakes, spiders, cold water, fairground rides and the loo
Special Skills: Getting on with people
She says: I shall be bedraggled, I shall be without make-up, I shall be uncomfortable, but I think itll be funny.
TV presenter Esther Rantzen says shes excited about entering the jungle for a new challenge but is worried it might end her career.
Esther has revealed that her family were astonished and horrified when she told them she was going into the jungle but she has decided to go anyway to push herself and live life to the full.
She has also revealed that she would love to meet George Clooney in the jungle but is worried about what she will look like with no make-up and in flat shoes.
She says: My children, who are used to me being barmy, now think Im barmier than ever. At first they were appalled, astonished and they thought I was kidding but they are wonderfully supportive, as they always are.
Alas, they know that for the period that the shows on the air, all their friends will be laughing at my expense, and teasing them. So its not kind of me to do this to them. But on the other hand they will be able to use my worst moments in the jungle against me in years to come, Oh mum, you were such a wimp with that snake. So I wont be allowed to forget it. Im sure during the run of the show they will be watching from behind a sofa with their hands over their eyes, dreading whats going to happen next."
