JOE SWASH
Age: 26
Occupation: Actor
Celebrity supporters: Kara Tointon
Phobias: Rats and snakes
Special Skills: Lifting, carrying and playing practical jokes
He says: I think that Im quite aggravating - when Im bored I aggravate people for my own pleasure.
Actor Joe Swash is set to cause havoc in the jungle this year by playing practical jokes on his campmates.
Joe says he has been getting advice from the current King of the Jungle, Christopher Biggins, who told him that he may find himself with long periods of time on his hands so the actor says he will probably bug the other contestants by hiding their things and playing other tricks on them.
He says: I think that Im quite aggravating - when Im bored I aggravate people for my own pleasure. I find my attention span isnt very good so I just kind of bug people. I fiddle with things and poke people. Just like sticking stuff in things and hiding and talking in the dark. Just stupid things, nothing thats going to offend anyone or make them really hate me, just stuff to pass my own time and annoy the f*ck out of them.
Im a bit of a prankster, I always do stuff to my pals but Ill try to keep that on the low in the jungle.
My friends and family are just looking forward to seeing me in really awkward positions. Because Im a bit of a practical joker and play tricks on my mum and my friends, I think they see this as like a payback for me, so I think theyre really going to thoroughly enjoy seeing me squirm.
Christopher [Biggins] said that when you watch it on the telly you dont realise how bored you get sometimes because there is so much time that goes past when you arent doing anything. So you just have to try to get over the boredom of not having anything to do during the day. He just said, Go in there, be yourself and have a good time.
And Joe may disappoint a few female fans because hes planning to keep his top on at all times in the jungle.
He says: I said to myself that I was going to go to the gym but I let myself down really badly. I thought it would be really nice to go on the telly ripped but instead Im going to keep my top on - Ill leave that to someone else.
Joe says his perfect fellow contestant would be Noel Gallagher because he seems like a normal person and the worst kind of person he could be in the jungle with would be a bully.
