Sports stars Davis and Adlington join Miss Great Britain winner Willerton in the jungle

Sports stars Davis and Adlington join Miss Great Britain winner Willerton in the jungle

Six-time snooker world champion Steve Davis and double Olympic swimming gold medalist Rebecca Adlington will be battling to survive the Australian jungle in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
The show kicks off this Sunday and the sporting pair will be joined by Joey Essex, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro (who played Carlton) and Amy Willerton, who won this year's Miss Great Britain.
Davis has appeared on television quizzes such as They Think It's All Over and A Question of Sport, but a Bushtucker trial will be quite out of his comfort zone.

Out in the Sun: Amy Willerton strips down before going into the jungle

Catching the rays: Willerton finished in the top ten of the whole Miss Universe competition recently

I'm a Celebrity line-up

Rebecca Adlington (former swimmer)
Steve Davis (snooker player)
Amy Willerton (model)
Joey Essex (actor)
Alfonso Ribeiro (actor)
Matthew Wright (television presenter)
Lucy Pargeter (actress)
Kian Egan (singer)
David Emanuel (fashion designer)
Laila Morse (actress)

'Like many viewers, I would like to know, faced with a plate of animal innards or a cockroach filled space helmet, whether I could handle it!' David said.
'My biggest fear actually is not being able to stop swearing!'
As for Adlington, her competitive streak is already coming to the fore.
'The jungle is a lot tougher because you have no clue how to handle it and you don’t know who the other people are,' she said.
'Nobody has ever lived in a jungle and done all the trials before and so at least we are on a level playing field in that sense!'
'It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. A chance for me to do something completely different in my life.'

Champion: Adlington won the 400m and 800m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics

Still going: Davis stills plays on the professional circuit around the world

Sporting legacy: The pair follow in the footsteps of Jimmy White, Phil Tufnell and Neil Ruddock

Other sporting legends who have appeared in the past include Nigel Benn, Phil Tufnell, Neil Ruddock, Rodney Marsh, Martina Navratilova, Jimmy White, Linford Christie, Fatima Whitbread, Eric Bristow and David Haye.
21-year-old Willerton, finished inside the top ten of the Miss Universe contest held in Moscow recently. She was taking in the Sun before the show got underway in earnest, in what will undoubtedly be the first of many bikini moments.

Young rival: Willerton could be the biggest competition for Adlington and Davis

Jungle time: Actress Lucy Pargeter and Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

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