DailyRecord
By Pat Roller
WE have to admit, I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here never fails to throw up a surprise or two.
For us, the most startling part of the early proceedings was learning that Jan Leeming signed up for the thing without ever having seen an episode.
How did that happen, then? We imagine that the phone conversation she had with her agent must have been a tad unusual: Ring, ring.
Jan Leeming: Hello?
Agent:Jan, it's me, Frank. How ya doing?
JL: Who?
Agent: Frank... your agent.
JL: Frank? What happened to George?
Agent: He passed on 20 years ago, Jan.
JL: Oh, I thought things had gone quiet...
Agent: Anyway, Jan baby, I've got this great show for you. It involves a bit of ritual humiliation, I'll admit...
JL: I don't do panto any more.
Agent: ...and there are all sorts of creepy-crawlies ...
JL: I don't do Question Time either.
Agent: Listen, you have to sit in this steamy, putrid jungle for a couple of weeks...
JL: Uh-uh.
Agent : .... with a few other folks ... like David Gest ...
JL: You're kidding?
Agent:...and Ant and Dec ...
JL: No way.
Agent:...and you might have to swallow the occasional kangaroo testicle or crocodile's eyeball...
JL: Are you mad?
Agent: ...But there's 20 grand in it for you...
JL:
When do I start?
