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EVER fancied wrapping James Hewitt in bandages? Or perhaps even tending to Page 3 girl Leilani Dowding's bruises?

If you have, be very jealous of physiotherapist Sammy Margo, who will be spending the next few weeks doing just that.

Miss Margo, 32, who lives in Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, is the official physio on ITV's Celebrity Wrestling programme, which begins tomorrow.

Television bosses spotted Miss Margo after she appeared in a string of features about physiotherapy in national newspapers and magazines.

She said: "As official physiotherapist it is my job to look after the celebrities on and off stage.

"I help them warm up and run repairs on minor injuries."

Miss Margo has worked as a physio from her practice in Finchley Road, Child's Hill, for 17 years.

Celebrity Wrestling will catapult her to new heights of fame.

The programme brings together a heady mix of celebrities to grapple with each other in the ring.

Miss Margo's new clients include Big Brother 3 winner Kate Lawler, buxom porn star Victoria Silvstedt and former EastEnders heart-throb Marc Bannerman.

To make matters even tougher, this was Miss Margo's first wrestling challenge.

She said: "I hadn't treated wrestlers before the show. But I have treated Olympic judo players. The injuries you get wrestling are similar to rugby injuries - bruises and hard blows.

"So the only real difference is that the damage is more aggressive. Then again, we're only dealing with celebrities."

However, some of the celebrities are trained athletes, such as former tennis star Annabel Croft in the ladies' group, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Iwan Thomas on the men's team.

But Miss Margo says this does not give them an unfair advantage

She said: "It wasn't the case. This is a Gladiator-style celebrity wrestling competition.

"There are lots of physical challenges and different games.

"Some require skill, others speed, flexibility or sheer weight. In one game, being short is an advantage."

Miss Margo is also a commentator on ITV2's Injury Focus follow-up show, which analyses the damage sustained during Celebrity Wrestling.

But she is tight-lipped about behind the scenes dramas but she does admit to having favourites.

She said: "James Hewitt was a lovely chap. Annabel Croft was fabulous too. They were all really lovely. Everybody was really competitive, but also very friendly and supportive at the same time. Of course, there was fighting - but it's all on film, so you'll have to watch it."

An ITV spokesman said: "Miss Margo was busy with a lot of injuries. It was a really physical show - proper wrestling. She certainly had her work cut out."

Actor Marc Bannerman has revealed that fellow celebrity wrestlers gave him stick for being overweight when he first showed up for training.

The ex-EastEnders star said he had to work harder than anyone else to get his fitness levels up to scratch for Celebrity Wrestling - a new primetime Saturday night show on ITV1 in which celebrities do battle in the ring.

Twelve celebs are split into two teams - the Warriors and the Crusaders - and will fight to earn points both for themselves and for their teams.

After six weeks, one group will be awarded the Team Championship Trophy and then the top four male wrestlers and the top four females will enter a knockout tournament. On the final show, the male and female champions will be crowned.

The celebs include Marc, Liberty X's Michelle Heaton, presenter Jenny Powell, James Hewitt, Jeff Brazier, pin-up Leilani Dowding, presenter Mark Speight, ex-tennis star Annabel Croft, Kate Lawler, Victoria Silvstedt, showjumper Oliver Skeete and athlete Iwan Thomas.

The teams are trained by two world famous wrestlers for the American circuit, D-Lo Brown and Joe Legend. The programme is presented by Kate Thornton and WWF legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper.

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KILTED grappler Roddy Piper has told how he had to stop his Celebrity Wrestling girls battling for real.

'Rowdy' Roddy said the stunning celebs were ready to square up before they even climbed into the ring.

The Glasgow-born WWF star is co-hosting the ITV show, which started its eight-week run last night, with presenter Kate Thornton. But Rowdy, who gets piped into the ring, says the girls couldn't wait to tear lumps out of each other.

Big Brother winner-turned-TV presenter Kate Lawler had a furious bust-up with ex-Miss Great Britain Leilani Dowding, who accused her of scratching her boobs in training. Leilani also accused former Miss Sweden Victoria Silvstedt of looking like Lily Savage.

Victoria also fell foul of the other girls on the show, who include TV presenter Jenny Powell, Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton and former tennis player Annabel Croft.

Roddy said: 'It got a bit out of hand so I told them to save it for the ring or face me!'

Celebrity Wrestling also features love rat James Hewitt, ex-EastEnder Marc Bannerman and kids' TV host Mark Speight.

Roddy, who started wrestling at 15, said: 'If you're 15 and wear a kilt in Houston, Texas, you've got to be tough. But never fight a girl. You can't win. Crying? There's no crying in wrestling