Is she a celebrity? Critics attack Stacey SolomonThe inclusion of Stacey Solomon, the former X-Factor contestant, in this year's series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here has been heralded by some as a new low in the history of British reality TV.
For although the level of fame required for entry to the jungle has never been high, most of the contestants can at least claim to have been in the public eye for some time. And while the likes of Britt Ekland and Nigel Havers are no longer A-listers, they can at least hope that a stint in the jungle will reinvigorate, rather than begin, their careers.
But in Solomon, a single mother from Dagenham, the producers have chosen a woman who's only previous brush with celebrity came as a contestant in last year's X-Factor, in which she finished third behind Olly Murs and the eventual winner Joe Mcelderry.
Since appearing on the talent show, Solomon appears to have done very little, although she is said to be studying theatre arts and is raising her son Zach.
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