I'm a Celebrity / Alan Dudman / 12 November 2011 /

Will Corra's Cotton be crowned king of the jungle? Will Poynter prove pretty fly and what will Freddie Starr eat? Eliot Pollack assesses the field for the 2011 edition of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

We're back in the jungle, or rather they are back, with the 2011 crop of celebrities roughing it in the Australian camp. Luckily, I can watch it from thousands of miles away, and rather (masochistically) enjoy the contestants squirm and squeal. Although nothing will ever beat my favourite ever contestant Paul Burrell in 2004 and the best-ever bush tucker trial.

This year's team are maybe lacking an A-lister, but as you know, I love a Z-lister. Here's my guide to the contestants.

Antony Cotton [4.30]

The ante-post favourite and available to back at [2.06] in the top male market. The actor is probably one of the biggest names (and current) in this year's competition with his work in Coronation Street playing Sean Tully. He fears flying and enclosed spaces - so expect lots of flying and enclosed space type trials. Puts the camp into the camp.

Dougie Poynter [5.20]

By this rate there will be nobody left in McFly. With bandmate Harry Judd performing very well in Strictly Come Dancing, Dougie heads to Australia with the support of his legion of female fans (well that's what I have been told anyway). Bass players have an excellent record in this race, Busted star Matt Willis won it in 2006. I can't wait to back
Mark King of Level 42 in 2012, perhaps. Dougie is also heavily tattoed.

Mark Wright [5.30]

The Essex based lothario famed for his work in the dreadful 'The Only Way Is Essex' is looking to boost profile, of which states on the official website: promoter and semi-professional footballer. I am hoping he gets found out in this, as was Amy Childs in the recent celeb Big Brother. The female fans will love him though, and expect to
see plenty of torso clips. A romance might keep him in. I hope his semi-professional team can cope without him whilst he is away.

Jessica-Jane Clement [9.60]

Hot hot hot. The actress from 'The Real Hustle' brings the glamour to the competition. I have pencilled in the Mylene Klass bikini clip by the second week. Potential for flirting with Wright. She trades at [2.20] for top female, and 1.01 with me for most smoking.

Freddie Starr [10.00]

One feels he has been entered solely for the 'Freddie Starr ate Hamster' headline. Unpredictable and also unfunny, was part of the golden age of 1980s comics - all of whom were unfunny too. Could be the firecracker in the mix. He is available at [4.10] for top male honours, and has the potential to annoy just about everybody. So let's hope he stays in.

Crissy Rock [16.00]

No, me neither.

Willie Carson [12.50]

I better watch what I say, as my work at Ascot takes me within cackling distance of this cackling Scot. A five-time champion jockey, I wonder why our Willie needs to go on this programme? At five foot tall he might get lost in the jungle, or fall down a hole. He could miss usual sparring partner Clare Balding, although he's a tough cookie and will do well in the trials.

Lorraine Chase [13.00]

Currently single, although unlikely to be on Wright's radar. The former actress and model is best known for her work in the Cinzano ads with the superb Leonard Rossiter, that was back in the 1970s which will denote the work has somewhat dried up. Was in Emmerdale though, but might be too old to win it as shown in recent seasons. Christopher Biggins and Carol Thatcher in the last decade were the oldest.

Fatima Whitbread [16.00]

The javeline thrower was one of the biggest names in Olympic sport in the 1980s, and I remember her terrific tussles with Tessa Sanderson. What a pity we haven't got her in aswell. Whitbread had seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth since her sporting days, and I doubt she'll last long. I might throw a cheeky couple of quid at her in the top male market.

Stefanie Powers [22.00]

Very feisty US actress who starred in 1980s series Hart to Hart with Robert Wagner. My favourite in the show was 'Freeway' the dog however, and Power's powers have been on the wane since. Although I recently watched her in 'Escape to Athena', in which she played a feisty American funnily enough. That film was worth watching purely for Roger Moore's shocking German accent. No Americans have won this since it's inception, feisty or otherwise.

Recommended Bets
Lay Mark Wright top male @ [3.20] to [5.00]
Back Antony Cotton to win @ [4.60]
Back-to-lay Wille Carson in top male @ [6.20]
Back male winner @ [1.55]

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