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"I'm shocked": Queen of the jungle crowned in I'm a Celeb finale

<p>The 2024 season of <em>I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!</em> has concluded with the coronation of a new monarch. No, it’s not some royal lineage we’re talking about; it’s the queen of reality TV herself, Skye Wheatley.</p> <p>After weeks of enduring the culinary horrors of the jungle and the occasional emotional breakdown, Australia has spoken and Skye is officially their jungle royalty. Her reign over the camp was nothing short of spectacular, featuring riveting moments such as her triumph over creepy crawlies, her dramatic monologues about missing Wi-Fi, and of course, her unforgettable friendship with that one tree that seemed oddly supportive.</p> <p>In an “incredibly close” result that had us all on the edge of our seats (or couches, let’s be real), Skye managed to outshine her fellow campmates and secure the coveted title of Jungle Queen. But it wasn’t just about the glory; it was about the charity, too. Skye walked away with $100,000 for Bully Zero, proving once and for all that you can battle both bullies and bugs and emerge victorious.</p> <p>In her post-victory interview, Skye expressed her shock at the win, saying, “I’m shocked.” Truly, her eloquence knows no bounds. “I feel absolutely blessed to have had this opportunity, and to go through the things I went through with these boys.”</p> <p>But behind those eloquent words lies the heart of a true champion, one who faced her fears head-on and emerged triumphant, all while looking fabulous in a khaki jumpsuit.</p> <p>Before her jungle adventure, Skye confessed that she thought the public expected her to “fall flat on my face”. Well, Skye, the joke’s on them because you soared like a majestic eagle, or at least like a slightly disoriented possum.</p> <p>And let’s not forget the emotional rollercoaster that was the finale. Tears flowed like the Brisbane River as the top three reunited with their loved ones. It was a moment of pure emotion, a stark contrast to the usual scenes of celebrities eating bugs for our entertainment.</p> <p>As we bid farewell to another season of jungle shenanigans, we can’t help but reflect on the memories created, the friendships forged, and the questionable food choices made. Here’s to Skye Wheatley, the queen of our hearts and the jungle alike. Long may she reign, or at least until the next season starts.</p> <p>And to all the celebrities who braved the jungle, whether voluntarily or not, we salute you. May your next adventure be slightly less bug-infested and involve significantly more room service.</p> <p>New host Robert Irwin had the last word to longtime host Julia Morris: “From the bottom of my heart, I have loved this so much," he said. "It’s been so much fun.” </p> <p><em>Images: Network Ten</em></p>

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“I’ve got to change this”: The one big fix Robert Irwin is bringing to the jungle

<p>Robert Irwin has shared the one big change he insisted on after he joined the cast of <em>I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</em></p> <p>The wildlife warrior spoke to Kyle and Jackie O about how he demanded for the show to ditch the eating of native animals for challenges. </p> <p>In past seasons, the show has used body parts of native African animals in challenges for contestants to eat in exchange for prizes and advantages. </p> <p>After agreeing to host the show alongside Julia Morris, the 20-year-old insisted the rule was changed. </p> <p>“The one thing that I was like, ‘Mmm, I’ve got to change this’, was eating the African wildlife…I’m a conservationist at heart,” he said on Tuesday morning when dropping by <em>The Kyle &amp; Jackie O Show</em>.</p> <p>“They have changed it so we’re just doing the cow, and the chicken, and the fish, and the cockroach,” he revealed of the change of challenge menu.</p> <p>Morris said she supported her new co-host’s efforts to stop any consumption of African wildlife on the show.</p> <p>“I think what Robert’s been doing is making people think, ‘Do you need it or not?’ Like if you need it, tell me why you need the wildlife in a place like that?” Morris explained.</p> <p>“And if it doesn’t matter and it was just something that was nice in Africa from Series 1, then we don’t need it – just get a cow!”</p> <p>Irwin added, “Africa’s got such amazing wildlife, and it’s about celebrating it”.</p> <p>Elsewhere in the interview, the young conservationist reflected on the time he first visited the South African set of <em>I’m A Celeb</em> when he was just 10 years old alongside his mum Terri and sister Bindi. </p> <p>“I just kind of got dropped in there with my family and spent the day in there and it was awesome. Since then, it’s been on my radar, I’ve been a fan of the show and I just thought it’s such an amazing thing I was awe-struck, I just loved it. Coming back as a host, is the craziest thing,” he said.</p> <p><em>Image credits: KIISFM</em></p>

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How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle

<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/eliran-arazi-1447346">Eliran Arazi</a>, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/hebrew-university-of-jerusalem-855">Hebrew University of Jerusalem</a></em></p> <p>The discovery and rescue of <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/four-missing-colombian-children-found-alive-jungle-sources-2023-06-10/">four young Indigenous children</a>, 40 days after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest, was hailed in the international press as a “<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/11/miracle-in-the-jungle-colombia-celebrates-rescue-of-children-lost-in-amazon-rainforest_6030840_4.html">miracle in the jungle</a>”. But as an anthropologist who has spent more than a year living among the Andoque people in the region, <a href="https://www.academia.edu/100474974/Amazonian_visions_of_Visi%C3%B3n_Amazon%C3%ADa_Indigenous_Peoples_perspectives_on_a_forest_conservation_and_climate_programme_in_the_Colombian_Amazon">conducting ethnographic fieldwork</a>, I cannot simply label this as a miraculous event.</p> <p>At least, not a miracle in the conventional sense of the word. Rather, the survival and discovery of these children can be attributed to the profound knowledge of the intricate forest and the adaptive skills passed down through generations by Indigenous people.</p> <p>During the search for the children, I was in contact with Raquel Andoque, an elder <em>maloquera</em> (owner of a ceremonial longhouse), the sister of the children’s great-grandmother. She repeatedly expressed her unwavering belief the children would be found alive, citing the autonomy, astuteness and physical resilience of children in the region.</p> <p>Even before starting elementary school, children in this area accompany their parents and elder relatives in various activities such as gardening, fishing, navigating rivers, hunting and gathering honey and wild fruits. In this way the children acquire practical skills and knowledge, such as those demonstrated by Lesly, Soleiny, Tien and Cristin during their 40-day ordeal.</p> <p>Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible from non-edible fruits. They know how to find potable water, build rain shelters and set animal traps. They can identify animal footprints and scents – and avoid predators such as jaguars and snakes lurking in the woods.</p> <p>Amazonian children typically lack access to the sort of commercialised toys and games that children in the cities grow up with. So they become adept tree climbers and engage in play that teaches them about adult tools made from natural materials, such as oars or axes. This nurtures their understanding of physical activities and helps them learn which plants serve specific purposes.</p> <figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532019/original/file-20230614-31-hrdd5z.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w" alt="A youg girl holding up an insect as her family works alongside" /><figcaption><span class="caption">A local Indigenous girl on an excursion to gather edible larvae.</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">Image courtesy of Eliran Arazi</span>, <span class="license">Author provided</span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>Activities that most western children would be shielded from – handling, skinning and butchering game animals, for example – provide invaluable zoology lessons and arguably foster emotional resilience.</p> <h2>Survival skills</h2> <p>When they accompany their parents and relatives on excursions in the jungle, Indigenous children learn how to navigate a forest’s dense vegetation by following the location of the sun in the sky.</p> <figure class="align-left zoomable"><a href="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=1000&amp;fit=clip"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=237&amp;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=551&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=551&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=551&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=692&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=692&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532012/original/file-20230614-29-ii5s0u.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=692&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w" alt="Map of the Middle Caqueta region of Colombia." /></a><figcaption><span class="caption">Map showing where in Colombia the four lost children are from.</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">Gadiel Levi</span>, <span class="license">Author provided</span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>Since the large rivers in most parts of the Amazon flow in a direction opposite to that of the sun, people can orient themselves towards those main rivers.</p> <p>The trail of footprints and objects left by the four children revealed their general progression towards the Apaporis River, where they may have hoped to be spotted.</p> <p>The children would also have learned from their parents and elders about edible plans and flowers – where they can be found. And also the interrelationship between plants, so that where a certain tree is, you can find mushrooms, or small animals that can be trapped and eaten.</p> <h2>Stories, songs and myths</h2> <p>Knowledge embedded in mythic stories passed down by parents and grandparents is another invaluable resource for navigating the forest. These stories depict animals as fully sentient beings, engaging in seduction, mischief, providing sustenance, or even saving each other’s lives.</p> <p>While these episodes may seem incomprehensible to non-Indigenous audiences, they actually encapsulate the intricate interrelations among the forest’s countless non-human inhabitants. Indigenous knowledge focuses on the interrelationships between humans, plants and animals and how they can come together to preserve the environment and prevent irreversible ecological harm.</p> <p>This sophisticated knowledge has been developed over millennia during which Indigenous people not only adapted to their forest territories but actively shaped them. It is deeply ingrained knowledge that local indigenous people are taught from early childhood so that it becomes second nature to them.</p> <p>It has become part of the culture of cultivating and harvesting crops, something infants and children are introduced to, as well as knowledge of all sort of different food sources and types of bush meat.</p> <h2>Looking after each other</h2> <p>One of the aspects of this “miraculous” story that people in the west have marvelled over is how, after the death of the children’s mother, the 13-year-old Lesly managed to take care of her younger siblings, including Cristin, who was only 11 months old at the time the aircraft went down.</p> <figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=450&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/532007/original/file-20230614-19-7q92j0.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=566&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w" alt="Three Indigenous people in western clothes stood under trees in front of a wide building." /><figcaption><span class="caption">Iris Andoque Macuna with her brother Nestor Andoque and brother-in-law Faustino Fiagama after the two men returned from the search team.</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">Iris Andoque Macuna.</span>, <span class="license">Author provided</span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>But in Indigenous families, elder sisters are expected to act as surrogate mothers to their younger relatives from an early age. Iris Andoke Macuna, a distant relative of the family, told me:</p> <blockquote> <p>To some whites [non-Indigenous people], it seems like a bad thing that we take our children to work in the garden, and that we let girls carry their brothers and take care of them. But for us, it’s a good thing, our children are independent, this is why Lesly could take care of her brothers during all this time. It toughened her, and she learned what her brothers need.</p> </blockquote> <h2>The spiritual side</h2> <p>For 40 days and nights, while the four children were lost, elders and shamans performed rituals based on traditional beliefs that involve human relationships with entities known as <em>dueños</em> (owners) in Spanish and by various names in native languages (such as <em>i'bo ño̰e</em>, meaning “persons of there” in Andoque).</p> <p>These owners are believed to be the protective spirits of the plants and animals that live in the forests. Children are introduced to these powerful owners in name-giving ceremonies, which ensure that these spirits recognise and acknowledge relationship to the territory and their entitlement to prosper on it.</p> <figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/531997/original/file-20230614-15389-7c6oly.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w" alt="Woman in pink t-shirt sat on chair inside." /><figcaption><span class="caption">Raquel Andoke, a relative of the missing children and friend of the author.</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">Image courtesy of Eliran Arazi</span>, <span class="license">Author provided</span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>During the search for the missing children, elders conducted dialogues and negotiations with these entities in their ceremonial houses (<em>malocas</em>) throughout the <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Middle-and-Lower-Caqueta-River-region-State-of-Amazonas-Colombia-Map-from_fig1_255580310">Middle Caquetá</a> and in other Indigenous communities that consider the crash site part of their ancestral territory. Raquel explained to me:</p> <blockquote> <p>The shamans communicate with the sacred sites. They offer coca and tobacco to the spirits and say: “Take this and give me my grandchildren back. They are mine, not yours.”</p> </blockquote> <p>These beliefs and practices hold significant meaning for my friends in the Middle Caquetá, who firmly attribute the children’s survival to these spiritual processes rather than the technological means employed by the Colombian army rescue teams.</p> <p>It may be challenging for non-Indigenous people to embrace these traditional ideas. But these beliefs would have instilled in the children the faith and emotional fortitude crucial for persevering in the struggle for survival. And it would have encouraged the Indigenous people searching for them not to give up hope.</p> <p>The children knew that their fate did not lie in dying in the forest, and that their grandparents and shamans would move heaven and earth to bring them back home alive.</p> <p>Regrettably, this traditional knowledge that has enabled Indigenous people to not only survive but thrive in the Amazon for millennia is under threat. Increasing land encroachment for agribusiness, mining, and illicit activities as well as state neglect and interventions without Indigenous consent have left these peoples vulnerable.</p> <p>It is jeopardising the very foundations of life where this knowledge is embedded, the territories that serve as its bedrock, and the people themselves who preserve, develop, and transmit this knowledge.</p> <p>Preserving this invaluable knowledge and the skills that bring miracles to life is imperative. We must not allow them to wither away.<img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/207762/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /></p> <p><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/eliran-arazi-1447346">Eliran Arazi</a>, PhD researcher in Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (Paris)., <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/hebrew-university-of-jerusalem-855">Hebrew University of Jerusalem</a></em></p> <p><em>This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-traditional-indigenous-education-helped-four-lost-children-survive-40-days-in-the-amazon-jungle-207762">original article</a>.</em></p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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Queen of the Jungle crowned for I’m a Celeb

<p>The season finale for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! saw three final celebs compete for the crown, former netball great Liz Ellis, Olympic boxing champ Harry Garside and reality star Aesha Scott.</p> <p>Liz Ellis walked away as queen of the jungle, with Harry placing second and Aesha third.</p> <p>Ellis will receive $100,000 for her chosen charity, Share The Dignity.</p> <p>She shared her surprise at winning the competition, "Oh my gosh. Finally, I'm a queen!”</p> <p>Host Julia Morris revealed that the votes between Liz and Harry were “extremely close”.</p> <p>Speaking of her charity, Liz shared, "They worked with 3,000 charities to provide much-needed period products to women who are homeless, fleeing domestic violence or who are living right on the poverty line or struggling to make ends meet.”</p> <p>“It helps them and their family get through and allows them to be dignified. And you hear about women and their stories.”</p> <p>Earlier in the finale, Liz had told her fellow campers that she’d entered the jungle only expecting to last a few days but had instead walked away with a life-changing experience.</p> <p>Emotions flowed as each contestant was surprised by a loved one, Aesha with her partner, Harry with his father and Liz with her husband and children.</p> <p>Aesha and Liz were brought to tears.</p> <p>“My darlings. ... Oh, my God. Look at you. I‘m so happy you’re here. This is the best day ever,” Liz said as she hugged her son and daughter.</p> <p>The finale marks a dramatic season of I’m A Celeb, returning to production after a three-year absence due to Covid.</p> <p>Dr Chris Brown made a cheeky reference to Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s abrupt departure following her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/it-was-unbecoming-domenica-calarco-opens-up-on-her-feud-with-kerri-anne" target="_blank" rel="noopener">feud with MAFS’ Domenica Calarco</a>, “14 celebrities went into the jungle this season... and 13 of them pushed themselves to the limit.”</p> <p>Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins was at the centre of one of the most tough-to-watch scenes in the shows history, when a python bit him on the hand during a challenge. Cummins later joked to news.com.au that the animal attack had been a “beautiful moment.”</p> <p>It was also emotional for the hosts as this year’s season served as an <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/dr-chris-brown-and-julia-morris-open-up-on-final-show-together" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extended goodbye for Brown</a>.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram</em></p>

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Kerri-Anne Kennerley heads to the jungle … on one condition

<p>Former TV presenter Kerri-Anne Kennerly is returning to screens across Australia as one of 13 contestants heading into the South African jungle for the 2023 season of<em> I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!</em></p> <p>However, while the others will be forced to present a natural front to the cameras, Kerri-Anne wriggled her way into maintaining the “glamorous” look viewers have come to expect from her after 40 years in television. </p> <p>While speaking to Ten’s Nick Bond, Kerri-Anne revealed that the network’s head of entertainment, Stephen Tate, has been trying to get her to participate in the show every year since it began - something that gave Kerri some extra power when she finally did decide to dive in.</p> <p>She noted that the final offer had been one she “couldn’t refuse”, but that there had been “a few provisos” along with it. The most important of them was that she “get[s] to take makeup”, with Kerri stating that “natural is very overrated.” </p> <p>“I can’t be bothered doing that much,” she added, “but it won’t be natural because natural takes a long time. Every girl knows that.” </p> <p>But that’s not the only difference viewers can expect to see between Kerri and her fellow contestants, with the veteran presenter also scheduled to make her entrance a day after the rest. </p> <p>Not that she’s concerned, instead suggesting to Bond that they should simply “get better management. Not my problem.”</p> <p>The opinion of viewers doesn’t look set to faze her either. For anyone doubting that she’ll be able to handle the ‘rustic’ side of camp life, from outdoor bathroom facilities to some of the show’s more extreme challenges, Kerri had already dismissed their take, explaining that “I literally have ridden camels, bulls, horses … held snakes, including cobras and red-bellied blacks … been bitten by a ferret, been scratched by a lion cub.” </p> <p>Coupled with her experience with heights, Kerri-Anne may yet prove hard to beat for the others vying for the crown with her. </p> <p>12 dropped into camp the day before Kerri-Anne, each eager to face the challenges the jungle has in store for them, and to ultimately come out on top. </p> <p>Former <em>Australian Idol</em> judge Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickinson was the first to land, with <em>Married At First Sight</em>’s Domenica Calarco following suit, then <em>Yokayi Footy</em>’s Bianca Hunt, AFL Brownlow medallist Adam Cooney, <em>Home &amp; Away</em>’s Debra Lawrance, and <em>Geordie Shore</em>’s Nathan Henry. </p> <p>Up next came <em>KIIS National Drive Radio Show</em>’s Woody Whitelaw, celebrity chef Anna Polyviou, Olympic lightweight boxer Harry Garside, netball’s Liz Ellis, <em>Below Deck</em>’s Aesha Scott, and comedian Peter Helliar to round them out. </p> <p><em>Images: @kerriannekennerly / Instagram</em></p>

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“You wouldn’t believe all I had to do to survive”: Man rescued after 31 days in the jungle

<p>A Bolivian man has survived 31 days in the Amazon jungle.</p> <p>Jhonattan Acosta, 30, was hunting in northern Bolivia when he was separated from his four friends.</p> <p>He told United TV he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.</p> <p>Acosta was finally found by a search party made up of locals and friends a month after he went missing.</p> <p>“I can’t believe people kept up the search for so long,” he said in tears.</p> <p>“I ate worms, I ate insects, you wouldn’t believe all I had to do to survive all this time.”</p> <p>He also ate wild fruits similar to papayas, known locally as gargateas.</p> <p>“I thank God profusely, because he has given me a new life,” he said.</p> <p>His family said they will still have to string all the details together regarding how Acosta got lost and how he managed to stay alive but will ask him gradually as he is still psychologically damaged after the experience.</p> <p>There has also been significant physical changes. Acosta lost 17kg, dislocated his ankle and was severely dehydrated when he was found, but according to those who found him, he was still able to walk with a limp.</p> <p>“My brother told us that when he dislocated his ankle on the fourth day, he started fearing for his life,” Horacio Acosta told Bolivia’s Página Siete newspaper.</p> <p>“He only had one cartridge in his shotgun and couldn’t walk, and he thought no one would be looking for him anymore.”</p> <p>As for his encounters with wild animals in the jungle, including a jaguar, his younger brother said that his brother used his last cartridge to scare off a squadron of peccaries.</p> <p>After 31 days, Acosta spotted the search party about 300m away and limped through thorny bushes, shouting to draw attention to him.</p> <p>Acosta’s brother, Haracio, said that he was found by four local people.</p> <p>“A man came running to tell us they’d found my brother,” he said. “It’s a miracle.”</p> <p>Acosta has since decided to give up hunting for good.</p> <p>“He is going to play music to praise God,” Haracio said. “He promised God that, and I think he will keep his promise.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: BBC News</em></p>

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Jungle Cruise is now streaming with Emily Blunt and The Rock

<p>All ages will enjoy the new movie called <em>Jungle Cruise</em> which is now streaming on Disney+. It’s bursting with laughs and surprises - starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson – known as The Rock. </p> <p>If cinemas are open near you, <em>Jungle Cruise</em> will be showing. Otherwise, it’s streaming early on Disney+ but if you’re signed up for the platform, you will need to pay an extra amount of $35 to watch the movie.</p> <p>Inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride, <em>Jungle Cruise</em> is an adventure-filled, rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff (played by Johnson) and intrepid researcher Dr Lily Houghton (played by Blunt.)</p> <p>Lily travels from London to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on <em>La Quila</em>—his ramshackle-but-charming boat.</p> <p>Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounter many dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest.</p> <p>But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance.</p> <p>Jaume Collet-Serra directs the film, which also stars Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons and Paul Giamatti.</p> <p>The film’s producers are John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment; Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions; and Beau Flynn of Flynn Picture Co., with Scott Sheldon and Doug Merrifield serving as executive producers.</p> <p>The story is by John Norville &amp; Josh Goldstein and Glenn Ficarra &amp; John Requa, and the screenplay is by Michael Green and Glenn Ficarra &amp; John Requa.</p> <p>You can watch <em>Jungle Cruise</em> on the <a href="mailto:https://www.disneyplus.com/en-au">Disney+ platform here.</a></p> <p><em>Photo: Courtesy of Disney</em></p> <p> </p>

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Ashley Judd opens up about traumatic incident in Congo jungle

<p>Ashley Judd has gone into detail about her horrific experience after shattering her leg in the Congolese jungle, revealing it was locals who saved her.</p> <p>The beloved actress, who was in the Congo to track endangered Bonobos, explained that she sustained “massive catastrophic injuries” after tripping over a fallen tree. “What was next was an incredibly harrowing 55 hours,” she said. She then told fans how she lay on the forest floor in agony, with the belief that her “internal bleeding would have likely killed her".</p> <p>However, she says she owes all her thanks to a man named Dieumerci, who “stretched out his leg and put it under my grossly misshapen left leg to try to keep it still. It was broken in four places and had nerve damage. Dieumerci (“Thanks be to God”) remained seated, without fidgeting or flinching, for five hours on the rainforest floor.”</p> <p>The actress then described another local man named Papa Jean who spent five hours searching for her, gave her a stick to bite on, then went on to readjust the shattered pieces of her leg.</p> <p>“It took five hours, but eventually he found me, wretched and wild on the ground, and calmly assessed my broken leg. He told me what he had to do,” she wrote.</p> <p>“I bit a stick. I held onto Maud. And Papa Jean, with certainty, began to manipulate and adjust my broken bones back into something like a position I could be transported in, while I screamed and writhed. How he did that so methodically while I was like an animal is beyond me. He saved me.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLW2-QohZps/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLW2-QohZps/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Ashley Judd (@ashley_judd)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>She then went on to say a group of men improvised a hammock and spent three hours carrying Judd through the forest to find transportation.</p> <p>The actress’ story does not end there though, as she told fans that her dear friend, a man named Maradona, volunteered to ride with her for six hours on a motorbike and kept her from falling off.</p> <p>She wrote: “Didier drove the motorbike. I sat facing backwards, his back my backrest. When I would begin to slump, to pass out, he would call to me to re-set my position to lean on him. Maradona rode on the very back of the motorbike, I faced him.</p> <p>“He held my broken leg under the heel and I held the shattered top part together with my two hands. Together we did this for six hours on an irregular, rutted and pocked dirt road that has gullies for rain run off during the rainy season. Maradona was the only person to come forward to volunteer for this task.”</p> <p>Judd wrote that she made the decision to come forward about the accident as a way to spread the word about “what it means to be Congolese in extreme poverty with no access to health care, any medication for pain, any type of service, or choices.”</p> <p>“The difference between a Congolese person and me is disaster insurance that allowed me, 55 hours after my accident, to get to an operating table in South Africa,” she says, adding that villages in<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://deadline.com/tag/congo/" target="_blank">Congo</a><span> </span>lack not only electricity but “a simple pill to kill the pain when you’ve shattered a leg in four places and have nerve damage.”</p> <p>The actress now lies in her hospital bed in South Africa, saying: “I wake up weeping in gratitude, deeply moved by each person who contributed something life giving and spirit salving during my gruelling 55 hour odyssey.”</p>

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Which huge celebrities are heading to the jungle for I’m A Celeb?

<p><span>Channel 10 has released a series of teasers for next year’s edition of <em>I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</em>.</span></p> <p><span>Celebrity chef Miguel Maestre has been announced as the first cast member of the show – however, the remaining contestants coming to the African jungle are yet to be unveiled.</span></p> <p><span>The network has provided sneak peeks of these figures for fans and viewers ahead of the program’s season six premiere on January 5.</span></p> <p><span>Below are some of the clues that the network has given out, along with popular guesses from fans.</span></p> <p><strong><span>TV presenter</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">He's a TV host with a rig to boast. Can you guess this hunky presenter? All is revealed soon...<br />-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> starts Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/fhekBNLaOD">pic.twitter.com/fhekBNLaOD</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1203874332407058435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>The “hunky” TV host “once famously lost his shirt”, a teaser video said. Beau Ryan emerged as one of the top predictions along with Matty J and Tommy Little.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Pop culture guru</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">How will this pop culture guru deal with being away from their family for so long? Pick up on any sneaky clues in this one? All is revealed soon when <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> returns, Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/dukdXlEFsp">pic.twitter.com/dukdXlEFsp</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1204898656035295233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>Also joining the cast is an in-the-know TV presenter who spends “a lot of time with their aunty”. Yumi Stynes has been thought up as the person behind this hint, along with Dylan Lewis and Todd Sampson.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Reality TV beauty</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">From Instagram likes to insect bites, a blonde bombshell is heading into the jungle! WHO is this reality TV beauty? Get your hot takes in, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> starts Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/igK0mp291W">pic.twitter.com/igK0mp291W</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1201367707418947585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>A “blonde bombshell” is said to have left “her tropical paradise” to join the competition, according to the hint video. Fans’ guesses include singer Sophie Monk and <em>The Bachelor</em>’s Abbie Chatfield.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Logie-winning DJ</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">A famous DJ. With a Logie? Who makes people LAUGH?? This clue is gonna keep you up at night we reckon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> starts Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/fgf9HjI5jr">pic.twitter.com/fgf9HjI5jr</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1201606968118534144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>The “famous DJ” is tipped as a person who “likes to make crowds laugh”. Tom Gleeson came out as the top guess, while others suggested Wil Anderson and Sam Pang.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Aussie comedienne</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">A controversial comedian is heading into the jungle! But who? Prep your best LOLs, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> starts Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/4ZgQ4FsgI0">pic.twitter.com/4ZgQ4FsgI0</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1202509880566829056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>The “controversial comedian” is “no barbie”, the hint said – leading fans to guess Nikki Osborne and Meshel Laurie. </span></p> <p><strong><span>TV megastar</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">IT'S CLUE TIME BABY! Here's your first official hint at one celeb heading into the jungle. WHO IS SHE????? Get your guesses in, and find out Jan 5. <a href="https://t.co/zkq8w0oJnu">pic.twitter.com/zkq8w0oJnu</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1198843760182013952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>“This international party animal likes to prove her critics wrong,” the teaser clip said. The most popular guess is Lindsay Lohan, who had success as judge on <em>The Masked Singer </em>earlier this year.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Footy legend</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">A Footy Legend is heading into the jungle! Expect one HELLUVA character. Who could it be? All is revealed on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/Z51DfviUIj">pic.twitter.com/Z51DfviUIj</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1199909666710413312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>The “larrikin” is said to be “one of the biggest characters the game has seen”. Fans’ predictions have ranged from soccer player Kevin Muscat and former Sydney Swans player Warwick Capper to former rugby union player and <em>Bachelor </em>Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Order of Australia winner</span></strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Want another juicy celeb clue? 'Course you do. Who do you think this Leading Lady could be? Find out when <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> kicks off Jan 5 on 10. <a href="https://t.co/pmVm57xZPS">pic.twitter.com/pmVm57xZPS</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1199187048126484481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span>The Order of Australia winner is described as a “leading lady” who “knows how to put on a show”. Many believe the person could be Magda Szubanski, who was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in January this year.</span></p> <p><span>Other guesses include Lisa McCune, Rhonda Burchmore and Kate Ceberano.</span></p>

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Katherine Kelly Lang's dramatic health ordeal: "I got so weak so fast"

<p>Katherine Kelly Lang couldn’t contain her emotions as she was eliminated from Australia’s <em>I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</em></p> <p><em>The Bold and The Beautiful </em>star was eliminated after being in the jungle for just a week. Lang was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the show.</p> <p>"I'm so disappointed! I just wanted to do better," the star sobbed after hearing the news.</p> <p>However, host Dr Chris Brown, tried his best to ease her disappointment by saying: <span>"No! 'You are happiness and light personified!"</span></p> <p>Now that Lang is out of the jungle and into the world again, she has shared what it was like being in the jungle.</p> <p><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7823308/katherine-and-justin.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3a585ff3ca1b4e318f8f050a73c1d85e" /></p> <p>Although the star was put through her paces and had to face her fears head on, this wasn’t without backlash from her body and her mind.</p> <p>"I got so weak, so fast," she told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/im-a-celebrity-katherine-kelly-lang-eliminated-53995" target="_blank">Now To Love</a>.</p> <p>"I didn't know what was wrong with me, but I was losing like a pound a day – by the end of it I've lost 10 pounds (4.5kgs)."</p> <p>However, her time in the jungle has cleared her system and her head.</p> <p>“When you put yourself in that position you kind of realise how blessed you are. You realise how lucky you are to have a great job and to have an amazing family,” Lang explained.</p> <p>“So much of that you take for granted, but when you're stripped of it and when you're put in that situation, you really appreciate the things that you do have.”</p> <p>Lang has decided to take some time to recuperate from the intense stress being in the jungle has put her through.</p> <p>“I lost a lot of weight in a short period of time, so I need to get some of my strength back – I'm going to eat a little bit more protein and more green juices with lots of vitamins and minerals.</p> <p>“I did feel so weak on that diet. But it's ultimately cleaned out my system, so now I don't want to eat a bunch of junk – I want to continue to a healthy routine and I'm going to try and maintain it.”</p> <p>Did you watch Katherine Kelly Lang’s time in the jungle on<em><span> </span>I'm A Celebrity... Get Met Out Of Here</em>? Let us know in the comments.</p>

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The heartfelt reason Katherine Kelly Lang is going into the jungle

<p>Katherine Kelly Lang is known for her iconic role on <em>The Bold and The Beautiful<span> </span></em>as Brooke Logan, a role she has played for almost 32 years, after her character's debut in March 1987.<em> </em></p> <p>However, going onto<em><span> </span>I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!</em> is something that the 57-year-old has wanted to do for a number of years now.</p> <p>"We've been talking to the production [of the show] for years now," the actress explained to<span> </span><em>TV WEEK</em>.</p> <p>"And it finally worked, with<span> </span><em>The Bold And The Beautiful</em><span> </span>letting me out for some time to go and do it.</p> <p>"One of the main reasons [for doing the show] was the opportunity to win, hopefully, the grand prize for my charity."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">A very Bold, and Beautiful, welcome to the jungle <a href="https://twitter.com/KatherineKellyL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KatherineKellyL</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> <a href="https://t.co/qc9QGUStWX">pic.twitter.com/qc9QGUStWX</a></p> — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImACelebrityAU/status/1089469087955046400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">27 January 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Lang’s chosen charity is Breakaway from Cancer. The organisation is close to her heart as her father passed away from cancer when she was just 13 years old. The TV star also lost three of her grandparents to the devastating disease. </p> <p>"I never understood when my dad died," Lang shared.</p> <p>"It happened fast and we found out too late. There wasn't much we could do, but it seemed like nobody could do anything to help.</p> <p>"That was really frustrating."</p> <p><img style="width: 312px; height: 419px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7823068/screen-shot-2019-01-29-at-121726-pm.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/55e3348bca4744dcb817e9992b727e89" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Katherine Kelly Lang ready to head into the jungle</em></p> <p>Breakaway from Cancer was founded in 2005 and has amassed a variety of celebrity ambassadors since, including mother-of-three Lang. The initiative aims to increase awareness of important resources that are available to people affected by cancer. </p> <p>Will you be watching Katherine Kelly Lang compete in<span> </span><em>I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!</em>? Tell us in the comments below. </p>

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Paul Burrell enters the jungle on "I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"

<p>This season of<em> I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! </em>has already seen <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/2018/02/anthony-mundine-sensationally-quits-im-a-celebrity/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">numerous controversies</span></strong></a>, but if its latest contestant’s past is anything to go by, it’s only going to get more dramatic.</p> <p>Princess Diana’s outspoken former butler Paul Burrell entered the South African jungle as an intruder last night, along with UK reality star Vicky Pattison. And it’s not his first foray into the jungle. Both Burrell and Pattison appeared on the UK version of the show in 2004 and 2015, respectively.</p> <p>However, while Pattison proved a fan favourite, going on to win her series, Burrell quickly earned a reputation as “one of the most annoying contestants” in the show’s history – a reputation he’s hoping he can fix, 14 years later.</p> <p>Speaking to the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/britains-whimpering-butler-paul-burrell-on-joining-im-a-celebrity-australia-im-a-different-person-20180212-h0vyap.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sydney Morning Herald</span></strong></em></a> ahead of joining the Aussie cast, the always-vocal Burrell says he’s looking forward to sharing more stories about his time with the royals – something social media users aren’t so sure about.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a> let’s start taking bets now, how long will it take Paul Burrell to drop Diana’s name when he gets to the camp and meets everyone?</p> — Steve Clark (@spclark14) <a href="https://twitter.com/spclark14/status/962987706912358402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Paul Burrell is doing the reality tv rounds now..hhmmmm..... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a></p> — Just Some Random (@spottedpelican) <a href="https://twitter.com/spottedpelican/status/962986434184429568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Paul Burrell on his 100th reality show since Princess Di died. 🙄 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a></p> — Carla JS 🚌 (@CarlsCarla) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarlsCarla/status/962982663870021632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Paul Burrell... are you fricken kidding me?? Been cashing in on Diana for 20 yrs now! 😡 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACelebrityAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACelebrityAU</a></p> — MelG (@MelG146) <a href="https://twitter.com/MelG146/status/962982473704419328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>“If people love the royal family, they will hear wonderful stories,” he said.</p> <p>“I’m not breaching any confidences or secrets but if you want to know what the Queen is really like or you want to know what Diana was like, I am going to tell you. I am going to be honest and frank, everything I say in the jungle will be the truth.”</p> <p>But Burrell, who was nicknamed “the whimpering butler” thanks to his behaviour during a tucker trial back in 2004, says he’s a totally different man now.</p> <p>“I have evolved since [2004], I am a different person," he said. “I’m a nearly 60-year-old man, I’m a newlywed, I came out, all in one year.</p> <p>“The response I have had from people all around the world has been amazing. I am waiting for the negativity and I will answer it, but I have learned from two incredible and unique human beings, the Queen and Princess Diana.</p> <p>“I know what the Queen would say to me and that is, 'There’s no room in this world for racism, homophobia, bullying or sexism.’”</p> <p><em>Image credit: @ImACelebrityAU/Twitter.</em></p>

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Would you try it: Celebrity chef Pete Evans spruiks “sacred jungle medicine” to treat depression

<p><span>Celebrity chef Pete Evan has received backlash in the past for his controversial health views that have no scientific backing but that doesn’t seem to faze him.</span></p> <p><span>Now, the </span><em><span>My Kitchen Rules</span></em><span> judge has shared information on social media about a “sacred jungle medicine" and its unproven effects on treating depression.</span></p> <p><span>On Saturday, the celebrity chef shared an article to Instagram about ayahuasca, a plant-based beverage consumed in spiritual ceremonies.</span></p> <p><span>The article from </span><em><span>Science Line</span></em><span> explained that a small trial of 29 people linked the beverage to the relief of depression symptoms.</span></p> <p><span>However, a research team urged people to be cautious with the findings as many people had dropped out of the trial and their long-term responses were not evaluated.</span></p> <p><span>In his post, Pete said it was interesting to see entheogens being discussed more in mainstream media.</span></p> <p><span>“Plant based medicines and earth medicines are being studied around the globe in many scientific fields,” he wrote.</span></p> <p><span>“Emotional disease has been linked to disconnection to our true SELF, others and the energetic nature of reality of being trapped in the ego.”</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.72358900144718% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbT0RLXHhGV/" target="_blank">Interesting to see that entheogens are being discussed more and more in the mainstream media. (See link below). Plant based medicines and earth medicines are being studied around the globe in many scientific fields. Emotional dis-ease has been linked to disconnection to our true SELF, others and the energetic nature of reality of being trapped in the ego. "Samadhi" as a definition is worth looking up if you are intrigued and keen to learn more. The new film "Samadhi" is available on iTunes, and is a great watch as an introduction to releasing ego patterns. As always consult your healthy health professionals for more information on removing or understanding emotional issues and for further guidance. Over the coming years I will be interviewing experts and sharing their insights on my podcast about understanding how best to nurture our human vehicle with nutritional, physical and emotional wellbeing. Our first podcast is available to listen on the post a few days ago and the link is in my profile where we discuss auto-immune disease and how best to manage this and potentially put it into remission as well as balancing our lifestyles. http://scienceline.org/2017/10/sacred-jungle-medicine-tested-hard-treat-depression/</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by Healthy Paleo Chef (@chefpeteevans) on Nov 10, 2017 at 1:26am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span></p> <p><span>Pete then reminded his Instagram audience to consult health professionals on “removing or understanding emotional issues”.</span></p> <p><span>The chef also revealed his future plans to dissect radical health “treatments” by interviewing experts on how to “nurture our human vehicle".</span></p> <p><span>Earlier this year, Pete received the disapproval of the Australian Medical Association after he stuck by </span><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/08/doctors-respond-to-pete-evans-dairy-claims/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">controversial claims he made regarding calcium</span></strong></a><span>.</span></p> <p><span>The association, which represents thousands of doctors across the country, warned Pete not to “dabble” in medicine. </span></p> <p><span>What do you think about Pete's new "jungle medicine" claims to treat depression? Tell us in the comments below. </span></p>

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Spot the second “hidden tiger” in this jungle

<p>Ah, isn’t it always the way – the most simple-looking puzzles always end up being fiendishly difficult. This new puzzle from Playbuzz is the perfect example one that might seem simple at first glance, but requires a second look and some lateral thinking.</p> <p>In this puzzle, we’re asked to find the second “hidden tiger” in the scene:</p> <p><img width="500" height="365" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/35994/hidden-tiger_500x365.jpg" alt="Hidden -tiger"/></p> <p>Can you see it? In case you were struggling, scroll down for the big reveal:</p> <p><img width="500" height="365" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/35995/hidden-tiger-reveal_500x365.jpg" alt="Hidden -tiger -reveal"/></p> <p>Ah, so sneaky! The “hidden tiger” was words in the first tiger’s stripes.</p> <p>Did you get the answer straight away, or did you need the hint?</p> <p><em>Image credit: Dailymail / <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.playbuzz.com" target="_blank">Playbuzz</a></span></strong></em></p>

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Spot the 10 coffee beans hidden in this jungle

<p>Ah, there’s nothing like a brainteaser to get the gears of your mind moving (especially on a Monday morning). And today’s puzzle is actually for a very good cause.</p> <p>Released by UK bakery chain Greggs to mark the start of Fairtrade Fortnight, a period from 27 February to 12 March promoting the sustainable sourcing of coffee beans, this mind-bender has viewers to undertake a simple-looking, yet fiendishly difficult task.</p> <p>Can you find the coffee beans in this jungle scene? There should be 10 all up. To make the puzzle even more difficult, some of the beans are green, while others brown.</p> <p><img width="497" height="345" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/33646/fairtrade-coffee-in-text-one_497x345.jpg" alt="Fairtrade -coffee -in -text -one" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>Did you see them? Scroll down for the answers.</p> <p><img width="497" height="345" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/33647/fairtrade-coffee-in-text-two_497x345.jpg" alt="Fairtrade -coffee -in -text -two" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p><em>Image credit: Greggs / The Sun </em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2017/01/dog-owner-classic-optical-illusion/"><em>This optical illusion has the internet baffled</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/12/spot-the-shape-hidden-in-this-puzzle/"><em>Spot the shape hidden in this puzzle</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/12/find-the-word-dog-in-this-brainteaser/"><em>Find the word DOG in this brainteaser</em></a></strong></span></p>

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Woman turns her apartment into a beautiful greenhouse

<p>Growing up in a lush, green plot of land in Pennsylvania, moving to New York City was quite a change. So, to bring a bit of home into her new flat, model and writer Summer Rayne Oakes bought a few plants. 500 of them, to be exact.</p> <p>“You can say it’s sort of an obsession,” Oakes told <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/24/this-woman-transformed-her-flat-into-a-mini-jungle-with-500-plants-6087311/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Metro</span></strong></a>. “When my roommate moved out nearly six years ago it took me a few months to recognize that I could make the place my own.”</p> <p>The result of her green transformation is an incredible jungle-like environment that looks straight out of a fairy tale. Flip through the gallery above and tell us in the comments, what do you think of Oakes’ unique décor?</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/house-of-cats-for-sale-in-adelaide/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Step inside Australia’s very own “house of cats”</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/06/grandmother-rejects-million-dollar-offer-on-home/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>82-year-old grandmother rejects $26 million offer on home</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/05/peek-inside-president-obamas-new-home/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Peek inside President Obama’s new home</strong></em></span></a></p>

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Watch the new Jungle Book trailer

<p>The trailer for Disney’s new <em>Jungle Book</em> movie has finally been revealed. When the film was initially announced, many questioned the necessity for another reboot of the Rudyard Kipling classic. However, the new trailer shows that Disney have gone in a different direction, taking a never-before-seen darker rendition of the book.</p> <p>The live-action version has attracted the voices of such stars as Bill Murray as the voice of Baloo, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha, Scarlett Johanssonas Kaa, and Christoper Walken as King Louie.</p> <p>We can’t wait for this movie, but we’re not sure if it can be classified as a children’s movie anymore? </p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/08/new-favourite-childhood-book-covers/">Your favourite childhood books now look different</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/07/important-to-share-memories-grandkids/">Why it’s imperative to share your memories with grandchildren</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/07/quotes-from-childhood-authors/">In pictures: inspiring quotes from your favourite childhood authors</a></em></strong></span></p>

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