Which jungle bikinis gave the biggest career boost... (and which just fell flat?)
By SAM WEBB
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The iconic waterfall shower featured on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has won the show legions of male fans tuning in to see the drop dead gorgeous women of the world of stardom flashing the flesh.
The exposure the shower scenes provides can send careers into the stratosphere and earn the owners of the beautiful bodies millions. So which I'm a Celeb jungle dwellers saw their careers heat up, and whose cooled down?
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TARA PALMER-TOMKINSON, now 40
FORM: Wore no-nonsense black bikini in 2002 and charmed everyone.
BOOM OR BUST? TPT put It-girl idiocy behind her with TV and book deals.
AND ANOTHER THING: She recently made an album of self-penned music
FORM: Wore no-nonsense black bikini in 2002 and charmed everyone.
BOOM OR BUST? TPT put It-girl idiocy behind her with TV and book deals.
AND ANOTHER THING: She recently made an album of self-penned music
KATIE PRICE, 34
FORM: Ursula Andress-type white bikini and a riot of ruffles in 2004.
BOOM OR BUST? Boom! Price is estimated to be worth £45 million.
AND ANOTHER THING: Met her now ex-husband Peter Andre on the show
FORM: Ursula Andress-type white bikini and a riot of ruffles in 2004.
BOOM OR BUST? Boom! Price is estimated to be worth £45 million.
AND ANOTHER THING: Met her now ex-husband Peter Andre on the show
SOPHIE ANDERTON, 35
FORM: The buxom Gossard model didn’t disappoint in 2004.
BOOM OR BUST? A long period of scandal and decline followed. AND ANOTHER THING: Her sexy bra campaign sparked furore
FORM: The buxom Gossard model didn’t disappoint in 2004.
BOOM OR BUST? A long period of scandal and decline followed. AND ANOTHER THING: Her sexy bra campaign sparked furore
MYLEENE KLASS, 34
FORM: Her waterfall moment in 2006 has gone into jungle legend.
BOOM OR BUST? What a boom. She’s since built up an £11 million fortune.
AND ANOTHER THING: That bikini was auctioned for Farepak victims
FORM: Her waterfall moment in 2006 has gone into jungle legend.
BOOM OR BUST? What a boom. She’s since built up an £11 million fortune.
AND ANOTHER THING: That bikini was auctioned for Farepak victims
CERYS MATTHEWS, 43
FORM: Gorgeous in a halterneck bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Magazine deals netted up to £1 million.
AND ANOTHER THING: Wed manager Steve Abbott; has a son aged two
FORM: Gorgeous in a halterneck bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Magazine deals netted up to £1 million.
AND ANOTHER THING: Wed manager Steve Abbott; has a son aged two
ANNA RYDER RICHARDSON, 48
FORM: Worryingly thin in a zebra print bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Very little media attention after leaving.
AND ANOTHER THING: Runs a wildlife park in Wales with husband Colin
FORM: Worryingly thin in a zebra print bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Very little media attention after leaving.
AND ANOTHER THING: Runs a wildlife park in Wales with husband Colin
GEMMA ATKINSON, 27
FORM: Former Hollyoaks actress was seen a lot in a bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Career as a pin-up really took off.
AND ANOTHER THING: 18th in FHM’s 100 sexiest women list
FORM: Former Hollyoaks actress was seen a lot in a bikini in 2007.
BOOM OR BUST? Career as a pin-up really took off.
AND ANOTHER THING: 18th in FHM’s 100 sexiest women list
HELEN FLANAGAN, 22
FORM: A turquoise tie-dyed number gained attention for the Coronation Street actress in this year’s show.
BOOM OR BUST? Too soon to say.
AND ANOTHER THING: Fellow camper Charlie Brooks sniped: ‘Helen is putting her clothes on for a change'
FORM: A turquoise tie-dyed number gained attention for the Coronation Street actress in this year’s show.
BOOM OR BUST? Too soon to say.
AND ANOTHER THING: Fellow camper Charlie Brooks sniped: ‘Helen is putting her clothes on for a change'
LORRAINE CHASE, 61
FORM: The former model looked lovely in candy stripes in 2011.
BOOM OR BUST? Experience netted her only a few hundred pounds.
AND ANOTHER THING: She said: ‘I am small-busted; I don’t worry about it.’
FORM: The former model looked lovely in candy stripes in 2011.
BOOM OR BUST? Experience netted her only a few hundred pounds.
AND ANOTHER THING: She said: ‘I am small-busted; I don’t worry about it.’
FATIMA WHITBREAD, 51
FORM: The javelin champ wore a jaunty leopard print in 2011.
BOOM OR BUST? She was hired by This Morning for a fitness slot.
AND ANOTHER THING: She lost 2st after a parasite made her ill
FORM: The javelin champ wore a jaunty leopard print in 2011.
BOOM OR BUST? She was hired by This Morning for a fitness slot.
AND ANOTHER THING: She lost 2st after a parasite made her ill
STACEY SOLOMON, 23
FORM: Queen of the Jungle wore a frilled red bikini in 2010.
BOOM OR BUST? Constant TV work since.
AND ANOTHER THING: Lowest score ever in Celebrity Mastermind
FORM: Queen of the Jungle wore a frilled red bikini in 2010.
BOOM OR BUST? Constant TV work since.
AND ANOTHER THING: Lowest score ever in Celebrity Mastermind
SAM FOX, 46
FORM: Downplayed the glamour in 2009, other than this bikini outing.
BOOM OR BUST? Appeared in Celebrity Wife Swap.
AND ANOTHER THING: Lives with her one-time manager, Myra Stratton
FORM: Downplayed the glamour in 2009, other than this bikini outing.
BOOM OR BUST? Appeared in Celebrity Wife Swap.
AND ANOTHER THING: Lives with her one-time manager, Myra Stratton
NICOLA McLEAN, 32
FORM: The model got in her bikini at every chance.
BOOM OR BUST: Named ‘face’ of Ultimo bra brand.
AND ANOTHER THING: She says: ‘I only like the fake bits of myself.’
FORM: The model got in her bikini at every chance.
BOOM OR BUST: Named ‘face’ of Ultimo bra brand.
AND ANOTHER THING: She says: ‘I only like the fake bits of myself.’
CARLY ZUCKER, 28
FORM: The fitness trainer looked very trim in 2008.
BOOM OR BUST? Became the face of Lynx toiletries.
AND ANOTHER THING: Wed Chelsea’s Joe Cole after her stint in the jungle
FORM: The fitness trainer looked very trim in 2008.
BOOM OR BUST? Became the face of Lynx toiletries.
AND ANOTHER THING: Wed Chelsea’s Joe Cole after her stint in the jungle
DANI BEHR, 38
FORM: The former TV presenter, who is married with two children, showed off a perfect figure in 2008.
BOOM OR BUST? The show failed to restart the media career of the much-loved Geordie
AND ANOTHER THING: Lives with surfer husband Carl Harwin in Australia
FORM: The former TV presenter, who is married with two children, showed off a perfect figure in 2008.
BOOM OR BUST? The show failed to restart the media career of the much-loved Geordie
AND ANOTHER THING: Lives with surfer husband Carl Harwin in Australia
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