Carol Vorderman says her water-tank trial on I’m A Celebrity left her traumatised.
The presenter, 62, went through hell when she tackled the underwater challenge on the ITV1 series.
It was her worst nightmare as she has a crippling fear of drowning and suffers from claustrophobia.
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In her first interview about her time on the show, she said: “The trial in the tanks was horrendous
“It was awful. I really panicked doing it. I didn’t make it into the last tank.
“I only had a couple of minutes left, but even if I’d have had 10 minutes, I wouldn’t have done it.
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“I was so scared. When we were on our way back to camp, I could feel the emotions building up in me. I must admit, it knocked me for a couple of days. I kept reliving it in my head.”
Former Countdown favourite Carol reckons trials on this series of I’m A Celebrity in South Africa are even scarier than usual.
“They were a lot tougher than in Australia,” she said.”“Everyone said that. They were on another level.”
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Carol was given the boot from camp alongside Paul Burrell in the penultimate episode of the series and they missed the chance to take on the iconic Cyclone trial.
The former Countdown star turned up the heat in the South African jungle as she shed her bug-infested camp wardrobe to have a wash.
Alongside Myleene Klass, the duo went on to stand around camp and discuss chores, with maths whizz Carol staying in her string bikini to cool off a little more.
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Carol, who admitted she hadn’t weighed herself “this century”, covered up her bottom half by wrapping a towel around her after her jungle shower.
And she was clearly in the mood for a bit of a pamper, as she asked pal Myleene to plait her hair for her as it dried.
Myleene, 45, who also shared her hatred for weighing scales, heaped praised on Carol, telling her: “You look lovely, Carol.”
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Viewers at home also loved what they were seeing, with one person writing: “Carol is unreal,” alongside a heart-eye emoji.
A second said: “Dunno why, but I like Carol in that green bikini!”
Someone else wrote: “Might be in her 60s but Carol Vorderman in a bikini wowsers!”
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm
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