Janice Dickinson has revealed she’s a real life Dr Dolittle.
The former supermodel is obsessed with animals just like the classic character.
And she’s promising fans will see a different side to her on the new series of I’m A Celebrity.
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She said: “People think I’m so hard and sassy. But I’m not really. I’ve got a heart of gold and my heart melts when I see an animal.
“I live for dogs. Every day I go to the park and I tend to animals. It’s important to me. I want people to see how important animals are to me. I want everyone to know that secret side of me.”
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Janice got to be close to a host of wild animals during her visit to South Africa for the ITV1 show.
She added: “I saw giraffes, monkeys, warthogs and zebras.”
Despite her love for animals, Janice was terrified she might become lunch, and the star was constantly worried a lion would attack her.
She said: “Coming up and down the steps in camp at night was a little scary because you never know what is going to pop out of the bushes. I was always on guard.
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“I thought a lion was going to come bounding in. You never know because it’s lion country out there.
“And some birds were by my cot. I think they were vultures. They were huge black birds. They were right by my ear.
“I feared they were going to peck my eyes out or something. I had my sleeping bag zipped up to my head. It was quite scary.”
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While Janice didn’t get mauled by any wild animals, it was reported that she was sadly forced to leave the camp early after a horrific fall on set.
A source previously told The Sun on Sunday that she was rushed to hospital after tripping over a cable in the dark and was found with “blood gushing from her head”.
They added that she was “doing great” during her time on the show and was a “really good laugh”.
The series starts on Monday at 9pm on ITV1.
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