I'M A CELEBRITY: Dennis Wise makes a VERY animated skydive entrance while terrified Shappi Khorsandi is left uttering her children's names ahead of her jump as the show kicks off
The latest series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! kicked off in style on Sunday night as this year's lineup headed into the Australian jungle in sensational style.
In the case of two celebrities, it was literally a fall into the unknown as footballer Dennis Wise and comedienne Shappi Khorsandi did the dreaded skydive into the remote jungle - to hilarious and shocking results.
The ten celebrities competed in several different challenges in a bid to win meal tickets, and avoid the dreaded rice and bean basic rations.
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After the celebrities were paired up in 'buddies' to compete in tasks to earn the meal tickets, Dennis and Shappi were told they would make the jump to set off a coloured flare.
The flare they needed to set off would be chosen by their co-stars Rebekah Vardy and Stanley Johnson, who would radio the duo with the details after they completed a separate task.
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If they set off the correct flare they would win a meal ticket for camp each.
As Dennis and Shappi got ready for the dreaded leap the comedienne said:'Jumping out of an aeroplane and falling has throughout my life been my worst nightmare. It's been my recurring nightmare. That and being eaten by lions.'
Dennis also confessed: 'I've never done sky diving before. Never been brave enough to do it but I haven't got a choice now.'
As they clambered into their gear, Shappi said: 'I don't think it's an irrational fear. I'm putting my life in the hands of a man I met five minutes ago.'
Dennis was first to jump, and despite the terrifying ordeal the former England star seemed to love his jump, saying after landing in the water: 'That's amazing what I've just done there. Never done it before. Loved it.'
After swimming to shore and setting off the purple flare as instructed by his buddy Becky, he said: 'I hope we've both done enough to get the meal ticket tonight.'
Shappi was next to jump - in a clear state of terror, as she expressed her love for her two children and repeatedly chanted: 'I have no fear' ahead of her jump.
Plunging out of the helicopter, the comedienne let out an ear-piercing scream - before shrieking: 'I can't open my eyes but I'm sure it's beautiful.'
After the jump she explained: 'My biggest fear is heights. If I'm flying a kite, I can't look up at the kite,' as she set off the green flare as instructed by Stanley.
As the dynamic duos were reunited hosts Ant and Dec arrived to reveal the challenge results.
Dennis and Becky correctly let off the purple flare. But Shappi and Stanley were incorrect to release the green. 'It doesn't matter. I'm not hungry anyway' said Shappi.
Earlier on in Sunday's spectacular launch show, the celebrities met up for the first time, rocking their finest looks in a stylish champagne reception.
Politician Stanley Johnson, WAG Becky Vardy, singer Vanessa White, Made in Chelsea Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo and actor Jamie Lomas all met at a luxury villa on the Gold Coast, with Ant & Dec soon joining them on a glamorous speedboat.
Dec said 'Your journey to the Jungle is about to begin and this year you'll each be making your way to camp with a celebrity buddy.'
Ant continued 'The public have decided who each of you will be buddied up with.'
The remaining celebrities then arrived one-by-one to meet their partners, with the first arrival being Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine.
Ant revealed that the public had been voting to give her a celebrity buddy and that it was Jamie Lomas. Jamie was thirlled by the news and embraced his new partner.
The next celebrity to arrive was Youtuber Jack Maynard, Dec revealed his celebrity buddy was Toff.
The third celebrity to arrive was comedian Shappi Khorsandi and Ant revealed her celebrity buddy was Stanley Johnson.
Ant asked Stanley if he was happy, Stanley turned to Shappi and said 'I'm a happy chappy Shappi.'
Next up was former footballer Dennis Wise who Dec revealed was paired with Becky.
Ant then introduced the last celebrity who was boxer Amir Khan and asked him if he was excited to be there.
'I am excited, to be honest I've never watched the show', to which Dec playfully responded: 'Well to be honest, I've never seen you box!'
Ant revealed that Vanessa was Amir's celebrity buddy, and then gave the new pairs a teaser on what to expect in their first days in the jungle.
The hosting duo then went onto explain to the celebrities that they would compete in challenges to earn meal tickets in a bid to avoid living on basic rations of rice and beans.
Before their jungle journey began, the pairs were able to sit down and enjoy a final First Dates-style feast together.
Jamie presented Jennie with a table flower as a gift for his new buddy. 'I'm made up me and Jennie are buddies, I know Jennie from back home, we'll have a good laugh together.' said Jamie.
Shappi asked Stanley what food he'd miss most in the Jungle and he replied 'Wine and cheese'.
'Stanley and I are such polar opposites we can only get on, he's the cheese to my onion, the salt to my vinegar' said Shappi.
Jack revealed that he and partner Toff had previously met on a night out, saying: 'It was good to come here and see a familiar face, I can't remember when I met you but I guess I was drunk.'
'I can't pinpoint exactly which nightclub it was but I know it happened' smiled Toff.
Toff said 'If I could have picked my partner I would have chosen Jack, he's young and nimble so if we're gonna get those meal tickets he's my man.'
It was then that the celebrities were factioned off to compete in various challenges to earn their meal tickets.
Amir, Vanessa, Jack, Jennie, Jamie and Toff were flown to the top of a Gold Coast building for the return of the Walk the Plank task.
The buddies would walk two planks together and press a button when the light turned green to win their meal tickets.
First up to walk the plank together was Jennie and Jamie, and despite a few wobbles the duo managed to make it to the end of planks and press the buttons at the same time.
Next up was Jack and Toff, and while the blonde beauty moved quite quickly to the end of the plank, Jack froze halfway.
'Come on darling, I'm waiting for you, come to the yellow box, it's lovely when you're here' Toff said encouragingly.
Eventually the duo both made it to the end and earned their meal ticket.
Amir and Vanessa were the final celebrities to walk the plank, and oth were successful in earning their meal ticket.
'That was the scariest thing I've ever done in my life, I didn't think I'd make it back' said Vanessa, while Amir noted it was worst than going into a boxing match.
Meanwhile Dennis, Shappi, Stanley and Becky were helicoptered into the jungle, with Dennis and Shappi dropped off to complete their skydiving challenge.
Stanley and Becky were then dropped off next to a boatwreck with four 'hell holes' in its hull. The pair had to reach into the holes and pull out various coloured tokens.
When they had found all the tokens, they would set off a flare of the colour which appeared in the most tokens, in bid to earn a meal ticket.
'My worse nightmare putting my hand into that hell hole now would be a massive spider' said Becky.
Stanley put his hand inside his first hole. 'I got bitten immediately. Bloody hell' he exclaimed as he pulled his hand out of the hole which contained crabs.
'I'm literally s*****ng myself' said Becky as she put her hand into a hole containing rats. 'Oh I wouldn't do that' replied Stanley.
'This is my worse nightmare' said Becky, leading Stanley to quip: 'I think my worst nightmare would be to do a maths exam.'
After suffering a nip from a crab, Stanley later commented: 'My hand is totally healed. I got a couple of pecks from a lobster I should have thought or a prawn or maybe a squid. By the way, did you know squids have very nasty beaks.'
The duo then radioed through their answers, with Stanley going for green and Becky purple.
Unfortunately only Becky was successful in earning a meal ticket with partner Dennis, as Stanley's partner Shappi failed to release the correct flare after her skydive.
Toff, Jamie, Amir, Vanessa and Jenny were the first campmates to reach this year's jungle camp. 'This is it' said Toff as she discovered the jungle clearing. 'I feel like Jungle Barbie!'
Amir said 'There's a lot of trees, a lot of leaves. I don't like the areas where there's a lot of leaves because I don't know what might be underneath and it's kind of messy when I walk through it.'
Playing the jungle expert, Amir got the campfire lit in near-record time, thanks to a touch of dried grass and toilet roll.
The other campmates arrived and talk soon turned to the meal tickets. 'I have managed to lose a ration' explained a dejected Stanley.
Toff said 'I just wanted to give him the biggest hug and say don't be silly. It's fine. We don't mind.'
Stanley explained 'If it comes to the worse, it will be a bean situation. And when we've finished with the beans, it will be a has-bean situation.'
The celebrities had won four meal tickets during the day's challenges, and then had to decide who would get them.
Amir suggested that Stanley had a meal ticket as he was the eldest campmate, but ever the gentleman he refused, saying: 'I'm absolutely not because a) I am the eldest and b) because I was the one person who didn't (win). You've got to play this game properly'
'That's irrelevant' Jamie rebutted. 'Stanley we're all in this together. Come on' he continued.
As the campmates discussed who was particularly hungry, Toff spoke up saying she's 'always hungry.'
'Why is everyone being so shy' the beauty added, saying later in the Bush Telegraph: 'I was kind of bored of everyone tip-toeing round the food situation. Let's just get on with it.'
Stanley said 'my view is, as long as women are happy, men are happy. That is one of the primary rules in life.'
Vanessa, Jennie, Toff and Becky were eventually chosen as the ones who would eat, and made their way to Snake Rock to eat kangaroo for dinner.
Back in Croc Creek (main camp), the campmates were given basic rations of rice and beans. 'To be honest, I'm not being ungrateful, but my guinea pigs get more than this a day' said Shappi as she held up the meagre rations.
Amir cooked the rice and beans for the campmates. He said: 'rice and beans. I know it's a very simple food but I liked it.' 'If I eat this any day, I'd be alright' he added.
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