Natalie fails her fourth Bushtucker Trial

The pressure of being repeatedly chosen for the Bushtucker Trials took its toll on Natalie Appleton today as she failed miserably yet again in the jungle.

The former All Saint was chosen for the I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! challenge Slither River which involved trying to release 10 buoys attached to a rope and coil.

While in the water, snakes and eels were released into the river.

Her tiredness, coupled with the cold water, meant she only managed to get one meal for the camp.

Squealing at the temperature of the water, she said: “I’m too dizzy, I’m going to faint. I’m really light headed. I’m really sorry everybody.

“I couldn’t release the buoys. It was the treading water, it’s using energy and I haven’t got any. I want to go home.

“I thought could do this. I physically can’t do it.”

The ITV1 show’s presenters Ant and Dec tried to console her.

Dec said: “You got in there and crossed the bridge which is a trial in itself for you. You gave it a try.

“You have done so many trials that it has really taken it out of you.

Ant added: “I’m sure a lot of people have watched this and thought that’s it, you’ve come to the end, you can’t physically do one tomorrow.

“Go back, sit by the fire, get warm and think about it.”

Before attempting her fourth Bushtucker Trial, Natalie revealed that she had nearly quit the show: “I was going to go home yesterday.

“I am constantly under pressure. My camp are so supportive it’s unbelievable. They are so supportive.

“They said ‘just get over there and make your way over that bridge Nat’ because they know that the bridge is my biggest thing.”

Heights also proved to be a problem for Nancy Sorrell and ex-royal butler Paul Burrell.

The pair were sent off to retrieve the day’s celebrity chest which they discovered was suspended above a ravine.

They then had to inch along ropes – using another, higher rope for support - to reach the chest.

Nancy was close to tears as they attempted to reach their prize, causing Paul to say: “If you cry, I’m going to cry. Don’t cry.”

But she fell off the rope, only saved by her harness, and retreated to the side while Paul crossed the ravine and collected the chest.

Later, he revealed his fear of heights: “I did this trial today and I’m absolutely chuffed to bits that we did it.

“My biggest fear is heights and I didn’t tell them that because I thought if I did I would get one of those trials.”

On return to camp, Nancy broke down as she relived her ordeal and had to be comforted first by model Sophie Anderton and then her husband Vic Reeves.

The group failed to guess that the average number of sexual partners a person had in a lifetime was 10 and were rewarded with swimming hats, arm bands and rubber rings.

But Nancy would not be put off and managed to open the other side of the box using a pair of tweezers to access the coffee beans, sugar and chocolate.

“You know what?” she said. “We don’t care, we are hungry.”

The famished group also took to fishing for eels in the creek to curb their hunger.

Journalist Janet Street-Porter and actor Huggy Bear successfully pulled one from the water, and took it to singer Sheila Ferguson to kill and cook.

“Dinner is served,” Sheila said. “I have never killed a living thing in my life but desperate times call for desperate measures.”

Meanwhile, Janet’s observant mind is turning her into a softy in the jungle.

She noticed that comedian Joe Pasquale had not been to the bathroom for nine days and they talked over his blockage problem.

“I’m scared to go now in case I might lose a stone in one hit,” he said. “The only problem is if I get rid of it, will I be even more hungry?”

Joe was touched that Janet was concerned about his bowel movements: “It’s nice that people are concerned about my number two habits.

“Nobody has been before, not since I was 18 months old anyway.”

The normally grumpy Janet was surprised by her transformation: “It’s just coming naturally now. It’s extraordinary – I’m turning into a nice person.”