Noel Edmonds’ fear of water could end his I’m A Celebrity stint says ex-lover, who warns his co-stars the jungle heat could ‘give him a temper’
Legendary TV host will struggle with water and not being able to blow dry his hair for 45 minutes every day, according to his ex-girlfriend.
NOEL Edmonds’ terrifying fear of water and his obsession with his hair could end his I’m A Celebrity dreams, according to his ex Marjan Simmons.
The 69-year-old TV host is currently in hiding in Australia ahead of the start of the series tonight.
Noel is ready and raring for his three week stint Down Under, with insiders saying he’s been meticulously preparing for his time in the jungle.
But Marjan – who dated Noel in 2005 – admitted she thinks he could come unstuck when the gruelling challenges involve water.
She told : “We once went snorkelling in the Maldives on a romantic break.
“We’d been in the water five minutes and he started to freak and wanted to get out.
“Maybe that’s what will be his downfall on I’m A Celeb. But he’s someone who doesn’t give up.”
How Noel will cope without having “45 minutes to blow dry his hair” is also something Marjan claimed the Deal Or No Deal star would struggle with.
And as the temperature in camps soars to 28 degrees centigrade, Marjan warned Noel’s co-stars he doesn’t cope well in the heat.
She added: “He’s a friendly person so he’ll get on with the celebrities. I’m wondering if in the heat he’ll get a temper.
“He might have a few outbursts – not at people, but at the situation.”
Marjan does think Noel has a fighting chance when it comes to the eating tasks, however.
She added: “He’ll eat anything. I reckon he’d eat kangaroo balls!”
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Her comments come after friends close to Noel revealed he’d been chomping down on “everything” growing in his garden to prepare him for the Bushtucker Trials.
A source close to the presenter said: Noel’s been eating his way through his garden.
“He’ll surprise you.”
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