I'm A Celebrity Day 19: Martina didn't make a meal of it (From Lancashire Telegraph)

I'm A Celebrity Day 19: Martina didn't make a meal of it

11:43am Thursday 4th December 2008 in TV

Martina Navratilova disappointed herself by winning just two meals for camp.

The former tennis star put herself forward to compete in Wash and Cry, which saw her rummaging through a hamper of dirty clothes – mixed in with foul-smelling jungle pulp which included fish guts – to find garments with stars on, which she then had to put on before tackling an assault course which saw her wrung through a mangle-style contraption.

Although getting off to a good start, Martina ran out of time after bagging just two stars and told I’m A Celebrity… hosts Ant and Dec that she was disappointed with the results.

When she returned to camp, the dejected star was consoled by her camp mates, though they all refused to hug her because of the stench of her clothes.

However, David Van Day later complained in the Bush Telegraph, saying: “I thought she would have done better than that, thought she was our jungle Jane. Two stars; should have sent me”