Edwina Currie

People will look at me and think 'she's a mad old bat'

• Best known as: Broadcaster and former Member of Parliament

• Age: 68

• Relationship status: Married

• Phobias: Anything that smells horrible

• Dream camper: Melanie Sykes

Writer, broadcaster and one-time junior health minister Edwina Currie is ready to tackle the jungle head on.

The tough talker has promised she won't be suffering fools and has pledged to stir up mischief if she sees fit.

The ex-Tory MP who recalls discussing the show with Margaret Thatcher and Neil Hamilton when his wife Christine was in the jungle, says her politics could divide viewers.

"If there is any logic in politics, which there isn’t, my political opponents will be voting for me to stay in and my political friends will be going ‘no let’s get her home as quick as we can’.”

Like Vicki Michelle, Edwina isn't letting age stand in her way, “I am 68 and I like having adventures,” she admits. “If an advanced stage of life is not an adventure, then you might as well give up on everything! This will certainly be something I have never experienced before.”

Edwina says she'll miss her hubby most but will be taking in a very special memento to keep him close to her, "I'm going to take a plaster cast of his hand with me," she said.

Hold tight Edwina, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

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