Jungle buddies battle it out to the end

What do you get if you put a high-pitched comic, a former royal butler and an unknown nightclub owner in the jungle together?

11:16 06 December 2004

What do you get if you put a high-pitched comic, a former royal butler and an unknown nightclub owner in the jungle together?

The I'm a Celebrity final, of course, which tonight will see the last three likely lads battle it out for the title of King of the Jungle.

Joe Pasquale is the bookies' favourite with odds of 2/9, followed by Paul Burrell at 10/3 and Irishman Fran Cosgrave at a measly 12/1.

Speaking before last night's eviction of Janet Street-Porter, the butler said he would be pleased to be in the final three with Joe but couldn't pick between Janet and Fran.

"I think it would be ironic if three men got through to the final," he said.

"I don't mean that in a nasty way to Janet. There is a good person underneath but you can only take so much.

"She does deserve to be there. But it's an impossible choice to make."

Fran, who dated glamour girl Jodie Marsh, wanted a boys' final too. "I just think it would be really, really interesting this year to have three guys left in the end."

The only person who wanted Janet in, it seems, was Joe - secure in the knowledge that he is tipped to win and can afford to be nice.

"I would rather remain friends with them rather than all get too competitive," he said.