1) Melanie Sykes says she will not find love on I'm A Celebrity as she does not want to embarrass her children by starting a relationship in front of millions of viewers, including her sons. 2) While Sykes is comfortable posing in underwear ads and calendars where only a few people are present, she does not want to walk around the jungle camp in a bikini where millions will see her. 3) Sykes is looking forward to the challenge of being on I'm A Celebrity but says she will miss her sons, especially her son with autism, though the long separation will be difficult for him.

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THURSDAY 13.11.2014 DAILYMIRROR 11mirror.co.uk
RAID Stephen Pope
Fleeingthief
diedtrapped
underfence
Aburglarfleeingahome
he had raided died trapped
under a fence panel, an
inquest heard yesterday.
Stephen Pope, 35, was
holding a pillowcase of
goods stolen from a woman
of 89 and told a concerned
passer-by he was OK as he
lay lay pinned down.
But minutes later Pope,
high on cocaine, cannabis
and methadone, collapsed.
Two nurses lifted the panel
off his neck but paramedics
pronounced him dead.
Police said foul play was
not suspected.
The coroner in Chelms-
ford, Essex, said: “It is
perfectly plausible Mr Pope
saidhewasOKashedidnot
want to be caught with a
pillowcase of stolen items.”
Pope’s accomplice Albert
Brinkley,27,wasjailedfor12
monthsfortheraidinMarch
in Waltham Abbey, Essex.
Verdict:Accidentaldeath.
By PHIL HARRISON
CLUELESS Carrots Bounty
‘Bountybars
countinour
5-a-dayplan’
Clueless consumers told
asurveytheycountedchoc-
olateandcornflakes toward
their daily five-a-day fruit
and veg allowance.
The study found 3.5
millionofushadfailedtoeat
a single veg in the previous
week, while just half had
managedtwodailyportions.
Onein10atelessfreshveg
than when they were chil-
dren and one in four had no
idea know how to cook the
basics, such as carrots.
Some said a Bounty bar
counted because of the
coconut filling.
TheVege-nationreportby
Birds Eye found the North
West was worst for missing
5-a-daytargetsandNorthern
Ireland came closest.
Alana MacDonald, of the
BritishDieteticAssociation,
said: “Vegetables are an
essential component of a
healthy diet.”
By RUKI SAYID
ConsumerEditor
Mel: No jungle romance
for me.. I wouldn’t want
to embarrass the kids!
exclusiveby mark jefferies
ShowbizEditorinBrisbane
Melanie Sykes says she is back in the
marketforanewman–butwon’tfindhim
in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity.
The TV host and model, who split from
toyboy husband Jack Cockings, 27, a year ago
amidreportsofaviolentbust-up,saidshewas
worried about embarrassing her children.
Mel, 44, explained: “I am ready to move but
I’ve got no interest in starting a ­relationship in
frontofmillionsofpeoplewithmysonswatching.
“Itwouldjustbealittlebitweird.So,no,Idoubt
that’s going to happen.”
Mel also ruled out walking around in a bikini
on the ITV show – despite regularly appearing on
billboards as an underwear model and recently
posing in steamy shots for a calendar.
She explained: “It’s a calendar shoot, so it was
just me, a photographer, a make-up and hair
person. There wasn’t loads of people watching, so
of course, I wasn’t self-conscious.
tearful
“But I’m not going to be walking around camp
in a bikini because millions of people are going to
be watching. Obviously I’m going to have a wash.
“I couldn’t give a monkeys about the shower.
Unless there’s some massive dude, who can block
people while I wash, you’ll definitely see me.”
ButMelwasclosetotearsasshetoldhowmuch
shewouldmisshersonsRoman,12,andValentino,
10, while she was in camp.
Shesaid:“Thekidsareatschool,andyou’reonly
allowedonepersontocomeout,andit’sanawfully
long way, and with Valentino and his autism, I
don’t think he’d handle that length of flight.
“SoI’mjustgoingtohavethatreunioninprivate
and wait for it – hard as it will be. I miss them
already, it is horrendous.”
Despite that, Mel said she was looking forward
to the show, which starts on Sunday, on ITV1.
She added: “It’s mostly for the challenge, and I
just feel like I’m probably not going to be active
forever. I have to do it now, before I’m 45.
“There’s no master plan. It’s a job, I’m getting
paid to do it, it’s a perfect year for me to do it and
that’s it. Let’s do it, bam, that’s it.”
mark.jefferies@mirror.co.uk
MODEL
MUM
Mel in nude
pose and in
jungle gear
(Er,youmightthinkthey’repastthatbynow....)
I’ve no interest in starting a
relationship with millions of
people and my sons watching
melanie sykesrulesoutfindingloveonI’macelebrity
Leechinvasionputsa
dampeneronshowersI’m a Celebrity bosses fear for their bikini shot
waterfall showers – after an invasion of leeches.
Insiders say an explosion in the population of the
blood-suckers could put contestants off.
Joe Swash, presenter of ITV2’s ...Get Me out of
Here Now! said there were “leeches everywhere”.
Co-host Laura Whitmore said the shower scenes
were less glamorous than they looked. “Myleene in
her white bikini made it look amazing, like being in
Hawaii. But it’s freezing and muddy,” she said.