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05 July 2009 03:56 BST

Tennis great and Mr Sulu among I'm A Celebrity stars

Martina Navratilova and actor George Takei are among those journeying to the jungle for this year's I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on ITV1.

The tennis legend and Takei - who played Mr Sulu in Star Trek and starred as Hiro Nakamura's father in Heroes - will stay in the Australian wilderness for the new series of the reality show.

Other contestants for the eighth series of the programme include journalists Esther Rantzen and Robert Kilroy-Silk, singer Simon Webbe and WAG Carly Zucker.

"We have a magnificent cast of celebrities in place but their trip to the jungle promises to be anything but a walk in the park," said executive producer Richard Cowles.

"Each year, in a bid to test the celebrities, we develop new ways of pushing the boundaries and this series will push them further than ever before.

"We have bundles of surprises up our sleeves and some of the most gruelling Bushtucker Trials ever seen."

I'm A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! starts on Sunday November 16th on ITV1 & ITV2


The ten celebrities heading into the jungle for series eight are:

Charity campaigner and journalist Esther Rantzen
Politician and television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk
Model and personal fitness trainer Carly Zucker
Singer Simon Webbe, formerly of boy band Blue;
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova
Actor Joe Swash
TV presenter Dani Behr
Heroes and Star Trek legend George Takei
Ex-Dep. Assistant Commissioner for the Met. Police Brian Paddick
Glamour model Nicola McLean