{"id":6209,"date":"2011-11-10T13:57:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T12:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2011-11-23T00:39:25","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:39:25","slug":"im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-fatima-whitbread-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/6209\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-fatima-whitbread-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here: Fatima Whitbread profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"fatimawhitbread\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/imaceleb\/fatimawhitbread.JPG\" alt=\"fatima whitbread I'a a celebrity\" width=\"250\" height=\"195\" \/>Fatima Whitbread MBE<br \/>\nAge: 50<br \/>\nDate of Birth: 3rd March 1961<\/p>\n<p>Famous For: Athlete, winning an Olympic silver medal at javelin<br \/>\nPhobias: Jumping out of a plane<br \/>\nMissing any special occasions? \u201cMy best friend\u2019s birthday\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Relationship status: Single.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old sportswoman \u2013 who broke the world javelin record in the 1986 European Championships and went on to be crowned World Champion a year later \u2013 is under no illusion that the\u00a0I&#8217;m A Celebrity exprience\u00a0will be a very difficult one, but she says she is ready for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am a single mum and my son and I have been joined at the hip,&#8221; she admits. &#8220;I have never left him for longer than 24 hours and whilst I don\u2019t think I will break down in front of the cameras, I am sure I will put my head under the bed covers at night and there will be a few tears. I will deal with it though. It is not forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is really proud of me and I know he wouldn\u2019t want me to be upset on TV, especially as he has got to face his friends at school. You know what teenagers are like!<br \/>\n&#8220;I hope the jungle experience will enable me to learn how to let go of my son. He is growing up and there will come a time when he goes off to University and he won\u2019t want to come home again!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was involved in international sport for a long time and I made a lot of sacrifices. But those days were a long time ago now and I\u2019ve been in my comfort zone.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n This is going to be tough and I think the boredom levels will be hard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am an avid watcher of the show and it\u2019s easy to watch it in the comfort of your own home. I am not sure what it\u2019s going to be like bedded in the jungle \u2013 but I will give it my best shot!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lack of food does not bother Fatima, who, aside from her hoard of medals, was also named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1987.\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* largexfactor 336x280, created 11\/25\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7071761240\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8220;We travelled around Eastern Europe a lot when I was in sport,&#8221; she recalls. &#8220;And we had to eat jellied eels and ropey bits of beef back then, so I am used to not eating enough. The lack of food doesn\u2019t bother me. I will be concerned, however, about the others and how they are coping. Yes I am strong willed but I am also someone who likes to help and support others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Laughing, Fatima admits she hasn\u2019t lost any of her competitive spirit. &#8220;I haven\u2019t got a game plan for the Jungle but I am competitive,&#8221; she confesses. &#8220;I don\u2019t expect to win but if I come out unscathed, then I will be happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be nice to have a go at some of the trials. 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