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Amir Khan is in 'I'm A Celebrity' so we asked The Panel for their phobias

Benn, Froch, Brook, Nelson, Coldwell, Oliver, Gallagher and Bellew

Pundit's jungle phobias

Amir Khan is heading for the jungle in I'm A Celebrity..., so we asked The Panel for the one thing that they wouldn't be able to handle.

Nigel Benn

Benn starred in the first series, with Darren Day, but wouldn't do it again
Image: Benn starred in the first series, with Darren Day, but wouldn't do it again

I was in the first series but mine was easy. I will tell you that when I was out there, they didn't give me anything to eat. There was literally no food. I had to put my hand in things like boxes full of snakes, but I couldn't do what they do now.

I couldn't eat eyeballs, testicles and all that sort of stuff. No way. If I had to do that, I'd just turn round and say to the rest of them 'sorry, we're not eating tonight... what are you going to do about it?'! Now it's gone to a whole new level and I could never do any of that.

Spencer Oliver

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I've got the worst two phobias: heights and spiders. Spiders are the worse one but I would love to go into the jungle. Jumping out of the plane is the sort of thing you do get rid of a phobia, so why not?

Kell Brook

I'm scared of all the spiders and creepy-crawlies. I think they would be voting me in non-stop, because I don't like those insects. But I'll be voting for Khan to eat some kangaroo testicles, or something like that!
Kell Brook
A kangaroo
Image: What bit of a kangaroo would you eat? Or get Khan to?

Carl Froch

Sky Sports pundit Carl Froch
Image: Froch's 'gag reflex' would get him out of there...

Something raw they would make me eat, that would make me sick. My gag reflex is actually quite sensitive and it would have nothing to do with what they actually are but the fact they are cold, full of gunge and basically something that shouldn't be eaten. Eyeballs, testicles, anything like that.

I would fail the eating tasks, no doubt, 100 per cent. I would throw up. Even thinking about it now makes me want to heave. I haven't got a problem with spiders and insects but I actually find it quite cruel seeing them get eaten.

Joe Gallagher

It wouldn't be your choice to eat certain parts of an animal but if it meant I won,I'd be up for anything. The only thing I will not do is eat garden peas. I don't mind other peas and mushy peas but garden peas? Not a cat in hell's chance!
Joe Gallagher

Johnny Nelson

Johnny Nelson
Image: Nelson won't go into a confined space... again

I wouldn't tell them because they would make sure had to go through it, but it would be those dark, confined spaces. I wouldn't do it, no matter what.

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I did a programme on caving years ago and I thought we would just walk in and look around, but we had to crawl, flat, with no room above, in what was a dark, tight, tunnel. I was petrified. Absolutely petrified. I don't like sharks either but that cave, that space - or lack of it - was the worst thing I've ever done.

A tarantula
Image: He's not scared of Haye, but Bellew does have one fear

Tony Bellew

I don't like spiders and I couldn't handle any snakes touching me, or rats. I'm quite good in the house when my missus tells me to go and get a spider or something like that because she won't go near it. I would be terrified in the jungle. I would probably do it, because I am mentally strong and I know they won't kill me, but I'd definitely be a screamer!
Tony Bellw

David Coldwell

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22:  Tony Bellew's trainer David Coldwell shouts instructions during the Eliminator for the WBO World Cruiserqweight Champion
Image: Coldwell loves it... the show, not creepy-crawlies, heights, fish, maggots and more

I cant be doing creepy-crawlies, spiders, lizards, anything of those things on the floor. I even did the Big Fish-Off with Tony a couple of months ago and it's not just the maggots, I couldn't even touch the fish.

I think this is the best reality show on TV, but It I wouldn't even get out of the helicopter or the plane they chuck you out of to start it all.

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