Permatanned Hollywood smoothie George Hamilton has revealed how he prepared for his stint in the I'm A Celebrity jungle - with a "seven dollar" crew cut.
The ex-Dynasty star is one of 11 contestants taking part in the ITV1 show who include soap stars, home makeover specialists and former chart acts.
Ex-EastEnder Lucy Benjamin, snooker ace Jimmy White and former Page Three girl-turned-singer Samantha Fox are among the other figures who will slum it in the Australian jungle when the show returns this Sunday.
Also facing the Bushtucker Trials, heat and creepy-crawlies will be TV chef Gino D'Acampo, Strictly dancer Camilla Dallerup, Hollyoaks star Stuart Manning, and interior designers Colin and Justin.
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! line-up is completed by ex-Mis-Teeq singer Sabrina Washington and Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? presenter Kim Woodburn.
Producers say the ninth series will be the toughest challenge yet "as the boundaries are pushed to the limit".
Hamilton, 70, revealed that he convinced friends he was enjoying a spell of glamour as he kept his jungle adventure secret. The usually debonair actor said he was dressing down for the occasion: "I know everyone is expecting me to turn up in a tuxedo and look all dashing but that's over with. Before I left I went to a barber and had a seven-dollar military haircut."
Actress Benjamin is missing her daughter's birthday to be on the show. She said: "It will be heartbreaking but it will be great for her and her dad because I'm always butting in or being a control-freak."
White hoped the experience would lead to him slimming down: "I've got the Masters coming up in January, so when I come out of the jungle hopefully I'll be able to fit into my old suits."
This year's series will support the charity Malaria No More UK with 15p from each 50p phone vote helping to fight one of the world's most serious, preventable illnesses.
