Lydon joins cast of 'I'm a Celebrity`

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:51 am

Yet again Elvis misses out on a publicity angle -
wouldn`t you just LOVE to see him in this kind of
show?!?!

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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/ ... ory=482936

Anarchy in the jungle: Lydon joins cast of 'I'm a
Celebrity'
By Matthew Beard
20 January 2004

At the height of the punk era he declared himself an
anarchist and antichrist and branded the Queen a
"f****** German tourist".

Decades after shocking the nation as the frontman of
the Sex Pistols, John Lydon has gone mainstream by
agreeing to appear on the third series of I'm a
Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!

Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, was yesterday
confirmed by ITV as one of 10 contestants who will fly
to the Australian rainforest where the reality show is
set.

Bookmakers have made Lydon 3/1 joint favourite with
Neil "Razor" Ruddock, the former Premiership
footballer renowned for his bad behaviour on the
pitch.

The other contestants are Jordan, the glamour model,
George Best's estranged wife Alex, the former pop star
Peter Andre, Jennie Bond, the former BBC royal
correspondent, Diane Modahl, a former Olympic athlete,
Lord Brocket, a convicted fraudster, ex-Atomic Kitten
Kerry McFadden and the DJ Mike Read. Some of the
participants were said to be unhappy with a fee of
£50,000 compared to a reported £100,000 for Jordan.

Last year the average audience was 9.5 million
compared to 7.7 million for the first series. Natalka
Znak, the executive producer, said: "We've assembled
the most unpredictable cast yet - and anything could
happen." The first show was won by the DJ Tony
Blackburn and last year's winner was Phil Tufnell, the
former England cricketer.The new series starts on
Monday on ITV1.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:43 am

Can someone tell me why the word Glamour where Jordan is concerned?

And as for John Lydon - yet more filthy lucre.

The word "celebrity" gets cheapened more and more doesn't it?

SoLikeCandy · Post by **SoLikeCandy** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:34 am

It seems as if the word "celebrity" is coming to mean "has-been".

I've never been a fan of John Lyndon. He was an asshole when he was with the Pistols, and in his climbing age, he's just become a grumpy old man. He should get a proper haircut, put on a suit and give it up.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:53 am

Blimey what a line up!! I think they should rename it 'The Tits And Moron Show'!

Misha · Post by **Misha** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:07 am

SoLikeCandy wrote:It seems as if the word "celebrity" is coming to mean "has-been".

I've never been a fan of John Lyndon. He was an asshole when he was with the Pistols, and in his climbing age, he's just become a grumpy old man. He should get a proper haircut, put on a suit and give it up.

From SLC lips......to God's ears.....

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:03 am

I always think of John Lydon as a cartoon character...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:20 am

The rest of the cast is not exactly brilliant is it? How long before Kerry McKitten does a Daniella Westbrook (no snorting at the back there!) then?

Mike Read?

Lord Brocket?

Admit it, who here will still be watching it avidly? I won't but I know Mrs VG will. And she'll try to make me watch it.

Luckily being in charge of the remote control was part of my pre-marriage contract!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:54 am

what's next for Mr. Lydon? Supermarket openings? County fairs? Will we see him hawking Johnny Rotten cologne and skin care products on QVC?

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:54 am

Who will give me odds on Jordan getting her jugs out first episode?

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:14 am

No coconut jokes please.

Still, as long as it's not Jennie Bond! That's one Bond girl who does nothing for me.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:17 pm

Mike Reid is a top bloke...massive music fan (as you'd expect). I've seen where he does his show from, an archive in his house full of music...I believe he's a big EC fan too!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:57 am

LC - Mike ReAd the DJ or Mike ReId the cor blimey geezer Cockney comedian (whose best moments in my book were Runaround!)?

(apologies for being facetious!)

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:56 pm

Pat...oh pat......RUNARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!

Correction :The other Mike Read...how does he get away with pronouncing his name that way, the cheek!

Mr. Misery · Post by **Mr. Misery** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 2:22 am

I'm not going to be watching the celebrity show, and I know John Lydon can be insufferable. I wouldn't want him for a neighbor, if I had to have a famous one Ringo would be my choice.

But I'm going to go against the grain of the responses to this thread and put in a good word for Mr. Lydon. He has made excellent and lasting contributions with the Never Mind the Bullocks album and his memoirs Rotten. The cartoon image was deliberate, but on another level he was playing Richard III in the Pistols. No matter what he may do to make money he is an intelligent man and a total original. I admire those qualities.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:17 am

I've been watching it....and enjoying it

...and John Lydon has come off as a top bloke!

Peter Andre on the other hand should be boild in toffee and dropped in a nest of vipers!

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:35 am

The most bizarre sequence so far has been the sight of Horrible Nasty Sex Pistol John comforting Thicko Blonde Girl Band Kerry as she emotes about how awful a time she is having.

However he has redeemed himself by violently evacuating the contents of his nose - one nostril at a time - a few times , all lovingly recorded by the camera.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:59 am

Well, you can't let your standards drop just because you're in the jungle can you?

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:58 pm

They dont call him Johnny rotten for nothing!

Jackson Doofster · Post by **Jackson Doofster** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:13 pm

I am firmly in the pro-Lydon camp....hes not on the box enough for me. There is something gloriously ironic about him being on such a mainstream programme.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:18 pm

Go Johnny Go.

Post by **BlueChair** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:31 pm

Sorry I'm a bit late on this... but why is everybody calling him John Lydon and not Johnny Rotten?

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:55 pm

Hes one and the same Blue - Johnny Rotten was his stage name.

Post by **BlueChair** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:31 pm

Yeah.. but he's Johnny Rotten.

I mean we don't go around called Sting Gordon Sumner,
or Elton John Reginald Dwight,
or Elvis Declan MacManus (at least not usually)

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:48 pm

I read that he wants to drop the 'Rotten' name now hes not with the Pistols.

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 5:50 am

Hey, my crap avatar is rather appropriate now, no? Did you see Lydon calling Jordan "It" last night. Haha. The sight of his pallid pigeon chest is making me feel peculiar, and I can't believe I can quite happily watch an hour (or two) of it on ITV2.

But then again I'm on my sick bed. What's your excuse?