CANDICE WARNER 'I'M DOING THIS FOR MYSELF'

The cricket WAG reveals it's been a long time coming to get into the South African jungle

- Wade Sellers

Just hours before being quite literally dropped into the South African jungle for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Candice Warner is lapping up her last moments of luxury.

"I'm pretty scared," she tells Woman's Day. "I mean, I'm petrified of everything. Even when we go to the school fete and there might be a little petting zoo, I don't go anywhere near the animals. I'm not one for trying new food. I'm terrible with heights. I've never been camping!"

OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE

Sitting inside her $4 million mansion that she shares with her husband, cricket legend David, with its elevator, infinity pool, underground bar and minigolf course, it's easy to understand why Candice, 39, might be concerned about losing her creature comforts to canvas beds, rice and beans, and lots and lots of bugs.

But it's a sacrifice that, she says, will pay off when her three girls, Ivy Mae, nine, Indi Rae, eight, and Isla Rose, four, tune in to see their mum battle it out in the jungle.

"It's about me stepping out of my comfort zone, but also showing my daughters that if you put your mind to something, you can achieve anything and you can overcome anything," she says.