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Jungle Joe Worries His Soap Fans Will Find Him A Turn-Off
Nov 14 2008 By Adam Tanswell
I'M A Celebrity favourite Joe Swash has admitted he fears fans won't like him when they see him in real life.
The actor played loveable Mickey Miller in EastEnders - but says his real personality is nothing like his character.
His soap popularity means he has been installed as 4-1 favourite to win the jungle reality show.
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said: 'I hope the people who liked me on EastEnders will follow me into the jungle
Naturally, the monster in question looks as if it came straight from a 'Star Trek' set, circa 1966. That's part of the charm 'Bruce' tries so hard to muster. It certainly helps to know the Campbell oeuvre, and some gags will sail straight past casual moviegoers.
But the creaky script by 'Smallville' scribe Mark Verheiden doesn't build upon 'Bruce's' premise.
The slapstick bits fall on their faces in all the wrong ways, and most of the punch lines feel lonely without the canned laughter they'd rate in a second-rate sitcom. Desperation clearly sets in when one character adopts a stereotypical Asian accent.
A few touches threaten to elevate 'Bruce' beyond a made-for-cable romp, like the folk ditty that says the creature's back story
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