Kelly Brook’s Jungle Prep: Castaway Experience in Bikini with Ex Billy Zane

Kelly Brook’s appearance in the I’m A Celebrity jungle won’t be the first time she takes on a gruelling survival challenge with no home comforts.

The British TV personality, 45, should have no difficulties navigating her away around the outback, because she has already been castaway on a desert island.

Kelly previously starred in the erotic thriller Survival Island (2005) her ex-boyfriend Billy Zane, who she met on set and went on to date between 2004 and 2008.

Much like in the famous jungle shower, Kelly stripped down to a sexy white bikini in the film and showcased her sizzling gym-honed frame.

However, Kelly later admitted that the film was slightly too raunchy for her, and she demanded that producers remove her naked scenes before the film’s release.

Kelly’s insistence was backed up by Zane after they fell in love on set, however the request was denied upon the film’s release in 2005. 

The film – also known as Three – follows the story of rich couple Jack and Jennifer -Billy and Kelly], who are shipwrecked on an island with a crew member, Manuel.

Their subsequent fight for survival becomes even tougher when they begin to turn on each other while stranded on the tropical island.

The strife begins when Jack steals Manuel’s goggles to go fishing and the steward is furious when he learns of the theft.

In a dramatic attempt at revenge, Manuel pins Jennifer down and begins to have non-consensual sex with her, before she tells him she wants to. 

A synopsis reads: ‘Afterwards, Jennifer feels remorse despite having enjoyed the encounter and Manuel confesses his love for her. When Jack returns, Jennifer accidentally hints at him what had happened and he furiously rejects her.

‘While fishing another day, Jack finds a boat on the ocean floor. He drags it to shore and attempts to repair it. 

That night, Manuel and Jennifer go for a midnight swim as Jack watches them from a distance. As they start having sex, she gives him the idea of stealing the boat while Jack is out fishing so they can get away together from the island.’

It was these scenes that Kelly and Billy tried to get edited.

Reports from the time indicated she wanted to change her image and avoid typecasting, while lover Billy, reportedly became uncomfortable or jealous about the explicit scenes.

Their attempts with the producers were unsuccessful, and the nude scenes remained in the final release of the film, which later came out on DVD in the United States in August 2006.

Kelly’s Jungle stint looks set to be more fruitful than an one-off pay cheque as she plans to use the show to make an epic career comeback. 

Once voted the ‘sexiest woman in the world’ by FHM thanks to her well-publicised size 8 body and 32E chest, Kelly now plans to show the world that she has brains as well as beauty. 

Her careful game plan has ensured that viewers will see more sides of her, as she gets ultimate exposure with her Jungle stint, while simultaneously launching an exciting new business.  

Having previously vowed to never do the show, Kelly plans to capitalise on her Jungle fame to launch an Italian food range with her husband, Jeremy Parisi.

According to the GOV.UK website, she has just filed papers with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to trademark the name Parisi Arpino.

The legal papers reveal plans to sell ‘pizzas; pasta; pasta sauce’, plus olive oils, meats and cheeses.

Lawyers are still reviewing their application and the trademark will remain in place for 10 years once approved.

Daily Mail has contacted Kelly’s reps for comment. 

The move hints that Kelly is following in the footsteps of Italian actress Sophia Loren, who managed to turn her career round from sex symbol to business entrepreneur, having vowed she’s ‘not there for the male gaze anymore’.

Sophia, now 91, built her career on body confidence but was also relatable to the average woman, reportedly once declaring: ‘I’d rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size zero.’

The screen siren also insisted carbs were the keys to her curves, quipping: ‘Everything you see I owe to spaghetti!’ 

Not only did she have the looks, but she also had the brain, launching an Italian restaurant called Sophia Loren Original Italian Food and creating lifestyle brands such as Sophia Loren Home. 

With body confident Kelly embracing her hourglass curves and now moving into the pasta business, the similarities are clear. 

Despite wanting to move away from being seen purely as a sex symbol, Kelly vowed to heat up the iconic Jungle shower with her selection of perfectly curated bikinis. 

In a play that will no doubt gain her plenty of screen time, and in turn more fans, she has had her bikinis screen tested to ensure they flatter her figure. 

Kelly told the Mail on Sunday: ‘I’ve got loads of different brands. I’ve got lots of different bikinis with me, so we haven’t actually selected the ones I’m going to be wearing in the jungle yet. 

‘They’ve all gone off to wardrobe to get tested on camera, so they’ll decide for me.’ 

The Kent-born beauty, who landed her first modelling job at 16, will turn 46 in the Jungle.

When asked how she felt about that, she said: ‘I feel really confident. I feel really strong. I feel like my body’s in, you know, in good shape. I just feel great. I mean, yeah, I’m 46 and I embrace my curves. I embrace my body.’

Kelly is planning to follow in the footsteps of fellow presenter, Myleene Klass, who got tongues wagging after wearing a flattering white bikini in the Jungle shower during her 2006 stint on the show.

The moment is engrained in I’m A Celebrity history and it’s widely believed the move helped Myleene, 47, win runner-up on the show so many celebrities have tried to replicate the effect.

Revealing she had spoken to Mylene ahead of her Jungle stint, the radio host said: ‘Myleene was actually, she did talk to me about the shower. 

‘She said that when she arrived, she actually had to run out and get a bikini. So I made sure that I packed plenty of swimsuits, so we had loads of options.

‘But, that white bikini that she wore, that iconic scene of her in the shower looking incredible, that was just that was not a pre planned thing.

‘I think it would be very difficult to try and recreate something like that, that was fate that was meant to be, and that was her moment.’

Yet Kelly made it clear that she also wants to showcase a different side to herself in the Jungle as she issued a warning for viewers ahead of the launch show.

She said: ‘I’m not a 20-year-old bikini model anymore. You know, I am a very different person. 

‘I am older, but I am still strong and I am still fit, and that is the most important thing.’

Kelly burst onto the glamour scene in 1997 and soon became adored by readers as a Page 3 icon.