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Taking a few moments out from promoting her latest movie G.I. Joe, Sienna went for a stroll on Sydney's Bondi beach.

The actress battled the wind and winter conditions as she walked off her lunch on the deserted beach.

Joe Swash - cheeky chappy, cockney geezer and East End barrow-boy - has been crowned King of the Jungle after winning* this year's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Unfortunately for Star Trek star "Gorgeous" George Takei, he missed becoming Joe's Queen of the Jungle after being placed third - Wimbledon champ Martina Navratilova took that title after placing second...

Swash's £30k charity money will go to the Ben Kinsella Trust which uses donations to fund knife crime awareness campaigns.  

*As predicted by pretty much every bookie in the land from the get-go

Yeah, where the hell *is* Matt?  Celebsonholiday just came across this rather lovely and heartwarming video in which Matt Harding dances his way around the world (42 countries to be precise) and encourages people to join in.

Aaah, doesn't it warm the cockles of your heart!?. You can also read how it all started at the Where The Hell Is Matt website

It's only a few more days until the King or Queen of the Jungle is announced and the list of potential winners is getting smaller and smaller.

Friday's evictee was the non-celeb Carly Zucker (who?), followed by Timmy Mallet and Esther Rantzen on Sunday. 

 

38-year-old Dani Behr last night became the second celebrity to be evicted from I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

A celebrity will be given the boot every night from now until the final on December 5. 

Joe Swash is the bookies favourite to win; prices have dropped since his defense of Dave Van Day against Simon Webbe's ludicrous alpha-male posturings after über-breasted Nicola McLean overreacted to a comment made before her trial.

If the odds are anything to go by, Carly Zucker will be next out.    

Poor old Kilroy-Silk... despite taking part in two hellish bushtucker trials AND winning meals for everyone on both occasions, the politician and former chat-show host was first to be booted out of the jungle.  

Mind you...  have you seen where he'll be staying for the next two weeks?   

Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and newcomer, Brandon Walters,  the stars of Baz Luhrmann's epic, Australia, were out in force promoting the film at its world premiere in Sydney.

Roz Savage - who is attempting to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific  - has arrived in Waikiki, completing stage one of her three stage pan Pacific row.

Roz (in her 24ft rowboat named Brocade) has rowed some 2900 miles over a period of 99 days in a bid to highlight the importance of marine conservation and draw attention to the plight of the world's oceans.

The second part of her journey continues in early 2009 with a 2600 mile row to Tuvalu (a small island in the southwest Pacific), with the final stage of the 7600 mile journey ending in Australia. 

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• Read all about Roz's Pacific adventure on her blog

While he isn't *strictly* a celebrity, he is possibly the most famous person in the World and is also God's messenger on earth.

So, news just in that Pope Benedict XVI is to take a tour of Sydney's famous harbour on a three-storey cruise ship during his visit in July.

This will be the Holy Father's first trip Down Under as pontiff, and is part of World Youth Day, held in Sydney from July 15-20 2008.

The entire Osbourne clan are enjoying a safari holiday in Australia and according to the 3am girls in today's Daily Mirror, son Jack is going to use the opportunity to introduce his folks to his on-off-on Australian girlfriend, April Pengilly.

Fasten your seatbelt, April!

Steady yourself readers, the telly event of the year kicks off on November 12. Yes! Monday sees the welcome return of 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' (or 'Celebrity Jungle' as we refer to it here at TW Towers).

Last year's King of the Jungle, Matt 'Busted' Willis is set to to present ITV2's spin-off 'Get Me Out Of Here Now' along with long-term girlfriend Emma Griffiths. Let's hope it's a return to the glory days of Mark Durden Smith (son of cuprinoled holiday queen, Judith Chalmers) and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (celebrity bonkers posh bird)

Last year (while waiting for Matt), Emma was given the full celebrity hotel treatment, staying at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Queensland.

Justin Timberlake is staying at the Stamford Plaza Hotel and Resort in Brisbane as part of his FutureSex/LoveShow world tour.

Unfortunately, Labrat, Camilla and Stav, breakfast show wind-up merchants at Brisbane's local radio station, caught wind of his hotel alias and thought it would be AN HILARIOUS JAPE to call him up and have a chat.

Pretending to be Denis Handlin, president of Sony BMG Australia, the B105 breakfast show staff called the hotel and were transferred to Mr Timberlake's suite by the unsuspecting staff.

Justin answers, chortling self-satisfied breakfast pranksters introduce themselves properly and quelle surprise, Justin hangs up.

Mr Handlin, Sony BMG president is unimpressed by the stunt.

About Stamford Plaza Brisbane

1. 252 guestrooms


2. 22 floors


3. Located between the banks of the Brisbane River and the Botanical Gardens


4. Four restaurants and two bars


5. Art gallery, hair and beauty salon, bridal boutique and florist and designer giftware shop

Ever wondered where world leaders stay when they visit other world leaders?

Seems InterContinental Hotels is the brand of choice for President Bush, who favoured the
Sydney InterContinental Hotel during the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC).