Showering in gunge, cooking for the first time and flirting with Darren Day: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's best moments as the first ever runner-up of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
As celebrities and royals alike pay tribute to Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - who was found dead in her London flat aged 45 on Wednesday - fans of the It Girl remember her fondly as reality TV star, as well as a socialite.
Other than appearances on Top Gear and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Tara's most notable stint on TV was her time in the jungle, where she came in second place to Tony Blackburn on the first ever season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2002.
The feisty star, who was just 30 at the time, entertained viewers with her flighty attitude to jungle-living, which she embraced despite her privileged upbringing as the God-daughter of Prince Charles.
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And although she was terrified of snakes, preferred wearing heels and openly admitted to being a less-than-perfect cook, Tara threw herself into jungle life, staying there til the very end.
Potentially one of her most notable relationships on the series was with pal Darren Day - who she seemed to have a love/hate dalliance with during their time on the show.
![Showering in gunge, cooking for the first time and flirting with Darren Day: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's best moments as the first ever runner-up of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D06300000578-0-image-a-45_1486582546847.jpg)
Showering in gunge, cooking for the first time and flirting with Darren Day: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's best moments as the first ever runner-up of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
![Close: Potentially one of her most notable relationships on the series was with pal Darren Day - who she seemed to have a love/hate dalliance with during their time on the show.](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D06A00000578-0-image-a-46_1486582551668.jpg)
Close: Potentially one of her most notable relationships on the series was with pal Darren Day - who she seemed to have a love/hate dalliance with during their time on the show.
The pair went through a series of tiffs, including one in which Darren accused her of being too dismissive of her.
Standing on the edge of a lagoon, the Tara notably smiled at the pop star as he seemed openly upset about her flippancy towards him.
Darren told her how he felt protective of her, which she passionately responded to him with 'I don't need protecting!'
It was during this row that she told him not to threaten her, which saw him attempt to storm off down the rocks, stumbling as he went in what was an argument that was hard to take seriously.
![Tears: The pair went through a series of tiffs, including one in which Darren accused her of being too dismissive of her](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D09C00000578-0-image-a-53_1486582595457.jpg)
Tears: The pair went through a series of tiffs, including one in which Darren accused her of being too dismissive of her
![Not impressed: Another of their infamous tiffs came when Tara took issue with Darren's passing wind around her](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D09400000578-0-image-a-52_1486582592642.jpg)
Not impressed: Another of their infamous tiffs came when Tara took issue with Darren's passing wind around her
![The shower scene: In some respects, the star was one of the first to take part in what has since become the steamy jungle shower scene](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D01C00000578-0-image-a-57_1486582633744.jpg)
![Taking it for the team: Tara's shower moment saw her being gunged with insects and gunk in order to win meals for her camp](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D02800000578-0-image-m-56_1486582625361.jpg)
The shower scene: In some respects, the star was one of the first to take part in what has since become the steamy jungle shower scene
Another of their infamous tiffs came when Tara took issue with Darren's passing wind around her.
'When you do that it makes me go "yuck, I don’t want to be near you". I don’t what to smell your insides 24/7,' she told him.
'Sometimes I don't know when they're going to come out,' Darren reasoned, adding: 'Has anyone got a cork to put up my a**e?'
But when the pair finally kissed and made up, things got rather flirty between the two.
'When I get annoyed with you, I think it's to do with depravation,' Tara said, referring to her libido. 'I’m very highly sexed – I’m like ‘all day’ – every time I look at you it gets to such a level...'
![TV starlet: Other than appearances on Top Gear and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Tara's most notable stint on TV was her time in the jungle, where she came in second place to Tony Blackburn on the first ever season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2002](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D0A300000578-0-image-a-58_1486582660174.jpg)
TV starlet: Other than appearances on Top Gear and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Tara's most notable stint on TV was her time in the jungle, where she came in second place to Tony Blackburn on the first ever season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2002
![Flirt: She wasn't adverse to a flirtation with fellow campmate Rhona Cameron, who she infamously told to 'come and get it' before performing a headstand for her](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D04F00000578-0-image-a-49_1486582568821.jpg)
Flirt: She wasn't adverse to a flirtation with fellow campmate Rhona Cameron, who she infamously told to 'come and get it' before performing a headstand for her
![Fashionista: Rhona - who is a lesbian - enjoyed the attention as Tara strutted around the jungle in a pair of gold heels in front of her](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D08700000578-0-image-a-59_1486582664533.jpg)
Fashionista: Rhona - who is a lesbian - enjoyed the attention as Tara strutted around the jungle in a pair of gold heels in front of her
This exchange went down in I'm A Celeb... history as Darren was clearly enjoying the attention as Tara then went on to spill water down her front.
She wasn't adverse to a flirtation with fellow campmate Rhona Cameron, who she infamously told to 'come and get it' before performing a headstand for her.
Rhona - who is a lesbian - enjoyed the attention as Tara strutted around the jungle in a pair of gold heels in front of her.
'Give me a pair of heels and I'm anyone's!' Tara joked at one point.
Her relationship was fractious with Rhona, none-the-less; with her breaking down and storming off over her at one point.
![Tension in camp: Her relationship was fractious with Rhona, none-the-less; with her breaking down and storming off over her at one point](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D07700000578-0-image-a-60_1486582667802.jpg)
Tension in camp: Her relationship was fractious with Rhona, none-the-less; with her breaking down and storming off over her at one point
Tara also clashed with Christine Hamilton and Tony Blackburn, telling the former to 'shut the f**k up' and to 'stay out of it!' with regards to her arguments with Darren Day.
This lead to Tony branding her 'a stupid little rich girl!'
Tara's wealthy background came into play when she was asked to cook - leading her to nip into the Bush Telegraph and request some oil for cooking on the jungle fire.
She was also branded 'a walking disaster' when she famously smashed Christine's beloved coffee pot, meaning the caffeine-hungry campmates were suddenly left with no option but to quit cold turkey.
![Do it yourself: She was also branded 'a walking disaster' when she famously smashed Christine's beloved coffee pot, meaning the caffeine-hungry camp-mates were suddenly left with no option but to quit cold turkey](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D08E00000578-0-image-a-61_1486582849460.jpg)
Do it yourself: She was also branded 'a walking disaster' when she famously smashed Christine's beloved coffee pot, meaning the caffeine-hungry camp-mates were suddenly left with no option but to quit cold turkey
![Loveable: Tara tried to improvise with a filter and the left over coffee plunger, but her efforts were fruitless.](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D04B00000578-0-image-a-64_1486582863826.jpg)
Loveable: Tara tried to improvise with a filter and the left over coffee plunger, but her efforts were fruitless.
Tara tried to improvise with a filter and the left over coffee plunger, but her efforts were fruitless.
In some respects, the star was one of the first to take part in what has since become the steamy jungle shower scene.
Tara's, however, was part of a shower, and saw her being gunged and showered with insects and gunk in order to win meals for her camp.
She had a crippling fear of snakes before entering the jungle, and enlisted Paul McKenna's help in hypnotising her to help her face any slithery beasts she might encounter on the show.
![Facing her fears: She had a crippling fear of snakes before entering the jungle, and enlisted Paul McKenna's help in hypnotising her to help her face any slithery beasts she might encounter on the show](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D0AF00000578-0-image-a-62_1486582852947.jpg)
Facing her fears: She had a crippling fear of snakes before entering the jungle, and enlisted Paul McKenna's help in hypnotising her to help her face any slithery beasts she might encounter on the show
![Overcome: Unable to even look at a snake at the start of the session, by the end of it she had a Burmese python around her neck](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D0C700000578-0-image-a-63_1486582855184.jpg)
Overcome: Unable to even look at a snake at the start of the session, by the end of it she had a Burmese python around her neck
Unable to even look at a snake at the start of the session, by the end of it she had a Burmese python around her neck.
Despite the fun Tara had in the jungle, she was open about her past too.
In a heartfelt chat with Darren Day she explained how hard it was for her to trust people as she had been 'used' countless times for people, mostly for money.
'I can count the number of friends I have on one hand,' she admitted, sadly.
Asked if she was ever tempted to go back to drugs, Tara opened up about her previous addiction too, to Christine.
![Heart to heart: In an honest chat with Darren Day she explained how hard it was for her to trust people as she had been 'used' countless times for people, mostly for money](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D05F00000578-0-image-a-66_1486583077010.jpg)
Heart to heart: In an honest chat with Darren Day she explained how hard it was for her to trust people as she had been 'used' countless times for people, mostly for money
![Honest: Asked if she was ever tempted to go back to drugs, Tara opened up about her previous addiction too, to Christine](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/19/3CF8D05B00000578-0-image-a-65_1486583075008.jpg)
Honest: Asked if she was ever tempted to go back to drugs, Tara opened up about her previous addiction too, to Christine
'Not now,' she said. 'I've had my moments when I've been absolutely desperate. The one time is when I'm feeling great and I want to feel greater.
'It was messy when I stopped. I had overdosed. I needed to get my heart going again. In my last weeks of using it was over the loo, and the most sordid you can have as a junkie.
'I have terrible nightmares still. Using dreams. I got coke psychosis, which is terrible paranoia. And my short-term memory has gone.'
The socialite was discovered at her flat in upmarket Bramham Gardens shortly before 2pm on Wednesday.
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/18/3CF846E100000578-0-image-a-27_1486576790072.jpg)
![Heartbroken: Tara's former I'm A Celeb co-star Darren Day wrote: 'I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara x.'](http://web.archive.org./web/20171127234211/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/08/18/3CF84BBD00000578-0-Heartbroken_Tara_s_former_I_m_A_Celeb_co_star_Darren_Day_wrote_I-a-28_1486576790074.jpg)
Heartbroken: Tara's former I'm A Celeb co-star Darren Day wrote: 'I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara x.'
She recently revealed she had been receiving treatment for a growth in her pituitary gland.
Tara's former I'm A Celebrity co-star Darren added: 'I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara x.'
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have said they are 'deeply saddened', adding: 'Our thoughts are so much with the family'.
Police say they are treating the death as 'unexplained' but not suspicious.
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