ITV earns £1.2m in phone votes as Pasquale set for win

LONDON - As Janet Street-Porter was booted out last night, things are hotting up for the first all-male final of 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', with comedian Joe Pasquale's odds on winning being cut, making him a sure thing to win.

ITV said it was on track to make a profit of 拢1.2m from viewers phoning in to evict contestants from this series of 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'

Pasquale saw his odds cuts from 1/2 to 1/3 and rank outsider, former Westlife bodyguard and nightclub owner Fran Cosgrave saw his odds slashed from 33/1 to 5/1.

Mouthy media veteran Street-Porter was a shock exit from last night's show. The money had been on Cosgrave to go for four days in a row, beating Antonio Fargas, Sophie Anderton and now Street-Porter to stay in the jungle.

In an interview with Ant and Dec on leaving the jungle, Street-Porter said: "In a sick, perverse, way I actually really enjoyed it."

Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush said: "Fran's odds on winning have been dramatically cut... but it's going to take a big swing in the public opinion to deny Joe the title of King of the Jungle. Money has called him the winner since day one."

Former royal butler Paul Burrell's odds on winning have fallen to 5/2 from 3/1. It is believed Burrell's odds were slashed after talking about Princess Diana in the camp last night.

The former servant said the Princess was "extremely vulnerable" and revealed other details about her private life, which in turn damaged his chances of winning. Originally, Burrell was 16/1 favourite to be evicted so he has come a long way by not speaking about Diana only to break his silence on the penultimate night.

Later, Street-Porter discussed one of her highlights, "Burrell baiting", and talked candidly about her relationship with him, saying she felt she had become his psychologist and told him he had to stop living in the past.

The final of 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' is on ITV1 tonight at 9pm.

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