Stacey Solomon tipped for I'm A Celebrity crown as Kayla Collins and Dom Joly leave jungle

Former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon is hot favourite to become queen of the jungle in Saturday's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! final after receiving glowing endorsements from the latest two evictees.

The Dagenham-born 21-year-old was described as an "amazing person, inside and out" by Playboy model Kayla Collins, who was the first person to be voted out in last night's double-eviction.

And comedian Dom Joly, who was the second celebrity to be given his marching orders, said the popular mother-of-one was "an extraordinary individual" and confirmed he wanted her to win the title.

Solomon's odds of winning the competition outright were last night slashed to 1/10 by bookmakers William Hill, ahead of Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder at 11/2 and comedienne Jenny Eclair at 25/1.

The five remaining campers were whittled down to three on last night's show after hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed a surprise dual-eviction.

American model Collins screeched with excitement as it was revealed she had scored the lowest number of public votes.

The 23-year-old hugged camp mates and screamed "I love you guys" after being told she was leaving the jungle for good.

Reflecting on her time in the jungle, she said: "It's been full of ups and downs. One day I'm so happy, the next day I'm crying. It's been a really amazing experience overall."

Collins echoed claims made by Aggro Santos that Joly had "picked on" other contestants.

She said: "Dom is just one of those people who likes to pick on people. I don't think he truly means to be mean or anything like that, he likes to poke at people. He just wanted to see me get more upset by the way he acted."

Collins joined a growing number of evictees who said they wanted Solomon to go on to win the competition.

She said: "She's just an amazing person, inside and out. She gives everything a go."

Joly followed Collins out of the jungle in the second eviction of the night.

He whooped "He's out! He's out!" as he grabbed his things and headed for the exit.

After taking a picture of Ant and Dec with his disposable camera, he admitted he never thought he would win and said: "I so nearly walked so many times."

He continued: "It was tougher than I expected, way tougher. More than anything.

"You watch and you see everyone whingeing away and you're like: 'Come on, what's wrong with you?' but it's really tough."

The comedian was questioned about his unnerving success in lying to other celebrities as part of challenges.

"I like to call it acting, actually. It's very skilled acting," he replied.

Joly appeared to say that the security services had attempted to recruit him while he was at university at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

He said: "I was a goth, just sitting in the corner weeping. Why would you ask me?
"But the best spies are the least likely people."

He became the fourth exiting celebrity in a row to back Solomon to win the competition.

"It's Stacey, she's just an extraordinary individual," he said.