TVSquad

He's been a member of Starfleet on Star Trek and a member of a secret company on Heroes. Now he's about to get lost in the jungle with a bunch of other celebrities.

George Takei is one of the new cast announced for the next season of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, the British reality series that puts a bunch of well-known people outdoors and dares them to survive the elements and each other. He's going to be joined by another familiar face, tennis star Martina Navratilova.

The other cast members? This is where Americans like me will be completely lost. The other celebs are Carly Zucker, Simon Webbe, Dani Behr, Esther Rantzen, Joe Swash, Nicola McLean, and ex-Met Deputy Brian Paddick. I'm not even sure that the last sentence means but I know a lot of people will.

There was an American version of the show, but it only lasted one season, in 2003. It starred such people as Joan and Melissa Rivers, Bruce Jenner, John Melendez, and Robin Leach. The top prize was won by Cris Judd. That's, uh, some lineup of celebrities there, though I guess it would be hard to get Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to do it.