Who Will Win the Crown on 'I'm a Celebrity'?

Last night, Sanjaya Malakar and Patti Blagojevich were voted out of the Costa Rican jungle, and this morning they talk to "The Insider" about the three remaining contenders:

Sanjaya says that it is impossible to guess who will win, because they each have individual strengths, but here is how he sees them:

"Torrie is representing the women in the competition, which is a big motivation. She is an incredibly strong woman, mentally and physically. She is definitely driven to win. She is a trash talker. She likes to get in your head, but in a playful way. I think she is endearing. I think a lot of people have connected to her on that level.

"Most of John's career has been competition and he is a champion. He is definitely used to winning and moving forward. He is another one that is very good at getting in your head. I don't know if that will affect Torrie and Lou. He is another one, looking at the perspective of people voting, who is very endearing and smart. I think that people like that. He is really healthy and that helps in this situation.

"Lou, for the first two weeks, he had to be the camp leader and deal with a lot of drama. I think that let America get to know him on a diplomatic level. He is very good at putting himself outside the situation, so he can deal with it from an outside perspective. He is very warm. He is very strong. He is one of the stronger ones in the group. It is going to be a hard decision."

As for Patti, she predicts that Torrie will win, because "she has what it takes" and she believes the women of America will rally behind her.

She adds: "I would have to agree with a lot of Sanjaya's analysis. I think the title can easily go to any one of them. I think any one of them deserves it. I have a little girl power going. I hope Torrie takes it home. She has been working on it. The interesting thing about Torrie is we had one competition where it was Lou and John against Torrie and me, and John was just trying to get in Torrie's head, and the more he did that, the more determined she got to win. We beat them on that."

Check out the "I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here" finale tonight at 8 p.m on NBC.

Published 6/24/09 by