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‘This guy is Zoolander’: How Justin Lacko has campmates transfixed

The really, really ridiculously good-looking model has viewers transfixed — with one of his camp mates comparing him to a real life Zoolander.

Justin Lacko's problem with overweight people

It’s safe to say Australians have never seen an I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! contestant quite like international model Justin Lacko.

From complaining about the struggles of being really, really, ridiculously good-looking or admitting he sometimes finds it hard to be around “fat” people, the former Love Island contestant has viewers — and his campmates — transfixed.

Speaking to news.com.au after his Sunday night eviction, Sam Dastyari admitted he was just as baffled by Lacko’s behaviour.

“In the camp there is a good 10 hours a day that is spent and everyone is walking around going what’s up with Justin,” Dastyari said.

“Half the camp thinks Justin keeps getting voted (into trials) because they love him and want to see him topless.

Love him or hate him, Justin Lacko sure is entertaining.
Love him or hate him, Justin Lacko sure is entertaining.

“The other half think that it’s because they want to see him squirm and they hate him. The truth is, I assume it’s both and I have to say Justin has turned out to be such an interesting, fascinating person.

“In one level he says theses incredible insightful things that you go wow, you thought about that. And other times he says things that literally make you go to yourself this guy is Zoolander.”

Ben Stiller plays famous male model Derek Zoolander in the Zoolander movies.
Ben Stiller plays famous male model Derek Zoolander in the Zoolander movies.

Dastyari recalled his fondest moment with the model turned reality star, and brace yourself, because it’s peak Justin Lacko.

“My favourite Justin memory is I’m sitting there and I’m using the mirror to try and catch the light because we’re trying to get it in each other’s eyes,” Dastyari said.

“He walks past, grabs the mirror, looks into it and says, ‘still looking good’, hands the mirror back to me — that’s Justin.”

Dastyari was evicted on Sunday night.
Dastyari was evicted on Sunday night.

Dastyari, who entered the jungle after a whirlwind period that saw him quit politics in disgrace and his marriage break down, said his two weeks away from the outside world had been cathartic.

But the former Labor senator admitted he was nervous at the prospect of returning to the real world after his jungle stint.

“I thought the going in the jungle the scariest thing was going to be the snakes, the spiders, the pits, the this and that,” he said.

“I found out the scariest thing is your own thoughts at 3am in the morning when you can’t distract yourself anymore.

“But the thing I’m really scared of is now going home and to confront, there’s no where left to run, and that’s the bit that’s really scary.”

I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! airs Sunday to Thursday at 7.30pm on Network 10

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