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David Gest Dead: This Vaginica Seamen Anecdote On 'I'm A Celebrity' Is How We'll Best Remember Him

His stint in the jungle went down in reality TV history.
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

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The showbiz world has been left in a state of shock, following the news that David Gest has died at the age of 62.

The music producer was best known in the UK for his reality TV stints, following the breakdown of his marriage to Liza Minnelli, appearing on both 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and 'Celebrity Big Brother'. 

But it was his stint in the jungle in 2006 that really earned him an army of fans, with his bizarre anecdotes and unlikely friendship with Busted star Matt Willis. 

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David Gest on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'
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David's most memorable story involved his housekeeper, Vaginica Seamen, and his attempts at trying to explain how she got her name to his campmates. 

Needless to say, we think he may have been pulling their legs, but the moment perfectly summed up his playful humour and joie de vivre, and is how we'll best remember him. 

Relive the classic moment in the video above.

David Gest: Life In Pics
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THE WEDDING OF LIZA MINNELLI AND DAVID GEST AT THE MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 17 MAR 2002 (credit:Rex)
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Milton Berle, Janet Leigh, David Gest American Cinema Awards Hall of Fame May 31, 1992 Milton Berle, Janet Leigh, David Gest. American Cinema Awards Hall of Fame. (credit:Rex)
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Liza Minnelli and David Gest Liza Minnelli and Husband David Gest, Lanesborough Hotel, London, Britain - Jun 2003 (credit:Rex)
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I'm A Celebrity contestants (clockwise from back left) Jason Donovan, Scott Henshall, David Gest, Toby Anstis, Matt Willis, Myleene Klass, Lauren Booth, Phina Oruche, Jan Leeming and Faith Brown 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' TV Programme, Surfers Paradise, Australia - 12 Nov 2006 (credit:Rex)
(05 of12)
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David Gest with crocodiles during 'Flash Flood' Bushtucker Trial 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 14 Nov 2006 (credit:Rex)
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David Gest after his eviction 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 01 Dec 2006 (credit:Rex)
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David Gest signing his new autobiography 'Simply the Gest' in WHSmith at the Brent Cross shopping centre David Gest 'Simply the Gest' book signing, WHSmith, Brent Cross shopping centre, London, Britain - 20 Apr 2007 (credit:Rex)
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The Judges are David Ian, Brian Friedman, Sinitta and David Gest 'Grease is the Word' TV Programme, London, Britain, - 28 Apr 2007 (credit:Rex)
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David Gest's collection of Entertainment Memorabilia at Bonham's Auction House, London, Britain - 21 Nov 2007 (credit:Rex)
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David Gest. Motown Legends at the Oxford Union, Oxford, Britain - 09 Feb 2013 (credit:Rex)
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David Gest enters the Celebrity Big Brother House at Elstree Studios on January 5, 2016 (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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David Gest and Linda Robson 'Loose Women' TV show, London, Britain - 26 Jan 2016 (credit:Rex)

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