It's official: Lou Diamond Phillips has been named King of the Jungle. On the finale of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" Lou earned more votes than both John Salley and Torrie Wilson. His favorite charity -- the Art Has Heart Foundation, which awards scholarships to lower income high school students -- will receive the biggest share of the prize money.
Lou is still best known for his role as Ritchie Valens in 1987's "La Bamba," although he's gone on to act in "Courage Under Fire" and "24," and was nominated for a Tony for Broadway's "The King and I." During filming of "I'm a Celebrity," Stephen Baldwin sincerely thanked him for giving the world "Young Guns" and "Young Guns II."
Patti Blagojevich, who made it to the final five, was back for the reunion in a blue sundress and knee-high boots. When host Damien Fahey asked her what the "real world" was like, she said with a big smile, "It's more wonderful than you could ever imagine."
Viewers who stuck it out to the end also learned that:
*Janice Dickinson looks even more frightening with full makeup on.
*Noni is an exotic fruit with a pungent odor also known as "vomit fruit."
*The food that vegan John Salley most craved in the jungle was a tofu burger. "If you can see into my mouth, my tastebuds are still clapping," he said.
*Speidi must save a bundle on airfare, because Heidi never leaves Spencer's lap.
I didn't even get to watch it because my area was showing stupid fireworks. But I knew Lou would win.