Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can’t leave the country due to federal corruption charges, so his wife will travel to the Costa Rican jungle to take her husband’s place.
Patti Blagojevich Ventures Into the Wild
Last month, Blagojevich was told that he wasn’t allowed to participate in the upcoming NBC reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here.” The show is being taped in the Costa Rican jungle, and Blagojevich’s charges of fraud, racketeering and extortion force him to remain in the United States. His wife Patti accepted the network’s offer instead.
“I didn’t seek this out. And if it wasn’t for our financial situation I probably wouldn’t consider it. You do what you have to do when you’re, you know, a mother of two,” she told The Associated Press during a telephone interview.
In an interview with the “Today” show, covered by the Chicago Sun-Times, Patti explained that because she and her husband are currently unemployed, she will do whatever it takes in order to support her family. “We need to earn a living," she told “Today” host Meredith Vieira. “She’s willing to go in the jungle for her kids," her husband added.
As a public figure, Patti has always guarded her privacy, shielding her two children from the press and avoiding the cameras as much as possible. “I’ve been able to comport myself in public in a dignified way in the past, so I don’t see why this should be any different,” she told the AP.
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