First, Oprah Winfrey used Skype video calling to reach out to her guests, both regular people and celebs. Then, Jimmy Fallon used Skype to add a tech edge to his new Late Night Show.

Now, the "stars" of NBC's "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" are using Skype video calling to call home from the Costa Rican jungle, where the show is set.

Illinois' former Gov. Rod Blagojevich made international news over corruption allegations and became a celeb of sorts. To bring in some income as he awaited trial, he had wanted to appear on NBC's "I'm a Celebrity." But when a federal judge wouldn't allow him to leave the country, his wife Patti went instead.

The Chicago Sun-Times Paige Wiser reports that Patti, who ate a tarantula on the show's food challenge, called home via Skype video calling in the latest episode.

"We miss you and we're proud of you," said the former governor from Chicago.

"Did you like the tarantula?" asked 5-year-old Annie, Patti's five-year-old daughter. Annie asked her mom if she had made new friends on the TV show. Apparently, she had since Lou Diamond Phillips had picked her to make the call.

"My girls were smiling," she said after the call. "My husband looked a little tired."

Phillips and Daniel Baldwin also got to call home with Skype video calling.

Baldwin's pregnant wife showed off "the bump" he is missing. But he was sent home.

If you're stuck in Costa Rican jungle on a TV show, or anywhere else, you can use Skype video calling to call home. Remember Father's Day is coming.