Viewers of I’m A Celebrity are set for a dramatic shock during tonight’s episode when one contestant is forced to withdraw from the show on medical grounds. The unexpected news leaves the entire camp reeling, with many reduced to tears.
The incident unfolds at the start of a new day when one emotional campmate gathers their fellow contestants together. They tell the group: “I’ve just got something to tell you all.
“I didn’t feel very well this morning… and the medics have advised I can’t return to camp. I’ve got to go home.” With tears in their eyes they add: “I don’t want to go. I’m absolutely gutted. I wanted to finish.”
Their fellow campmates embrace the star before they depart, leaving the group in a state of disbelief. The Mirror reportted they are aware of the identity of the celeb who is leaving, but is keeping them anonymous so fans can see the action play out on ITV tonight.
The unplanned exit leaves eight remaining contestants battling it out to be crowned a ‘legend’ in the live final on Friday. They will take part in a trial called Rancid Run which was previewed on Monday night’s show and sees them playing in pairs.
I’m A Celeb fans will get to witness the heartbreaking scenes tonightt (Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Further evictions are also anticipated throughout the week, whittling the numbers down to four celebrities competing for the title in the final. The Australian version of the programme has previously seen contestants depart on medical grounds.
Monday night saw David Haye and Gemma Collins voted out of camp, while comedian Seann Walsh became the first celebrity to be eliminated from the South Africa series last week. This year’s edition of All Stars has seen former boxing champion David Haye draw widespread criticism for the remarks he has made while in the camp. Last week, he referred to his girlfriend Sian as an “ugly duckling,” prompting a stunned response from his fellow campmates. Despite describing Sian as “lovely,” he went on to claim that she “has the personality of a proper ugly bird.”
He said: “Most ugly girls realise they’ve gotta have a personality and the banter to tell jokes and s**t, so people overlook the fact that they’re not aesthetically amazing straight away.
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“It’s called ugly duckling syndrome, where girls are ugly when they start off, then they get pretty as they get older, but they’ve still got the personality of when they were ugly.” He also faced a backlash over his treatment of Waterloo Road star Adam Thomas, who declined to take part in a Bushtucker Trial owing to dehydration and fatigue caused by his autoimmune disease.
David lashed out, branding Adam “useless” and declaring he didn’t “give a s**t” whether he was ill. Speaking following his departure from the show, he maintained there was “no bad blood” on his part towards Adam. Haye said: “I’ve been immersed in tough boxing gyms since I was ten years old.
“Literally fighting daily, much bigger men than myself, pushing myself to the limits, physically and mentally. I won the world heavyweight championship against a seven-foot Russian giant. So when a grown man tells me that a fun TV show – where we’re being paid handsomely every single day – is the hardest thing he’s ever been through, it’s just not a frequency I recognise.”
