ITV's I'm a Celebrity fans have been left shocked following Olivia Attwood's bombshell departure from the jungle after just 24 hours due to medical reasons.
A spokesperson for the reality show confirmed that medics have deemed it "unsafe" for the former Love Island star to continue competing despite wanting to return. "She really wanted to go back into the camp but medics won't let her", a show insider told the Sun.
This is not the first time the 31 year-old has faced health problems, as she has previously spoken out about a cancer scare, ADHD struggles, mental health issues as well as suffering from two serious viruses, the Mirror reports.
Confirming Attwood's departure, an ITV statement said: "As a precautionary measure Olivia needed to leave the jungle to undergo some medical checks.
"Unfortunately the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be a further investigation. She has been absolutely brilliant and she'll be very much missed on the show."
Back in 2020, Olivia underwent surgery after she had found a suspicious lump in her breast. Speaking on her reality show, Olivia Meets Her Match, she said: "I found a lump at the top of my right breast and it was quite hard and I could really feel it was quite near the surface.
Admitting she was worried to the 'pit of her stomach', she was delighted when an ultrasound scan revealed it was unlikely to be cancer, but she opted to have the growth removed anyway.
"I don't want whatever that is in there that keeps growing at this rapid rate. I want it gone," she said before having it taken out under anaesthetic.
The following year, Olivia opened up about her mental health battles and how she felt 'constantly overwhelmed' by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Olivia wasn't diagnosed until her 20s while seeking treatment for anxiety and depression.
Speaking on Loose Women, she explained how things had reached crisis point: "Later in life I found myself with a severe battle of anxiety and depression, came under the care of a psychiatrist who specialised in ADHD.
"It was a stroke of luck that it was diagnosed. [It's a] state of being constantly overwhelmed." When asked about what type of ADHD she had, Olivia replied: "There are three major types. I fall into a combined type...
"There’s the typical type people look for – hyperactive child in the classroom, throwing things, breaking things. Other types – internalised, fidgeting, restless thoughts, disorganised, acting on impulse.
"Through my teens and early 20s when it wasn't managed, I acted without thinking, it caused myself and people around me a lot of stress. Having a partner, they say, calm down, it's not a big deal, but in my mind it is a big deal."
The reality star has also received praise for speaking about her struggles with ADHD in her ITVBe show, Olivia Attwood Meets Her Match. Olivia said: "Pre-Love Island, I just kind of hit this point where everything came to a head.
"My anxiety was through the roof, I was fluctuating in and out of mild depression, and I had to actually get some help for it."
She continued: "And the amazing doctor who I was actually treated by, when I was with her for a couple of hours she was like, 'Have you ever been diagnosed with ADHD?' And I was like, 'Yeah, as a child, but you can't have it as an adult, can you?'
"And she was like, 'You absolutely can. I think not being aware of your ADHD tendencies has led you to be really hyperactive and then you're dealing with anxiety and that's brought on depression. It's like a big chicken and egg situation."
Meanwhile, Olivia has survived not one, but two lethal bugs, suffering through Covid-19 and swine flu. Olivia was struck down while holidaying with friends in Cyprus amid the swine flu pandemic after ignoring the advice of travel agents.
It was so serious that her best friend had to be admitted to hospital. "My best friend was hospitalised in Cyprus for like two weeks, we had to leave her and her dad had to come out and look after her."
Olivia then added: "It was not fun, so I can say that I've survived Covid and swine flu." Swine flu - also known as H1N1 - was declared a pandemic in 2009, however medics were able to get the outbreak under control by 2010.
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