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I'm a Celebrity's Olivia Attwood vows she'll be 'back soon' after shock exit from jungle

Olivia Attwood has opened up publicly with regards to her shock I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here exit.

The former Love Islander returned to Manchester earlier this week, after withdrawing from the exciting ITV hit show on medical grounds, after a mere 24 hours in camp.

In a revelation, Olivia's team has taken to social media to thank fans for their heartfelt messages of support - promising that the star will return to the likes of Twitter and Instagram soon.

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A post on her Instagram stories uploaded on Friday, read: "Thank you again for all the messages and love. Olivia will be back soon".

Olivia departed the Australian Jungle when medics became increasingly concerned with regards to a routine health test's results - and although she was happy and content on the show itself, these concerns were raised by production staff. Following further checks made away from camp, it was decided that ITV would remove Attwood from the show itself.

Shortly after the news was announced, Olivia was pictured jetting out of Australia.

A statement was subsequently released on behalf of the former Islander via Instagram earlier this week - claiming that she was forced to leave the show for reasons 'beyond her control'. The statement also announced that the truth behind her exit will be explained in 'due course'.

It read: "To say Olivia is heartbroken would be an understatement, she dreamed of doing IAC for years, and was absolutely loving every second of the show and throwing herself into jungle life feet first (just as we knew she would). However, for reasons beyond her control her journey has been cut short.

"Your support and kind words have meant the absolute world to her, now as much as it always has."

It continued: "You will hear the truth from Olivia in due course and she will be back on your screens in the New Year."

ITV also released a formal statement regarding the star's sudden departure, with a spokesman writing: "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 further investigation.

"She has been absolutely brilliant and she'll be very much missed on the show.”

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