Olivia Attwood has had to quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! after just 24 hours. The hit ITV reality show made a much-welcomed return to screens on Sunday night (November 6) and Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were thrilled to be back in Australia after three years.
The launch episode saw a new batch of 10 celebrities enter the Australian jungle for the first time since 2019, as the past two years were shot at Gwrych Castle in North Wales due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Among them were former Love Island star Olivia and pop star Boy George who were revealed as the public’s vote to become Jungle VIPs
But this was not as luxurious as it first appeared as they later discovered this meant “Very Isolated People”. Kicking off the series in style, Olivia, radio DJ Chris Moyles, Loose Women star Charlene White, comedian Babatunde Aleshe and former England footballer Jill Scott arrived by a luxury car at a waterside villa on the Gold Coast.
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After the arrival of Ant and Dec, the duo revealed that Olivia had been voted as a Jungle VIP and she was allowed to choose one person to join her for a meal and picked Chris. In reaction to the news, the reality TV star said: "I am equal parts flattered and unnerved the public voted for me to be a VIP… I’m guessing they know more of what that entails than I do."
After Olivia and Chris enjoyed their meal they got a taste of the high life as they were tasked with jumping out of a chopper at 10,000ft. After completing the jump first, an emotional Olivia said: "Oh my god I’m crying, that’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever done, ever. That is incredible. Top 10 experience of my life. Just amazing."
But it is now being reported that Olivia has been forced to withdraw from the show on medical grounds. A spokesperson said: "As a precautionary measure Olivia needed to leave the jungle to undergo medical checks.
"Unfortunately, the medical team has advised that 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."
By the end of Sunday night's episode, viewers saw the Jungle VIPs finally united with one another after Boy George and Scarlette Douglas had to row their way off the yacht on a dinghy to join Olivia and Chris on an island. The group then discovered they were actually “Very Isolated People” and would spend tonight marooned on the island together and tomorrow they would take on the first trial of the series before they could join their fellow celebrities in camp.
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