Love Island star OIivia Attwood was one of the favorites to win this year's I'm A Celebrity series. Olivia Attwood was forced to resign I'm a celebrity ... Get me out of here! for medical reasons, less than 24 hours after the launch show. The 31-year-old star, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, was among the favorites to win this year's I'm A Celebrity series, which returned to Australia after moving to the UK during the pandemic. .
During Sunday night's opening episode, viewers watched Attwood parachute from a helicopter along with radio host Chris Moyles. However, on Monday ITV said he has since had to leave for medical reasons after being told it "wasn't safe" to return to the camp.
A spokesperson for the show told Our Organization: "As a precaution, Olivia had to get out of the jungle for some medical checks.
In the first episode of the series, Attwood and singer Boy George revealed themselves to be the two celebrities voted by the public to become the VIP of the jungle, with the possibility of choosing another star to enjoy a meal with. Attwood chose Moyles and, after their meal, the couple jumped 10,000 feet from a helicopter to a desert island beach, where they later discovered that VIP stood for "Very Isolated People."
Speaking of the parachute jump, an excited Attwood said, "OMG, I'm crying, it's the most amazing thing I've ever done in my life." It's incredible. The 10 best experiences of my life. Simply amazing."
The pair were joined by Boy George and his VIP choice, TV presenter and property expert Scarlette Douglas, who had to paddle to the beach.
The group later discovered that they would spend the night together on the island, before taking the first test of the series and then joining their other celebrities at the main camp. Attwood appeared in the third series of Love Island and became one of the most successful stars of the show. Speaking prior to the start of I'm a Celebrity, she said she was eager to debunk the misconception of being "high maintenance". It is unclear if he will appear in any of the second episodes of the series, which airs Monday night.
Our Organization reached out to reps for the star for comment.
The launch episode saw the top 10 celebrities enter the Australian jungle for the first time since 2019, after two series set at Gwrych Castle in North Wales due to travel restrictions due to COVID.
The headlines that preceded the series were dominated by the news that former health secretary Matt Hancock will join the camp as a laggard. Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly confirmed that two more camp mates will indeed appear in the next few days and teased Hancock, who is MP from West Suffolk, that they would "welcome them soon".
Secretary of Affairs Grant Shapps told Our Organization Monday morning that he would not vote for Hancock and that he thinks his fellow Conservative MPs should "take care of their constituents." Asked if he expected to see the politician having to eat nasty jungle stuff like crocodile anus, Shapps replied, "As tempting as it is, I think I'll probably focus on my job as a secretary of commerce and be at COP27 as well." at the end of this week, so I'm afraid he might miss him depending on how long he survives. "
He added: "I think he should be here taking care of his constituents instead of being in the jungle somewhere."