December 13th 2023.
Two I’m A Celebrity stars shockingly quit this series - Grace Dent and Jamie Lynn Spears - leaving their campmates and fans alike baffled. Now the real reason behind Grace Dent's departure has been revealed.
The MasterChef star, 50, left the show after just ten days, admitting she was ‘heartbroken’ to do so. But an insider has revealed to The Sun that Grace was pushed to the brink by the gruelling trials and found it hard to share a sleeping space with her campmates, particularly the ‘divisive characters’.
The source said: ‘Grace was having a tough time away from her family and struggled with the lack of sleep and good food. But more than anything she was really pushed to the brink by the gruelling trials this year. The Scarena series meant the celebrities were all taking part in more challenges than ever and Grace had just had enough.’
Grace admitted she was leaving ‘as not planned’ and said in a statement that it will be ‘the greatest regret of my life’. She wrote that she had been living ‘much of the time outdoors in a rainforest in very wet weather’ and had faced some intense challenges, including a fear of heights.
The restaurant critic went on to say that before her time in the jungle, she ‘had no idea it was possible to be shown an American football helmet and be informed I was shortly to be locked in at the neck and filled to the eyebrows with cockroaches, and for me to think “OK this is doable, the trick is to breathe”.’
Meanwhile, speculation has surrounded Jamie Lynn’s exit as she returned to Dancing With The Stars for the finale. She is also said to be opening up about the ‘highs and lows’ she faced in the jungle.
The I’m A Celebrity… Coming Out reunion special airs on Wednesday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. Fans will be eager to hear what Grace and Jamie Lynn have to say about their time in the jungle, and what caused them to leave the show so unexpectedly.
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