Grace Dent leaves I’m a Celebrity on medical grounds

The Guardian’s restaurant critic Grace Dent has left the I’m a Celebrity jungle on medical grounds, a spokesperson for the show said.

A spokesperson for the ITV programme said: “Unfortunately Grace Dent has left the show on medical grounds. She has been a great campmate and will be missed by her fellow celebrities and viewers alike.”

Dent, 50, had said before facing the “touchdown of terror” trial, she was struggling in the jungle. She told campmate Josie Gibson last week: “I’ve had enough. I’ve completely had enough. I just want to go home.”

And she added in the Bush Telegraph: “I haven’t got a lot left in me at the moment. I’m just keeping on a face for everybody.”

During Sunday night’s episode it was announced that Gibson and Dent would face the next trial, “down The tubes”. EastEnders’ Danielle Harold will now take part in the trial alongside Gibson, the PA news agency understands.

I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! continues on ITV1 and ITVX.

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