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Siobhan Macdonald

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver is the third contestant axed from I'm A Celebrity

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Sue Cleaver was the third celebrity to get booted from the jungle.

The actress, who is best known for playing Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street, was delighted to be returning to her family after two weeks in the jungle.

With Ant and Dec gearing up to crown their king or queen of the jungle at the weekend, it was sadly goodbye for Sue Cleaver. Disgraced Tory MP Matt Hancock survived another public, despite the controversy surrounding his participation and many believing he would be first to go just weeks ago.

Sue Cleaver has been voted out of I'm A Celeb (ITV)

Instead, it was his co-star Sue who left the show on Monday night, before joining hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly for their exit interview. The Coronation Street star confessed she'd "had enough" and it was her time to leave, as she screamed with excitement when her name was called.

As the news came in, there were no tears as Sue said her goodbyes before racing out of the camp. When asked if it was her time to go, she told the Ant and Dec: "Yeah absolutely, I had enough."

She added: "It's the anxiety, the not knowing, having no control over your life and that’s weird, so weird."

Sue continued: "I loved being in there, that camp, I loved it I really did," adding: "I've loved all of that. I have had the ride of my life, I really have. I will never forget it and I am so glad it ended there."

During her exit interview with Ant and Dec, Sue gushed over her “jungle husband” Mike Tindall and expressed her desire for Lioness football star Jill Scott to win the competition. She explained: "I'm going for the girl, I'm going for Jill. She’s an absolute trooper, a beautiful human being. She's strong and sassy."

Earlier in Monday’s episode, Cleaver became the second celebrity to skip her turn sleeping in the RV. “The RV is not luxurious, the RV needs to be chopped down into firewood,” she told the Bush Telegraph.

Viewers reacted to the elimination on Twitter. One penned: "I’ve loved Sue, straight talker, honest and caring #imaceleb "

Another said: "Say what you want about Sue, but her highlights are amazing lmao I love this woman #ImACeleb " A third wrote: "Well done Sue you did brilliant in the jungle. Mother of the camp. Thank you forthe funny moments. @imacelebrity @Sue_Cleaver #ImACeleb "

This comes after Scarlette Douglas broke down in tears, as she was second to be booted out of the jungle on Sunday night. As she joined hosts Ant and Dec, she admitted she was gutted to be leaving so soon, as others were keen to go.

She explained she wanted to keep herself busy as she was a "team player" and was desperate to get "stuck in".

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! continues tomorrow on STV.

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