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Charlotte Hulme & Michelle Cullen

Do I'm A Celebrity contestants still get paid if they leave ITV show early?

I'm A Celebrity fans were left stunned after news broke on Monday that Love Island star Olivia Attwood has been forced to quit the show just 24 hours after arriving in the Australian jungle.

A spokesperson for the show confirmed: "As a precautionary measure, Olivia needed to leave the jungle to undergo some medical checks.

"Unfortunately, the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be further investigation."

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"She has been absolutely brilliant and she'll be very much missed on the show," they added.

Her departure wasn't the first time in the show's history that a celeb was forced to leave, and it most certainly won't be the last.

Olivia Attwood has been forced to withdraw from the show (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Last year campmate Richard Madeley was forced to pull out of the show after he was taken to hospital.

The Good Morning Britain presenter fell ill while staying on-set in Gwrych Castle at the ITV show's Welsh location.

While the TV personality insisted he was "fine", he had to bow out of the show after a hospital stay broke the safety of the Covid bubble within the camp.

But just how much money do celebrities who quit the show make?

Each famous face is believed to take home anywhere between €30,000 and €600,000.

It has been reported that stars will need to stay in the jungle for 72 hours in order to receive a paycheque in full.

The Mirror reports that there will be a cut in their fee if the stars leave any earlier than this.

The rule came to light after Gemma Collins' exit from the show back in 2014.

The TOWIE star revealed she didn't get her fee in full and ended up donating what she did get to charity.

At the time, her rep confirmed: "I can confirm that the £4,800 fee was the full and final fee that Gemma received for her participation in last year's I'm A Celebrity."

The star opted to donate the money in full to Save The Children.

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"The show is three weeks long and Gemma was in Australia for five days, therefore she will receive a percentage based on that," the star's rep added.

Gemma was reported to have been promised a whopping €115,000 for appearing on the show, which didn't happen as a result of her early departure.

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