Declan Donnelly required medical attention after being bitten by a spider on the set of I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out of Here!
The 49-year-old presenter sought professional care after spotting a mark on his neck.
During an Instagram Live, his co-host Ant McPartlin shared the news, saying: “We've had quite a lot of drama not only on the show, but off the show as well, because Dec had a spider on his neck and was bitten by a spider and the medic was called in to have a look.”
The beloved ITV presenter posted a photo of the spider that bit him, explaining it had jumped onto his script before sinking its fangs into his neck.
Making light of the situation, Donnelly quipped: “The medic said I was lucky to be alive. If I wasn't so fit and healthy, and masculine, I might not have survived.”
However, his pal was quick to take him down a peg or two and laughed: “No, she didn't, she said it was a jumping spider and it was absolutely fine.”
Australia is known for its dangerous spiders, including the funnel-web and redback, both of which carry venom potent enough to be fatal. The country is also home to white-tailed and wolf spiders, whose bites can lead to skin necrosis, often resulting in gangrene.
On Sunday, the pair also shared a video of a huntsman spider finding a cosy spot above their heads during their Instagram Live Jungle Club Q&A.
In the clip, McPartlin said he would “scream this down” if the eight-legged creature landed on his head while Donnelly joked that the spider was a “big boy” before adding, “yikes”.
Their brush with the show’s creepy crawlies come after Tulisa Contostavlos became the third person to be voted off the reality TV series after 17 days in the jungle.
The N-Dubz star followed the departure of BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough and Loose Women panellist Jane Moore.
Contostavlos told hosts McPartlin and Donnelly after exiting the camp that it was a “tough” experience.
“I just think you’re going to be more grateful for everything…just makes you very appreciative for life, you don’t realise how good you’ve got it,” the 36-year-old said.
She described the experience as a “whirlwind”, adding: “I can’t believe what I just did.”
During her time in the camp, Contostavlos said her life “fell apart” after she was arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs in 2013.
The charges against the musician were later dismissed after prosecution witness “fake sheikh” journalist Mazher Mahmood was found guilty of tampering with evidence, during her 2014 trial.
Meanwhile, she also labelled herself demisexual, saying she needs a “really close emotional bond with someone” and revealing she has been celibate “for over three years”.
Monday’s episode also saw Coleen Rooney and Alan Halsall win 10 meals in The Farmyard Of Fear bushtucker trial, though the camp failed to succeed in the Deals On Wheels challenge to win an extra treat.
Later, Rooney told her campmates that she goes on a caravan holiday in Wales with her ex-footballer husband Wayne and their four children “a couple of times a year”, after their oldest son Kai described their trip to Butlins in Skegness as “the best holiday I’ve ever been on”.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! continues on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm
