I'm a Celebrity's Olivia Attwood was reportedly taken to A&E, it's been claimed, with more apparent details having come to light over her abrupt exit from the jungle. The Love Island star left the camp on Monday (November 7) - 24 hours after the start of the latest series of the ITV show.
She flew back to Manchester with ITV officials citing the departure was made on medical grounds. Now, The Sun claim she was rushed to A&E after receiving "abnormal blood test results".
After discovering the results of her blood test, the publication claims that Olivia was rushed to the nearest hospital to receive urgent care from medical staff. Sources claim that following her trip to the hospital, it was 'unsafe' for Olivia to re-join her campmates.
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A source told the publication: "Olivia was checked over by doctors and found the ordeal quite alarming, but she feels totally fine now," before adding: "What happened with her bloods is totally random and she could never have prepared for it."
At the time a friend said: "Olivia was very keen to continue and was gutted when she was told that having left camp for tests she was not going back. Her I'm A Celebrity journey was only just beginning and she is devastated."
The Mirror Online reports that ITV's original statement regarding her departure, a spokesman said: "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. She has been absolutely brilliant and she'll be very much missed on the show.”
Later the same day a post on Olivia's Instagram said: "To say Olivia is heartbroken would be an understatement. She dreamed of doing 'I'm A Celebrity' for years, and was absolutely loving every second of the show and throwing herself into jungle life feet first(just as we knew she would). However for reasons beyond her control her journey has been cut short. Your support and kind words have meant the absolute world to her, now as much as it always has.
"You will hear the truth from Olivia in due course and she will be back on screen in the new year. PS Who is going to roast Matt Hancock now??."
Shortly before going onto the show, Olivia had admitted she hoped it would help boost her TV career. She said: "I am quite open to whatever comes my way. I feel this year I have already started filming my documentary, I have got two of those coming out and there will be another series of Olivia Meets Her Match so I am pretty lucky because I have a busy year ahead.
"But obviously I would be extremely open to looking at doing some more prime-time stuff or even live presenting. It is definitely an area that I would love to dip my toe and I think half of the relationship I have with the channel and going into the show is kind of we are moving towards something but I don’t quite know what it is yet but like I say I am really, really pleased with where I am at right now but excited about what the future holds."
It has been claimed the reality TV celeb had been pulled off the show due to breaking the Covid-19 bubble, but Olivia's friends have shut that theory down.
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