Loose Women star Olivia Attwood caused a stir when she exited the I’m A Celebrity jungle after only 24 hours in 2022 – citing ‘medical’ reasons.
The former Love Islander appeared on ITV’s This Morning to discuss her shocking exit at the time and whether or not she would be open to return to the show in the future.
Olivia spoke to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about the story behind her withdrawal.
The star confirmed that she was pulled out of camp on the first day for “routine medical checks”.
She said: “The results came back that my iron was low, so it was showing I was anaemic. My potassium and sodium were really low, all the markers you’d look for were low.
“They said I’d need to go into A&E. I was admitted, they re-ran all their own checks and they came back normal.”
She echoed her confusion over the results, stating that she “felt fine”.
Loose Women star Olivia Attwood on I’m A Celebrity exit
Bosses took her out of the jungle so she could go to hospital, but crew fought through the night to see if she could return to camp. However, they decided against it because her health might drop at any moment.
Olivia admitted feeling “frustrated” at being forced to leave, but stated she understood that “it is what it is”.
She shared: “It’s an insurance thing. They have to seek other parties’ opinions.
“I think they were thinking ‘what if we put her back in and they drop down again, we wouldn’t be covered because we flagged it.”
Many I’m A Celebrity viewers were excited to see how no-nonsense Olivia would react to shamed politician Matt Hancock.
After being asked how she would have dealt with Hancock, Olivia joked: “I think I would approach it with humour, give him a bit of stick that he deserves.
“It’s hard though because a lot of what happened when he was in his position is not funny.”
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During the interview, Holly and Phillip asked the star “whether she could go back in next year”.
Olivia echoed her scheduling concerns, but stated that if she could “make it work” she would. She gushed: “I want to, I want to, I was absolutely loving it.”
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