. '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.' The statement went on to say that people would 'hear the truth from Olivia in due course'. Despite only appearing in one episode of the series, Olivia didn't waste any time jumping head first into the experience, skydiving, spending the night stranded as a jungle VIP and then helping to win an impressive eight stars in the first Bushtucker Trial of the series. But then it was suddenly announced that she was off the show. 'Unfortunately the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be a further investigation,' ITV also said in their initial statement. Hosts Ant and Dec also addressed the news on the second episode, with Dec saying that 'You may have seen that unfortunately, Olivia Attwood has left the jungle for medical reasons and sadly won't be returning' – while Ant added that they were 'sad' but 'wish her well'. Despite being forced to quit the sh){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Days after she left the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! camp, Olivia Attwood has denied ‘breaking a Covid’ bubble.
The former Love Island star pulled out of the show hours into filming, and rumours quickly started swirling over what exactly had happened.
ITV said that she had to leave to ‘undergo some medical checks’ and although there were claims she was not allowed to re-enter because of Covid protocols, it’s now been confirmed that was not the case.
Posting on Olivia’s Instagram story on Wednesday, a short statement from a spokesperson simply said: ‘For clarity, Olivia did not leave the jungle due to Covid reasons.’