Olivia Attwood’s shock exit from ‘I’m a celebrity… Get me out of here! After just 24 hours in the jungle, the ITV series rocked.
The 31-year-old TV personality has yet to reveal the real reason behind her departure – until now.
In tomorrow’s Mail On Sunday, former Love Island star Olivia opens up about why she had to leave the show and how she feels about the emotional decision.
She also reveals how she was “heartbroken” after being told her role on the series was over before it even properly began.
‘I was absolutely devastated’: Olivia Attwood’s shock exit from ‘I’m a Celebrity’… Get Me Out of Here! After just 24 hours in the jungle, the ITV series rocked
Speaking exclusively, Olivia said: “I was absolutely devastated.
“I’m not a screamer but I started crying it was so emotional and I was heartbroken and disappointed.”
Olivia tells her full story on tomorrow’s Mail On Sunday and Web, which will end a week of speculation as to why the former flatmate was forced to leave the show for “medical reasons”.
Ever since she flew back to the UK after her jungle dreams were shattered, viewers have been desperate to find out the reason behind Olivia’s shocked departure.
The documentary maker, who has since been recovering at home with fiancé Bradley Dack, 28, added: “I was so scared.”
‘I’m not a screamer but I started crying’: In tomorrow’s Mail On Sunday, former Love Island star Olivia opens up about why she had to leave the show and her feelings about the emotional decision
Olivia reassured her 2million Instagram followers on Friday that she would “be back soon” after growing concern for the star given her continued absence from social media.
She has dismissed untrue claims that her exit had anything to do with Covid and posted online: “For the sake of clarity, Olivia has not left the jungle for Covid reasons.”
It has been falsely claimed that Olivia was not allowed back into camp after breaking the Cast-Covid bubble – but that wasn’t her reason for leaving.
She expressed her feeling of utter disappointment in a statement shared on her profile earlier this week, which read: “To say Olivia was heart broken would be an understatement.
‘I was heartbroken and disappointed’: Since they flew back to the UK after their jungle dreams were shattered, viewers have been desperate for the reason behind Olivia’s shocked departure
‘It was so emotional’: It was falsely claimed that Olivia wasn’t allowed back into camp after breaking the Cast-Covid bubble – but that wasn’t her reason for leaving
“She dreamed of doing ‘I’m A Celeb’ for years and loved every second of the show and threw herself into the jungle life feet first (just like we expected).
“However, for reasons beyond their control, their trip has been cut short. Her support and kind words have meant the absolute world to her, now as much as ever.
“You will learn the truth from Olivia in due course and she will be back on your screens in the new year. hp Now who’s going to roast Matt Hancock?’
Her exit from the show proved all the more shocking after viewers just saw Olivia jump out of a plane with her co-star Chris Moyles, 48, and described the experience as one of the best days of her life.
Touch the sky: Olivia’s exit from the show proved all the more shocking after viewers had just seen Olivia parachute out of a plane, while co-star Chris Moyles described the experience as one of the best days of her life
Viewers voted Olivia as the first VIP member of the camp, who saw her sleeping on a desert island before finally arriving in the Australian jungle.
Ready to face the challenges of jungle life head-on, she told Web before her assignment that she believed the whole experience would suit her rather than being detrimental to her ADHD.
Olivia said: “I hope the jungle really suits me because the things that overwhelm me are too much blue light, phone, laptops, TV, caffeine, alcohol, too much sugar, all that stuff in our daily lives me a little wild while there’s none of that in the jungle.
“I love nature and animals, so I hope it will have a beautiful effect on me.”
The star, who rose to fame on ITV2’s Love Island in 2017, doubted she could win because she saw herself as a ‘small fish in a big pond’ but was hoping to be on the show, which she said is five years in the making. would open new doors.
She added: “I don’t think I’m going to win. I have paved my way in the last five years. I wouldn’t say I’m a household name just yet, but this show will introduce me to a whole new audience that could do really well or badly.
‘I hope it will have a beautiful effect on me’: Ready to tackle the challenges of jungle life head-on, she told Web before her assignment that she felt the whole experience would suit her