{"id":69040,"date":"2023-11-27T23:09:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=69040"},"modified":"2023-11-27T23:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:09:45","slug":"itv-im-a-celebs-grace-dents-real-reason-for-show-exit-as-pals-admit-fears-for-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/itv-im-a-celebs-grace-dents-real-reason-for-show-exit-as-pals-admit-fears-for-star\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Im A Celebs Grace Dents real reason for show exit as pals admit fears for star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grace Dent has become the first campmate to exit this year's I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! after quitting the show on medical grounds.<\/p>\n

Announcing the food critic's exit from the jungle, ITV released a statement, which read: "Unfortunately Grace Dent has left the show on medical grounds. She has been a great campmate and will be missed by her fellow celebrities and viewers alike."<\/p>\n

Her exit came after viewers expressed concern for Grace, 50, as they said that she appeared "zoned out" after she was told she would be taking part in the next Bushtucker Trial.<\/p>\n

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And now Grace's friends have reportedly shared similar concerns, with one telling The Sun: "She pulled the plug because she couldn\u2019t carry on, mentally or physically. It has been incredibly difficult for her and it all became too much. The cold and wet weather, coupled with the punishing tasks and lack of food took its toll."<\/p>\n

They added that Grace had lost weight in the short time she was in the jungle, describing her as now looking "gaunt."<\/p>\n

The source then shared when Grace's pals first become concerned that something was wrong, as they told the publication: "Grace is incredibly talented and very passionate about politics. When she failed to get involved, it was clear she was feeling defeated."<\/p>\n

"It is the first anniversary of her dear dad George\u2019s death in a few weeks too so that would have no doubt been playing on her mind" they finished.<\/p>\n

OK!<\/b> have contacted representatives for ITV and Grace Dent for comment.<\/p>\n

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Just a few short hours after quitting the show,\u00a0Grace was spotted leaving Australia as she checked into her flight home at Brisbane Airport.<\/p>\n

Grace refused to talk to any press at the airport and kept her head down as she rushed through the terminal. A show source said: "She is feeling like s**t and just wants to get on the plane and sleep."<\/p>\n

And another source close to Grace revealed to MailOnline that the food critic had decided to leave "soon after" the announcement that she would be taking on the next Bushtucker Trial.<\/p>\n

They said knowing she'd have to take on another challenge was "the straw that broke the camel's back".<\/p>\n

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They continued: "It was mutually agreed upon that she would stand down from the competition, it was clear that she wasn't being herself, she had lost all energy when usually she's witty and fun to be around.<\/p>\n

"ITV's duty of care and welfare teams had stepped in, and rightly so. She had struggled since living in the camp with less amenities, the weather this year has been particularly miserable and as a restaurant critic, not eating well proved to be harder than she could have ever imagined."<\/p>\n

The source ended by saying that Grace is "looking forward to seeing her loved ones" and after a few days of "recovery will be fine."<\/p>\n<\/p>\n