I'm A Celeb's Grace Dent forced to quit as ITV bosses stepped in after she 'visibly deteriorated'
27.11.2023 - 14:31
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
It’s been reported Grace Dent felt forced to leave I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! early after ITV bosses grew concerned for her.
The food critic walked early from the jungle after spending seven days in the ITV camp. She looked gutted when it had been announced on last night’s show that she was up for the next Bushtucker trial alongside Josie Gibson, with many fans taking to X, formerly Twitter, to say they were worried about her. Now it’s been reported that Grace, 50, made the decision along with ITV bosses after she “visibly deteriorated”.
A source told MailOnline: "Grace decided to leave the jungle soon after it was announced that she would be doing the latest Bushtucker Trial.
"Knowing that she would be facing another tough challenge was the straw that broke the camel's back. 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. ITV's duty of care and welfare teams had stepped in, and rightly so.”
The source added grace hasn’t “been eating well”, which Grace had said she was worried about before she entered the show.
The star has a strong relationship with food given her successful culinary career, being awarded Reviewer of the Year at the London Restaurant Festival in November 2017. She’s also food critic for The Guardian and has featured as a regular critic on MasterChef UK.
Speaking previously she said: “ Everything is filling me with a real sense of dread, but I am especially dreading being really hungry because I tend to eat four or five posh meals out a week because I am a restaurant critic."
On the show over the weekend, Grace looked pale and was a shadow of herself,