Richard Madeley quits I'm A Celebrity after being rushed to hospital following illness

Jack and Chloe Madelely may be the children of TV royalty Richard and Judy, but that does not mean they do not get up to the same tricks as any other siblings. The son of the I'm A Celebrity contestant revealed a potentially fatal festive eating incident in which his sister had to be taken to hospital on Christmas Eve.

Mirror. READ MORE: Richard Madeley suggests he may not claim his £200k salary Speaking on the subject in greater detail, he admitted that his behaviour in the early hours of the morning was "incoherent".

his departure from the show. Returning to Good Morning Britain on Monday, Richard told his co-stars Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid how he sparked concern with the show's crew - but says his symptoms were "harmless".

Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in nearby Bodelwyddan, he found the canteen and satisfied his pangs of hunger with a sandwich. READ MORE: I'm A Celebrity 2021 - Fans think they know why Richard Madeley became illThe 65-year-old told hosts Ant and Dec what had happened to him at Gwrych Castle and the hospital during a brief interview at the start of this evening's show.

revealed he had received blood tests in hospital. Read more Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse's replacement is confirmed And his Good Morning Britain colleague Ben Shephard confirmed Richard may be "too ill" to return to work for some time.

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READ MORE: ITV I'm A Celebrity: Richard Madeley rushed to hospital after falling illThe 65-year-old wrote: "Hello all!"Richard here – firstly just to say that I’m absolutely FINE. I started to feel briefly unwell in the small hours of the morning and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The GMB presenter was unwell in the early hours and was immediately seen by I'm A Celebrity's on-site medical team. Richard was taken to hospital as a precaution, but in doing so forfeited his place on the show.

sent a paramedic in a rapid response car and an emergency ambulance to Gwrych Castle, where the show is being filmed, shortly before 6am. In a post on social media, Mr Madeley, 65, insisted that he was “absolutely fine”, explaining that he “started to feel briefly unwell in the small hours of the morning and was taken to hospital as a precaution”.

Richard Madeley has been forced to withdraw from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! after breaking the show’s “Covid bubble” during a hospital trip. The 65-year-old TV presenter was taken to hospital as a precaution after falling ill at Gwrych Castle in North Wales in the early hours of Thursday.

told Metro before he went into the castle: “I really hope I do get voted for the trials. The thing about this programme is you mustn’t go into it if you take yourself remotely seriously.

I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here has lost its first contestant as Richard Madeley was forced to quit the show after being rushed to hopsital.

Holly Willoughby has offered her well wishes to I'm A Celebrity star Richard Madeley after he was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning.MORE: I’m A Celebrity 2021 full line-up revealedAn ITV spokesperson confirmed that he had taken poorly and was taken to hospital as a "precaution".

TV presenter Richard Madeley has been taken to hospital after falling ill on the set of reality TV show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.