Grace Dent seen at the airport as she heads home after quitting I'm A Celebrity
Grace Dent has been seen for the first time after quitting I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in a shock twist.
Grace was spotted at Brisbane Airport hours after her exit was confirmed by ITV as a source told the Mirror: "She is heading back to London today. She is tired and she just wants to get home."
The star looked glum as she made her way into departures, flanked by security from the show. Grace had been picked to do the latest trial Down The Tubes but barely reacted and stayed mute the entire time hosts Ant and Dec were in camp.
The food critic, 50, known for her strong opinions on cuisine, had looked pale and a shadow of herself on Sunday night's show and said on camera "I just want to go home" prompting concern from viewers.
On Monday morning, a spokesperson for the ITV confirmed Grace's premature exit from the show. They said: "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."
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Grace looked glum at Brisbane airport (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)
The I'm A Celebrity star quit the show after Sunday night (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)Grace admitted she was concerned that the rice and beans diet and revealed her strategy would be to eat as much lavish food as possible before heading into camp. Speaking at the airport earlier this month, Grace shared her fear the reduction of food would be a 'real shock to the system.'
Grace's reason for quitting the show is likely due to the measly diet of beans and rice after spending most of her days 'dining out and eating well'. As a food critic, she spends most days of the week eating fancy food at restaurants so the change in diet was a "shock to her system".
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The change in diet was one of her worries prior to entering the jungle, with Grace admitting she was "dreading being really hungry." 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."
Viewers on social media site 'X', formerly Twitter, had commented Grace looked ill or very thin in recent days on the show. Grace also admitted, before the series began, that eating and food would be the hardest part for her.
Shortly after Grace's departure, ITV revealed that she would be replaced by EastEnders actress Danielle Harold in the upcoming Bushtucker Trial.
Grace had been set to join Josie Gibson in Down the Tubes but pulled out of the series just before the challenge kicked off. The news was revealed on Monday's Good Morning Britain as Richard Arnold shared the latest updates from the jungle following Grace's, 50, exit.
Richard, 54, said in a show update: "It means of course that Josie will be facing the Down The Tubes trial tonight but she will not be facing it alone. Now that Grace has departed the camp, I can exclusively reveal that Danielle was the third most voted for campmate to take part in tonight's trial. Danielle and Josie will be taking part in Down The Tubes."
Speaking before I'm A Celebrity started, Grace spoke to the Mirror about how she had been preparing for the show. She said: "My flight was amazing, I feel very well rested. I've eaten very well. I've been stocking up on delicious tastes because I'm wondering when I'm gonna taste them again.
Grace left the show on Sunday night (Daily Mirror)"I think it's going to be a real challenge. For the last week I've been eating in the most wonderful restaurants in London, you know, five course dinners, all the wonderful foods that London offers. So, I think it's maybe gonna be a bit of a shock to my system," she added.
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Before going into camp Grace also suggested she would hang back initially on the show. She said: "My approach these days is to listen and sit back for a bit. Joining in, and shouting, and adding to drama is not achieving anything. But what I do hope is that I'm a little bit older than a lot of the people. I hope that I can listen intently and try and get to grips with what is actually happening."
However, she seemed to have taken this to extremes while in the jungle and after she was seen walking away from some political arguments with former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage she has rarely been the centre of attention and has not be seen on screen much at all.
In fact analysis of the opening four shows revealed she was on screen for just 21 minutes. Before choosing to leave she had been the bookmakers' favourite to leave when evictions begin on Friday.
One of the rare times she was on screen came on Friday taking part in the Touchdown of Terror trial. But shortly before taking part she said: "I’ve had enough. I’ve completely had enough. I just want to go home." Josie Gibson encouraged her and said: "It’ll be good for you. What an experience."
Grace went on to confess in the Bush Telegraph: "I haven’t got a lot left in me at the moment. I’m just keeping on a face for everybody." Following the news of her early exit from the I'm A Celebrity jungle, fans of the show have taken to X to share their reactions as one wrote: "Sad to hear Grace has quit but probably for the best. She wasn't looking great at all." Another echoed: "I really liked Grace, hope she's doing okay."
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