I’m A Celeb’s Olivia Attwood addresses A&E dash which prompted exit as health issue found | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Olivia Attwood was taken out of the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp after just 24 hours, leaving many concerned for her health. Addressing her departure, Ant and Dec briefly told viewers she had to leave the jungle on medical grounds.
Now finally in her own words, the 31-year-old has shared her version of events.
Olivia said a routine blood test, which all the celebrities undergo at some point during the show, determined that she was dangerously anaemic.
The test also flagged up worryingly low sodium and potassium levels, which prompted staff to immediately send her to A&E.
The former campmate said: “I was so scared, I was like, ‘What the hell is wrong with me?’
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“They couldn’t give me an answer, they just told me that they had to get me to the hospital immediately.
“The results were really, really low when they put them into their reader and they consulted with another doctor off site.
“I had those bloods done in England before I left, and they were fine.
“I was confused and of course very, very worried,” she added to the Mail On Sunday.
But, while this may have seemed like she was all good to go back in, ITV didn’t want to risk her health.
Olivia was told it wouldn’t be possible for her to return as iron deficiency anaemia can make someone more at risk of illness or infection, while low mineral levels may indicate underlying health problems.
She explained further: “They said because of the results the show’s medical team got from my readings, they were not happy to sign me off to come back in, even though I had the clean bill of health from the hospital.
“If I went back into camp, they feared my levels might drop and it could be detrimental to my health and wellbeing.
