Furious I’m A Celeb fans demand ITV ‘drafts in back-up stars’ after Jamie Lynn Spears and Grace Dent walk off show
I’M A Celebrity fans are up in arms and demanding ITV ‘draft in back-up stars’ after Jamie Lynn Spears became the latest campmate to quit.
Viewers of the ITV1 reality show are wanting show bosses to call upon their list of standby contestants to enter the jungle now Jamie Lynn and Grace Dent have walked.
Food critic Grace was first to leave this year’s I’m A Celebrity on ‘medical grounds’ on Monday.
It has now been confirmed that Jamie Lynn – sister of pop superstar Britney Spears – has exited the show, also on ‘medical grounds’.
YouTuber Nella Rose’s future on the programme is also in doubt, as she too has been struggling.
In the wake of the shock news breaking, fans want some new faces to enter the jungle to “change the dynamics”.
One wrote on Instagram: “Someone else needs to be put in with everyone leaving.”
Another added: “Who next they have got to bring in some more people soon then .”
And a third demanded: “Well lets throw some more celebs in quick to change the dynamics!”
It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Jamie Lynn has quit I’m A Celebrity.
Last night she was seen breaking down in tears on a number of occasions – despite managing to settle in after a rocky start.
A show spokesperson said: “Jamie Lynn Spears has left I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on medical grounds.
“She’s been a fantastic campmate who has triumphed at trials and bonded well with her fellow celebrities.”
Jamie Lynn’s campmates have all been told she has left the jungle and will not be returning.
Her exit comes just two days after Grace walked out.
She too left on medical grounds and has already returned home to the UK.
Jamie Lynn’s final scenes will air in Wednesday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity.
The Zoey 101 star had threatened to quit the show several times since arriving in the Australian jungle.
She is mum to daughters Maddie, 15, and Ivey, five, and made no secret of how much she was struggling with being away from them.