Richard Madeley rushed to hospital on set of I'm A Celebrity, show confirms

Richard Madeley was rushed to hospital this morning in the early hours after falling ill in the I'm A Celebrity camp.

The TV star left his fellow contestants seriously concerned when he suddenly fell unwell.

Medical staff rushed to Gwrych Castle, where the reality programme is filmed.

I'm A Celebrity's twitter account confirmed the star was rushed to hospital
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“It was horrifying - campers were really upset and concerned, all of the crew and medics rushed to set to help him,” a source tells The Sun.

“It was a real scare for everyone involved.”

Madeley's health scare came the day after he completed the Kitchen Nightmares trial on the show.

Our before the incident he completed a bushtucker trial.

An ITV spokesperson has said: "Richard was unwell in the early hours and was immediately seen by our on-site medical team.

"He's since been taken to hospital as a precaution, the health and safety of our campmates is our priority."

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed: “We were called at 05.43am this morning, Thursday 25 November 2021, to reports of a medical emergency at Gwrych Castle in Abergele, Conwy.

“We sent a paramedic in a rapid response car and an emergency ambulance to the scene, and one patient was taken to hospital.”