Former footballer Alex Scott said she will quickly leave Australia following her eviction from I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! in order to support her partner Jess Glynne after the singer\u2019s mother suffered a major stroke.<\/p>\n
Scott, 41, was the first campmate to be evicted from the reality show on Friday after it was announced that she had received the fewest votes and would be heading home.<\/p>\n
During her two weeks in the camp, Scott skydived from 12,000 feet and even waded through offal as part of the show\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n
Eliminated contestants normally remain at a hotel in Australia until the final, however Scott told the Daily Mirror she wanted to get back to the UK and be a \u201crock\u201d for Glynne.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be there for the wrap party but I need to get home straight away,\u201d she told the paper.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is my Jessica \u2013 I am going to go home and be her rock.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the hours following Scott\u2019s elimination, Glynne posted to Instagram to explain why she was not there to meet Scott at the end of the bridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last few weeks, my mum suffered a major stroke and needed urgent brain surgery,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a really life-altering time for my family, and I\u2019ve had to stay close to home.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlex would always want me to be where I\u2019m needed most. I can\u2019t wait to have her back by my side.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott told the Mirror she struggled with not being able to communicate with Glynne during her time in camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found that really tough in the jungle, not being able to speak to Jess every day and just check in and see what\u2019s going on, and how she was doing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we did speak, it was an emotional moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott was up for eviction alongside TV personality Jack Osbourne, social media star Angryginge, rapper Aitch, Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp, model Kelly Brook, and comedian Ruby Wax.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy jungle experience has been a whole lot more than what I expected it to be,\u201d Scott said on Friday\u2019s episode of the ITV reality show.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been really special to connect with a group of people that have allowed me to just be me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She and Brook, who bonded during their time on the show, were the final two up for eviction.<\/p>\n
It came after emotional farewell speeches at the camp, when Kemp said the competition is the best thing he has done for years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe older I\u2019ve got, the harder I find it to make new friends,\u201d Kemp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what I think we have done and what we\u2019ve created, is not just a friendship, but it\u2019s a special bond that\u2019s the most important for me that we did it together.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the best thing that I\u2019ve done for years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, Scott said she would like EastEnders actress Shona McGarty to be crowned Queen of the Jungle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Shona being named Queen of the Jungle, would just change her and give her the confidence to take on life,\u201d the former Lioness said.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! continues on Saturday at 9pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX, and STV Player, while I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Unpacked airs nightly after the main show on ITV2, STV, ITVX and STV Player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former footballer Alex Scott said she will quickly leave Australia following her eviction from I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-167510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}