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Beverley Callard has revealed she’s been forced to pull out of appearing at tonight’s I’m A Celebrity South Africa final due to medical grounds, weeks after her cancer surgeryDaniel Bird<\/a> Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n

06:18, 24 Apr 2026Updated 08:54, 24 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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‘Gutted’ Beverley Callard pulls out of I’m A Celeb final after medical advice(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Beverley Callard<\/a> has been forced to pull out of the I’m A Celeb<\/a> final. The actress told fans that doctors have advised her not to make the trip from her home in Ireland to London for the event.<\/p>\n

Although I’m A Celebrity… South Africa<\/a> is pre-recorded, tonight, one campmate will be crowned the winner in front of a live studio audience in London. However, Beverley, best known for playing Coronation Street’s<\/a> Liz McDonald, has told fans she’s “gutted” she won’t be in attendance, despite having booked her flights.<\/p>\n

The 69-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in February this year, four months after filming the ITV<\/a> series, but underwent surgery this month to remove the disease, which had spread to a lymph node.<\/a> She told fans: “Yesterday, I should have flown to England to get ready for the I’m A Celeb final.”<\/p>\n

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The actress is no longer able to attend the live final(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

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Beverley told fans she’s gutted(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

In a video shared on her social media, the actress went on to add: “I was so excited and looking forward to it, but on medical advice, I can’t go, I am absolutely gutted.<\/p>\n

“I was dying to see them all, and it would have been brilliant. I can’t go, and yesterday, the flights were booked and everything, but no, they said, it is basically too long a day with flying there and then a very late night, so here I am.<\/p>\n

“I will be watching, and I will be on Zoom chatting to everybody. So I’ve got to make the best of a bad job, but I am resting, and I am doing as I am told. Thanks to everybody.”<\/p>\n

Captioning her post, Beverley added: “A last-minute change of plans\u2026Absolutely gutted, but I know it’s for the best. Resting up and getting well is more important at the moment.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, viewers of the ITV show saw Beverley make an unexpected departure from the camp after suffering from a “funny turn,” which she later discovered was the “start” of her battle with breast cancer.<\/p>\n

Speaking on social media on Tuesday night, Beverley explained: “I just watched my exit on I’m A Celeb, and it made me cry all over again. Of course, I didn’t know then that I had cancer, but I just knew that it was the last couple of days there that I hadn’t felt very well.<\/p>\n

“What happened was, I went into the Bush Telegraph, and apparently, I lost consciousness for a little while. I just wasn’t feeling myself. They took me to a medical hut, and they were amazing. They really looked after me, and they said, ‘You can’t go back.’ And I said, ‘Don’t say that, don’t send me home, I’ll be fine’. I wanted to succeed and make it through to the end, but that was the start of everything. It’s made me really emotional, but I will beat this. I will beat it.”<\/p>\n

Informing her campmates about her exit, Beverley said: “I’ve got something to tell you all. I didn’t feel very well this morning, and I had a bit of a funny turn, and they’ve said I can’t come back in. I’ve got to go. I’m absolutely gutted. I don’t want to go.”<\/p>\n

Last week, Beverley revealed her cancer surgery had been a success, with doctors removing the disease. However, she disclosed that it had spread to a lymph node and had been sent to America for testing.<\/p>\n

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.<\/a><\/p>\n

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