Why has Grace Dent quit I’m A Celebrity?

I'M A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! has lost a contestant as Grace Dent has gone home.

The star admitted earlier in the week that she had enough, but why had she quit?

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Why has Grace Dent quit I'm A Celebrity?

It has been announced that Grace Dent has left I'm A Celebrity.

She has said throughout that she wanted to go home but it looks like she's gone due to medical grounds.

ITV has said the food critic "will be missed by her fellow campmates".

A spokesperson said: "Unfortunately Grace Dent has left the show on medical grounds.

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"She has been a great campmate and will be missed by her fellow celebrities and viewers alike."

What trials did Grace Dent take part in?

When she first entered the show, Grace had to take on the height trial which she did well in.

She took on the brand new twist on Walk The Plank called Pole Position and the group Locker Shocker challenge.

She managed to win Touchdown of Terror when fellow campmate Nella Rose forfeited.

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Despite needing medical attention when a cockroach crawled in her ear, triumphant Grace said: "I really needed that. I really needed to be good in that trial because I was really doubting myself."

What has Grace Dent said about leaving I'm A Celebrity?

Grace had said that she'd "had enough" of jungle life in previous episodes.

She first confessed to Josie Gibson that she was ready for home, saying: "I’ve had enough. I’ve completely had enough. I just want to go home."

A source said: "Grace was having a tough time away from her family and struggled with the lack of sleep and good food. But more than anything she was really pushed to the brink by the gruelling trials this year.

"The Scarena series meant the celebrities were all taking part in more challenges than ever and Grace had just had enough."

Grace is yet to comment on the situation herself.

Who else is in the I'm A Celebrity jungle?

This year's I'm A Celeb has seen an all star cast enter the jungle.

Here's this year's contestants:

• Josie Gibson
• Sam Thompson
• Tony Bellew
• Nigel Farage
• Jamie Lynn Spears
• Nella Rose
• Fred Sirieix
• Danielle Harold
• Frankie Dettori
• Nick Pickard
• Marvin Humes