Jennie McAlpine reveals the weird reason ALL of the I’m A Celebrity campmates have got ill now they’re back in the UK

JENNIE McAlpine revealed her I'm A Celebrity co-stars are all battling illness after their jungle experience - but not for the reasons you might think.

Some of the class of 2017 famously went nine days before their first meal and lost a lot of weight in the process.

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Now they're back home and free to indulge themselves, they've overeaten and are feeling worse for it.

Speaking on this morning's Lorraine, Jennie, 33, said: "I shouldn't tell you... on our Whatsapp group, we're called The Bushwhackers, they're all ill.

"Everyone's eating too much. They're dropping like flies, saying: 'I'm ill, I'm ill'.

"Everybody, if you're watching, get well soon and stop eating!"

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The actress's Corrie character, Fiz Brown, will be absent from the show over the next few weeks because of her stint on I’m A Celebrity.

Jennie – who finished fourth on the hit ITV show – had to miss filming in order to go Down Under.

In order to account for Jennie’s absence, Fiz needed a storyline that took her away from the cobbles.

On Tuesday's show, Fiz got the call that her mum, Cilla, is in hospital after having a nasty fall.

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So she decided to spend Christmas away from the rest of her family to look after Cilla – with whom she has a rocky relationship – in Wolverhampton.

Fiz’s daughters Ruby and Hope held a farewell party for their mum. They put on nativity show and sang Little Donkey while dressed up as shepherds.
Tyrone also surprised Fiz with an early Christmas dinner.

Jennie will return to the show in a dramatic storyline in the New Year.

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The actress enjoyed her time on I’m A Celeb.

She said: “It’s been amazing. We were talking about one last day and those guys down there, I’m just going to miss them so much.”

Jennie also confessed that didn’t listen to the advice given by her Corrie co-stars – such as Anthony Cotton and Helen Flanagan – who have entered the jungle before.

She said: “‘A’ I didn’t listen and ‘B’ they lie. It’s like giving birth. It’s like a birth story. Nobody tells you what actually happens.”

Georgia Toffolo won the show, with Jamie Lomas coming second and Iain Lee coming third.

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