I’m A Celebrity 2021: Richard Madeley spotted for the first time since quitting show after hospital trip

Richard Madeley was spotted outside his house on Friday and appeared in good spirits (Picture: Rex)

Richard Madeley has been spotted for the first time since he was forced to leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here after being taken to hospital.

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 65, was taken to hospital after falling ill in the early hours of Thursday morning, but later reassured fans he was ‘fine’.

He was forced to pull out of the rest of the series as the visit meant he had broken the Covid ‘bubble’ he and the other stars had been in and could not return.

However, Richard was seen on Friday at his home as he picked up a delivery of flowers from his front door.

Richard was seen looking well and relaxed as he came outside with a cup of tea to speak to the waiting photographers.

He had told his followers: ‘Hello all! Richard here – firstly just to say that I’m absolutely FINE.

He was seen sipping a cup of tea as he spoke to photographers (Picture: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock)

He picked up a box of flowers someone had sent him after falling ill (Picture: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock)

Richard’s hospital trip meant he broke the Covid bubble and couldn’t return to camp (Picture: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock)

He reassured everyone that he was ‘fine’ after the incident (Picture: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock)

‘I started to feel briefly unwell in the small hours of the morning and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

‘By leaving the camp, I had consequently broken the Covid ‘bubble’ and as such I’ve had to leave the castle and all the wonderful celebs that remain in the camp.

‘Obviously I’m gutted to be leaving so soon but the safety of all the campmates is the number one priority.’

Richard had already made an impression in camp (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Richard added: ‘I’m incredibly excited to watch their journey continue…even more so at the prospect of being somewhere a little warmer than Gwrych Castle.

‘Thank you to everyone who supported me on my brief but completely unforgettable adventure – I’ve made some great friends and honestly had the time of my life. Speak soon, Richard x.’

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A spokeswoman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: ‘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.’

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