Jess Glynne has revealed she was unable to greet Alex Scott on the I’m A Celeb bridge because her mother has suffered a ‘major stroke and underwent brain surgery’.
The Hold My Hand singer, 36, has addressed the reason why she wasn’t there to greet her girlfriend of two years off the I’m A Celebrity bridge last night when she became the first campmate to be voted off. Â
An hour after Alex came out the Jungle, Jess took to Instagram to share the tragic news and her disappointment at the football pundit’s lack of airtime.Â
She wrote: ‘My woman might be out far earlier than she ever deserved, but I’m so unbelievably proud of her. She didn’t get the airtime to show how incredible she really is and trust me, this is only the beginning.
‘I know people will wonder why I wasn’t there at the end of the bridge, so I wanted to share something personal.Â
‘Over the last few weeks my mum suffered a major stroke and needed urgent brain surgery.Â
Jess Glynne has revealed she was unable to greet Alex Scott on the I’m A Celeb bridge because her mother has suffered a ‘major stroke and underwent brain surgery’
Jess explained her mother’s illness was a ‘life-altering time’ for her family and that Alex ‘would always want me to be where I’m needed most’ as she supported her girlfriend of two yearsÂ
Alex, 41, was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by her friend Regan Coleman
‘It’s been really serious, life-altering time for my family and I’ve had to stay close to home.Â
‘Alex would always want me to be where I’m needed most. I can’t wait to have her back by my side.’Â
The Football Focus presenter, 41, was instead greeted by her friend Regan Coleman who accompanied her back to the hotel where she became overwhelmed with emotion.
Speaking to host Ant and Dec, she said: ‘I’m free! It feels strange and doesn’t feel real. Now I’m like, “Oh, I’m out.”‘
Asked whether she is ‘disappointed’ to be the first voted-out, Alex insisted: ‘Oh no! It has been an incredible experience and mentally it has been tough but I am so glad I got to do it with so many amazing campmates.
‘The laughter we have had and we really connected and making the bonds that we did.’
Jess also shared her upset with Alex’s lack of airtime to show ‘how incredible she truly is’Â
Laughing as she was shown her contraband video as she sneaked in salt to add to the rice, Alex laughed explaining: ‘I don’t know how many I took in, I just put them in my sock.
‘The first few days I put it on a spoon and Jack sprinkled it in the rice and so my campmates did know about it.’
Ant and Dec asked what was the worse part of her jungle experience as she dropped campmate Martin Kemp in it.
Alex explained: ‘The toilet seat situation, the smell is awful and someone keeps leaving the seat up, but we can’t say anything because he is a national treasure.’
Before walking across the iconic bridge, Alex revealed who she wants to win the ITV series: ‘Shona to win, Ginge and Aitch are great and would love to see them in the final, but I think if Shona wins it will give her the confidence.’
The pundit was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by her friend Regan Coleman as her girlfriend, Jess Glynne, is currently performing a string of shows in the UK.
Fans quickly took to X to say they are ‘sad’ and surprised to see Alex leave the jungle first.
The wrote: ‘Alex Scott being the first person to leave I’m A Celebrity is so sad; Alex is the first to leave I’m A Celebrity…and I just got to say, I did not see that coming.’
Her girlfriend, Jess Glynne (pictured) explained the reason she was not there on the bridge was because she had to stay home to look after her mother who suffered a ‘major stroke’ and ‘underwent brain surgery’
The pundit got a huge round of applause from her campmates as she quickly grabbed her bag and left the I’m A Celebrity camp for a final time
Former Lioness Alex Scott is the first contestant to be voted off I’m A Celebrity on Friday night as she opened up about ‘mentally tough’ experience
‘I haven’t even watched I’m a celeb for a few days but how is Alex out?? I hate everyone.’
‘Alex Scott is the first celebrity to be going home from the latest series of I’m a Celeb I thought it would be Lisa.’
It comes after the Football Focus presenter was punished for smuggling ‘contraband’ into the camp in the form of salt which resulted in the whole camp losing a star.
She also opened up about the importance of diversity and representation in the media industry.
