Alex Scott is leaving the I’m A Celebrity process early to fly back to the UK and be with her partner Jess Glynne as she copes with her mother’s brain surgery.
The broadcaster, 41, was the first to be voted out of the Jungle on Friday night but when she didn’t see the Hold My Hand singer, 36, on the bridge she knew her mother, Alexandra, wasn’t well.Â
Celebrities are meant to stay in Australia for the entire duration, until the final contestant is voted off, but Alex has broken this to go home and support Jess.Â
Alex said: ‘It’s been a hard couple of months, but Jess was like I want you to go on the show and do it for my mum.Â
‘It’s been tough because I want to be here for the wrap party and I have to get home straight away.Â
‘She’s my Jessica, and I’m going home to be her rock. My campmates knew what I was going through and I just want to thank everyone at ITV and my camp mates because they’ve all shown me so much support.Â
Alex Scott is leaving the I’m A Celebrity process early to fly back to the UK and be with her partner Jess Glynne as she copes with her mother’s brain surgery
Jess, 36, revealed that her mother Alexander had suffered a major stroke and underwent brain surgery and Alex, 41, will fly back to the UK to be with her
Alex was the first contestant to be voted off I’m A Celeb and is meant to stay Down Under for the entire duration until the final campmate is voted off but she is leaving early
She revealed that she almost didn’t make it to the Australian Outback after her Alexandra suffered a major stroke which left her needing brain surgery.
In an emotional interview with the Daily Mail, Alex, 41, revealed that it was singer Jess who talked her into going despite the devastating family news – but she did spend her time on the ITV show fearing that if her partner wasn’t there to meet her at the jungle bridge then her mum’s condition may have got worse.
Speaking after her exit from the show on Friday night, Alex said: ‘It’s been a tough time for us and obviously her family and it was a tough decision to come into the jungle.
‘But then Jess never wanted me to step away from not doing it. I knew there was always a possibility of her not being across the bridge, if her mum hadn’t got better or if things had been getting worse, which they have been.
‘But it was a big decision for me to not pass this opportunity and Jess was the one who pushed me to be here.’
The couple had kept their family sadness a secret while the BBC One Show presenter was on the reality show. But after she became the first to be voted off on Friday night and questions mounted why Ms Glynne wasn’t there to greet her, as is customary for friends and family, the Hold My Hand singer broke her silence.
Taking to Instagram, she penned: ‘I wanted to share something personal, over the last few weeks my mum suffered a major stroke and needed urgent surgery.
‘It’s been a really serious, life-altering time for my family, and I’ve had to stay close to home. Alex would always want me to be where I’m needed most. I can’t wait to have her back by my side.’
Despite not being there, Jess, 36, and Alex spoke immediately after the former Football Focus presenter’s interview with hosts Ant and Dec.
Jess shared an emotional message on Instagram revealing her beloved mother’s major stroke and brain surgery which the couple kept secret while Alex was in the Jungle
Jess has been supporting her girlfriend during her stint in the Australian jungle after saying goodbye to her at Heathrow airport earlier this month (pictured in March)
And in that phone call Jess told Alex that she didn’t think she had much airtime – and lambasted the channel for not showing her ‘fun’ side.
Jess said in an Instagram statement: 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 Alex also spoke of how she was edited on the series, and revealed that it’s because she thought she was too boring in the most candid of confessions.
