John Barrowman accident: Actor rushed to hospital after spraining ankle in I’m A Celebrity camp

The Torchwood star was excluded from the public vote
Fears: Actor John Barrowman
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Emma Powell3 December 2018

John Barrowman was rushed to hospital after spraining his ankle in the I’m A Celebrity camp.

Declan Donnelly broke the news at the top of Sunday night’s show, telling viewers Barrowman had been excluded from the public vote.

He said: “John Barrowman had an accident in camp last night and was taken to hospital. He was fine, he’s resting up but unfortunately we’ve had to exclude him from tonight’s vote until we know if he’s ok to return to camp.”

Holly Willoughby told fans they will receive a refund if they had voted to save Barrowman in the upcoming eviction.

Agony: John Barrowman is supported by Nick Knowles and Malique Thompson-Dwyer
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Fans feared for the Torchwood star as they sent well-wishes on Twitter and tried to work out what had happened.

One tweeted: “I hope John will be allowed in the jungle again, he's too iconic to be gone for good #ImACeleb.”

Another wrote: “The jungle without John Barrowman is like Christmas without tinsel #ImACeleb.”

It was later revealed he had sprained his ankle while walking down a path to wash a pot. Harry Redknapp shouted out to their fellow campers for help before Thompson-Dwyer and Nick Knowles took him to a medic. He was taken to hospital where he had an X-ray and CT scan.

He sent a message to his camp mates, joking: “I am lying here sipping champagne in a hospital with six male strippers. Continue to live jungle life as normal. I want to be back in there with you all soon. But please get some rest this evening. Ps I want my f****** dinner when I get back!”

Thompson-Dwyer was given the boot on Sunday night's show after receiving the fewest votes.

The Hollyoaks star, 20, knocked back a glass of champagne as he chatted to Holly Willoughby and Declan Donnelly before being reunited with his mother.

I’m A Celebrity is on ITV, tomorrow at 9pm

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