I'm A Celeb's Dec Donnelly bitten by spider as medics rush in behind the scenes

Presenter Dec Donnelly required medical attention after a spider bit his neck in the I'm A Celeb camp. The incident occurred off-camera earlier this week.

Ant McPartlin disclosed details of the bite during an Instagram Live session, telling viewers: "We've had quite a lot of drama not only on the show but off the show as well because Dec had a spider on his neck and was bitten by a spider and the medic was called in to have a look."

Dec showed a picture of the spider on his phone and displayed the bite mark to the audience, commenting: "Look at that spider, it bit me on the neck."

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He recounted how the spider leapt onto his script before biting him. In a light-hearted manner, Dec quipped: "The medic said I was lucky to be alive. If I wasn't so fit and healthy, and masculine, I might not have survived."

However, Ant quickly corrected him, saying: "No, she didn't, she said it was a jumping spider and it was absolutely fine," reports the Mirror.

This is just the latest in a series of challenges faced by the camp. Dean McCullough spoke to the Mirror about the severe weather conditions in the jungle, explaining that the rain was so persistent that some campmates are suffering from trench foot.

During the interview, Dean described the situation as akin to the worst camping trip imaginable, where constant wetness means nothing can dry out, adding to the hardships of their experience.

Dean said: "It's kind of a thing now in camp where if you don't have trench foot, you're kind of not cool. It was a real thing, and it does bring the mood down. Me and Coleen were both like: 'when are we going to get a chance to do some sun bathing?" He also recounted how one night the rain was so severe that they all had to take refuge in the Bush Telegraph for 45 minutes.

"All our crocodile tail for dinner was ruined, so they gave us tofu instead," he lamented. "If that's not a short change, I don't know what is...from crocodile tail to tofu."

Reflecting on his experience, he added: "I'm from Belfast, and I live in Manchester, the two wettest places in the UK. I will never whinge about that rain ever again. It was biblical."

Dean found himself as the second celebrity to be voted out of the camp, following Jane Moore's departure, with Tulisa also having left since.