I'm A Celeb 2025: Has Alex Scott already left Australia? Former Lioness jets home - will she return for the final reunion?
I’m A Celeb star Alex Scott has ready jetted back to the UK after leaving the I’m A Celebrity jungle.
The former Lioness and Football Focus presenter became the first star to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2025. She left the jungle on Friday evening after placing bottom in the public vote.
While most stars usually stick around Down Under for the duration of the show until being reunited with their fellow campmates after the finale, Alex has already got on a plane back to the UK.
The former Arsenal player, 41, has revealed that her decision comes after her girlfriend, singer-songwriter Jess Glynne, shared news that her mum had suffered a major stroke. The Hold My Hand singer’s absence as Alex left the jungle raised eyebrows with some fans, but Jess took to social media to discuss the reason she didn’t travel to meet Alex as she left the show.
Jess said: “I know people will wonder why I wasn’t there at the end of the bridge, so I wanted to share something person. Over the last few weeks, my mum suffered a major stroke and needed urgent brain surgery. It’s been a really serious, life-altering time for my family, and I’ve had to stay close to home.”
As a result of the sad family news, Alex has jetted off to the UK immediately to join Jess and her family. In fact, the ex-football star was unsure if she would even be able to make it into the jungle in the first place.
Speaking on companion show I’m A Celeb: Unpacked, Alex explained: “It’s been a hard couple of months. Obviously it’s such an opportunity to even be asked to come on the show.
“Jess was the first one… she was like, ‘I want you to go on the show and do it for my mum’. I knew there would be a chance she wouldn’t be at the end of the bridge. Straight away, when I walked over, I knew then things had got worse.”
Alex added that she might have to miss the wrap party at the end of the series as a result of the situation back home. She said: “I want to be here for the wrap party, but I have to get home straight away.
“She’s my Jessica, and I’m going home to be her rock, because she’s been my cheerleader all through this. My campmates knew what I was going through. I just thank everyone at ITV and my campmates because they’ve all shown me so much support.”