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TV presenter Richard Madeley has been taken to hospital after falling ill on The Set of the reality series I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Medics on the ITV show rushed to The Camp in Gwrych Castle , where it is filmed, to attend to the 65-year-old.

" Richard was unwell in the Early Hours and was immediately seen by our on-site medical team, "

" He's since been taken to hospital as a precaution, the health and safety of our campmates is our priority. "

On Wednesday's show, before falling ill, Madeley slid head first into a sewer of rotten fruit and vegetables during a trial.

The Castle Kitchen Nightmares task saw him hunt for 10 hidden stars in a kitchen " full of castle critters" after a public vote.

Rotten food was dumped on Madeley, Who Said : " That's seven tons of fruit, I'll never find a star in here. Oh, it's freezing. "

" Oh, this is really, really Hard . . There 's just no way of sorting the wheat from the [chaff], " He Said .

After searching in dark chambers for 10 Minutes , as fish guts and offal fell on him, Madeley managed to get four out of 10 stars, securing a meal of squirrel for his camp-mates.

Going in to the series, He Said his roles in The Camp would be cook and interviewer. " I will ask questions in camp. Unless you are curious, you don't learn about people, " He Said .

Madeley made his name alongside wife Judy Finnigan on ITV's This Morning from 1988 to 2001, and more recently has co-hosted Good Morning Britain.

A familiar face to millions, the TV presenter had been asked to do I'm A Celebrity countless times - But said This Time around he " realised The Time had come to experience it. "

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Source of news: bbc.com