I'm A Celebrity's Sam Thompson rushes for emergency doctor’s appointment before flying to jungle

Last years king of the jungle Sam Thompson revealed he went to the doctor prior to his new presenting role on I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked.

Sam will join comedian Joel Dommett and Capital radio DJ Kemi Rodgers on the I'm A Celeb spin off show, which will be screened live from the Australian jungle. However, before jetting off for his new role, he revealed his request to a doctor.

Sam asked the doctor for some sleeping tablets as the recording schedule for the show will be filmed in UK time, whilst on Australian soil.

He revealed his request on his podcast Staying Relevant, which was released after he made the long journey down under, reports the Mirror.

Speaking to co-host Pete Wicks, he said: "The timings are quite awkward because obviously we are live in UK time. So, we go to bed at 4pm every day in Australia and wake up at midnight. Which is going to be wild."

Pete - who is currently taking part in the 20th anniversary series of Strictly Come Dancing expressed to Sam: "You don't cope well with change and what Sam said to me when he told me this last week is 'I've just been to the doctor and I've got 24 sleeping pills.'"

Sam had stated that he got the tablets "just in case," to deal with the time difference.

The new series of the hit contest starts on Sunday, November 17 on ITV, with the new spin off show on straight after.

The impressive lineup was revealed at the start of the week, with the contestants arriving in Australia ahead of there time in the jungle. But fans were confused when Maura Higgins was not announced on the lineup, after much speculation over the last few weeks.

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As the line up was announced the former Love Island star was spotted on a date with Sam's best pal Pete. The pair have been romantically linked the past couple of weeks, and it was reported she "cried all night" as she prepared to leave him behind.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the star shared what she got up to during their date night, the evening was filled with music - which left her overcome with emotion. The pair headed to the London Palladium theatre to watch Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi on his UK tour.

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