I'm A Celebrity are preparing to potentially replace Richard Madeley with Rudimental’s DJ Locksmith' following the GMB star's hospital dash, it has been reported.
The 65-year-old broadcaster was rushed to hospital after falling ill in the early hours of the morning.
Earlier, he had taken part in trial Kitchen Nightmares, during which he seemed to be in good health as he joked with Ant and Dec and kneeled in rotten fruit and veg to find stars for comp.
However, he was sent to hospital after worrying production staff and his fellow co-stars with the sudden illness.
He was seen immediately by the show's on-site medical team and taken to hospital as a precaution.
An ITV spokesperson told the Mirror: "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."
The DJ was previously rumoured to be taking part in the series earlier this year and has been hinting that he is in isolation on Instagram.
He admitted that he was feeling "lonely" as he shared images of his cottage space with a living room to chill out in.
Sharing a video of himself with upbeat music, he wrote: "I'm not going to lie to you I woke up this morning feeling sorry for myself, feeling down, I said f**k that feeling!"
He also posted a photo of his breakfast and a question posed by a fan, which asked: "How you doing?"
The DJ replied: "Lonely but I like it."
Richard was left disappointed yesterday after returning from his trial with only four stars out of ten after struggling to untie knots.
Before entering Gwrych Castle, Richard said that he wanted to be voted to do trials.
“I really hope I do get voted for the Trials," he said.
“The thing about this programme is you mustn’t go in to it if you take yourself remotely seriously. I don’t and I am thoroughly looking forward to being covered in god knows what!
“You have to be prepared for people to laugh and I see this as a bl**dy great romp of fun!”
Richard's hospitalisation comes amid much drama in camp already, with Naughty Boy accusing his fellow co-stars of being "fake" as tensions soared in camp.
The music producer took aim at the stars in the main camp as he fumed over being picked to take on Snoochie Shy in the Treacherous Traps challenge and said he was considering quitting the show.
He told his fellow stars in the Clink that he couldn't fake a "love" for his fellow celebs after they sent him to the trial, as he explained how he doesn't think "there is any love" between them, despite how much they might say it.
As he discussed it with his fellow celebs, Richard had told him: "You're reading too much into this. You did really well today and I know you keep saying 'no I didn't', but yes you did."
But he snapped back: "You're missing my point. Doing a trial and a challenge on the same day is something no one has done.
"No one knows what I'm going through right now, please."
*I'm A Celebrity returns tonight at 9pm on ITV
