Holly Willoughby DEFENDS Jack Maynard after he’s removed from I’m A Celeb

Holly Willoughby Jack Maynard

by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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Holly Willoughby has had her say on Jack Maynard's swift I'm A Celeb exit

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2017 viewers were shocked last night after Ant and Dec revealed Jack has left the show.

The presenters told fans of the show: "Due to circumstances outside camp Jack has had to withdraw from the show."

Since thenviewers have aired their outrage on Twitter, with some questioning why it was okay for Katie Hopkins to feature on the show back in 2007.

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Now, Holly Willoughby has spoken out about the Youtuber's shock departure and admitted she "doesn’t understand" why he had to leave the show.

Speaking on This Morning, she explained: "We knew about these messages before he went in.

"This is what I don’t understand. I don't understand why this is- he's apologised about these messages before."

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However, Alison responded and said: "I think what is it, there's more allegations maybe that is going to come forward a little bit later.

"I think he needed to defend himself and he needed to be out and know what these allegations are."

Jack's team and the ITV producers made a joint decision for the 22-year-old star to leave the show after racist and homophobic tweets from his Twitter account surfaced from 2011 to 2013.

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In a statement released shortly after his exit, a spokesperson for him wrote: "Since it is only fair that everyone should be aware of any allegations made against them and should also have the right to defend themselves, it was agreed that it would be better to bring him out of the show."

Even though we've lost one campmate, there's two new arrivals in Oz and they're both set to cause a stir in the jungle.

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