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I’m A Celebrity: From Nick Pickard’s 8kg weight loss to ‘fit’ Fred Sirieix, the campmates have shed some timber

That rice and beans diet has a lot to answer for

Many of this year’s I’m A Celebrity have showed off huge weight loss since entering the jungle last month.

After all, a diet of rice and beans will do that to you.

But how much weight have this year’s cluster of stars lost? Let’s take a closer look…

Marvin and Rochelle Humes reunited after I'm A Celebrity
‘Look at his abs,’ Rochelle swooned (Credit: Instagram)

Marvin Humes lost a stone

Rochelle Humes couldn’t help but gush over her husband’s changed appearance when he left the jungle.

Posting a video of themselves in their hotel bathroom, Marvin was seen with a towel around his waist.

Rochelle said: “Look at his abs!” She then revealed: “During the medical they said he lost something incredible like a stone.”

However, it wasn’t exactly incredible for Marvin’s campmate Danielle Harold. It’s been claimed that she lost a stone after suffering a secret illness at the start of her jungle stint.

Danielle Harold ‘rough and unwell’

According to The Sun Danielle told a pal: “I felt wiped out, so rough and unwell, but I was determined to stay in there. I hadn’t gone all that way for it to end like that.”

A source claimed: “Danielle fell ill at the start of the show and developed a really nasty infection which made her very unwell. It was all kept off camera and she just kept powering through. Danielle was seen by the camp doctor several times. They were very concerned but rather than throw in the towel she wanted to stay the course.

“She was really sick but you’d never have known it. Danielle kept smiling and kept trying her best in camp. She didn’t want to have to leave the show to go to hospital. But she was very unwell for a few days and lost nearly a stone,” they then added.

ED! has contacted Danielle’s reps for comment.

I’m A Celebrity weight loss: Nick Pickard

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Nick lasted three weeks and it shows in his waistline (Credit: ITV; ED composite)

Hollyoaks star Nick, who was voted out on Wednesday (December 6), joked that the soap’s writers will need to include a storyline about his character going on a health kick after he lost almost 8kg during his time in the jungle.

He said: “I’ve lost one stone and three pounds. They weigh you at certain points during the trials because there are weight restrictions and I was trying to look [at the scales] but the medic wouldn’t show me. So it makes it all the more interesting when you come out.

“I’m going to definitely try to do no more midnight trips to the fridge, because that’s where you put on your weight. I’ll try and keep it off as much as I can. They might try to write it into Hollyoaks, I don’t know.”

Frankie Dettori

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The jockey lost 5lb and he was first out (Credit: ITV; ED composite)

Frankie was the first celeb to be voted out. However, the iconic jockey still lost his fair share of weight while in the jungle. After his elimination, he told The Sun that he lost five pounds, so he’s at the bottom of his racing weight.

Frankie said: “To me, I have come out of there as a winner. I challenged myself, I passed every challenge, I took it head-on.” He continued: “I did my chores. I made some good friends. I lost weight.”

“Of course, winning would have been nice, but it’s not the important thing. The important thing for me, it was the experience.”

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Modest Fred declared ‘I am so fit’ (Credit: ITV; ED composite)

I’m A Celebrity weight loss: Fred Sirieix

Maître d’ Fred, who was voted out on Tuesday (December 5), said that he’d lost almost a stone while in the jungle. He said upon his exit: “I was 76.6 kilos when I went in, I was the fittest I have ever been, physically and psychologically – I have trained and prepared for this. The focus has balanced me out in a way I have never been before in my life.

“In the jungle, because you are on rice and beans, first I lost a lot of fat but I lost a bit of muscle as well. But the muscle quality has gone up because I was very physically active. I lost five kilos, I am so fit.”

He found out about his weight loss during an assessment with medic Paul after he got trench foot due to the huge rainstorms earlier on in the series. He explained: “We had torrential rain for the first two weeks, it was nonstop. My foot got infected, I got burns everywhere my legs, I’ve had cuts, I’ve had splinters.

“We had an incredible medic, Paul, this man is unbelievable. I had things on my feet and he gave me some stuff, a cream, this guy is unbelievable.”

Watch I’m A Celebrity tonight at 9pm on ITV1.

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