I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! presenter Declan Donnelly was bitten by a spider in the jungle - and was quickly attended to by medics as Ant McPartlin issued an update

During an Instagram Live, his co-host Ant McPartlin shared the news, saying: “We've had quite a lot of drama not only on the show, but off the show as well, because Dec had a spider on his neck and was bitten by a spider and the medic was called in to have a look.”

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! presenter Declan Donnelly was bitten on the neck by a jumping spider in the Australian jungle - with the medics rushing in

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! presenter Declan Donnelly was rushed to medical staff after he was bitten by a spider during filming.

Declan Donnelly has been rushed to medics backstage on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! after being bitten by a spider in the Australian jungle. Dec, 49, had to be checked over by specialists behind the scenes of the ITV show to make sure the bite wasn’t poisonous.

It is thought Declan Donnelly was bitten by a spider in the Australian jungle where the show is filmed. Donnelly, 49, was checked over by specialists working on the ITV show to make sure the bite wasn’t poisonous. His co-host Ant McPartlin took to Instagram Live to share details of the horror incident.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! host Declan Donnelly was rushed to see medics behind-the-scenes after being bitten by a spider. The celebrities in the jungle, including McFly’s Danny Jones and Coleen Rooney, have had to deal with critters and crawlies in the camp and in bushtucker trials, but this time, it was the hosts’ turn.

Dec jokes he’s ‘lucky to be alive’ after being bitten by a spider on I’m a Celebrity - A jumping spider attacked the veteran host while he worked in the Australian outback

We've had quite a lot of drama not only on the show, but off the show as well, because Dec had a spider on his neck and was bitten by a spider.'