Jesy Nelson reportedly withdraws from I’m A Celebrity

Jesy Nelson has reportedly withdrawn from the forthcoming series of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! because her twin daughters are unwell, according to an account attributed to an unnamed source. ITV has not publicly announced Nelson as a contestant or confirmed the full lineup, so her reported withdrawal has not been confirmed by the broadcaster. The source said Nelson would not leave her daughters, Ocean and Story, to film the programme in Australia. It also said she had hoped an appearance would let her continue campaigning for screening newborns for spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, the condition diagnosed in both girls. The account of her decision and its reasoning traces to the same unnamed source, rather than independent confirmation. Nelson, a former member of Little Mix, has spoken publicly about her daughters’ diagnosis and the effects of SMA. The condition can cause progressive muscle weakness and, in severe cases, affect breathing and swallowing. Nelson has said doctors warned that her daughters were unlikely to walk. The children’s current health circumstances were not described in detail beyond the source’s statement that they were unwell. Nelson has...