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Beverley Callard's I'm A Celeb Exit: Cancer Battle & Jungle Joy

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Beverley Callard, the 69-year-old Coronation Street star, had to leave Im A Celebrity South Africa due to a breast cancer diagnosis. She was devastated to leave, as she wanted to show older women could handle the challenges. Despite the health scare, she considers the jungle experience the time of her life. Shes now waiting for test results to determine if chemotherapy is needed before radiotherapy.

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Beverley Callard's I'm A Celeb Exit: Cancer Battle & Jungle Joy

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Beverley Callard's I'm A Celeb Exit: Cancer Battle & Jungle Joy. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 21st, welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. Beverly Callard, the 69-year-old coronation street star, had to bow out of, I'm a celebrity South Africa after getting sick and camp. On Thursday night's episode, she broke down in tears, telling her campmates she had a funny turn, and producer said she couldn't continue. Gutted, she said she didn't want to leave. The series was pre-recorded last year in Kruger National Park, and four months later, Beverly got her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. She'd already done the show back in 2020 at Gritch Castle, finishing fourth, but this time, she wanted to go all in without limits from her. New hip. And I teened to die in, um, her campmates were devastated, Adam cried, calling it so sad, and Scarlett said the camp wouldn't be the same without her. Ashley urged her to take care of herself, promising they'd see her soon. Bev wanted to show older women can handle the challenges.

Fast forward to now, after surgery on February 20, doctors cut out the cancer but found it in one lymph node. They sent that note to America to check how aggressive it is. She's waiting a few weeks to know if chemo comes before radiotherapy or not. Despite the health scares, Beverly calls the jungle experience the time of her life, with amazing people and sunshine that beat her last go. She's staying positive through the way.

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