Injured Davies leaves jungle show

The actress rose to fame on the soap Neighbours

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Kimberley Davies has left the show after hurting herself carrying out a stunt.

The actress had jumped 15ft from a helicopter into water on the ITV1 reality show and was taken to hospital with a suspected cracked rib.

Davies returned to the show's jungle camp but was still in pain, so left a few hours later, ITV said, adding:

"This was a decision which we entirely understood and fully supported."

Davies is the second contestant to leave the show after having medical attention.

Former EastEnders star Elaine Lordan pulled out of the reality show last week.

She was told that she must keep her arms down at her sides and her legs straight ITV spokesman

The actress had twice collapsed on set and spent two days in hospital. Doctors said Lordan was in good health but producers decided to "err on the side of caution" and allow her to withdraw.

Safety briefing

Former Neighbours star Davies had been taking part in the Bushtucker Trial Hell-O-Drop challenge, which involved her jumping to hit a target floating in a dam.

But she had to be airlifted to hospital from the Australian jungle, where the show is being filmed, after hitting the water at an awkward angle.

A spokesman said: "She successfully completed the first of her two jumps, landing on a section of the target.

"But on the second jump, when she brought her right hand up to her face to hold her nose, her elbow was at an angle as she entered the water."

He added that the actress had been given a full safety briefing beforehand "when she was told that she must keep her arms down at her sides and her legs straight when entering the water".

Similar jumps

The programme makers said the stunt has been performed on several occasions for TV in the past and that the helicopter contractor had undertaken about 3,000 similar jumps without prior incident.

Rescue divers were immediately on hand, as was the programme's chief paramedic.

Meanwhile, on Monday night TV wine expert Jilly Goolden became the second contestant to be voted off the show, now in its fifth series.

Comedian Tommy Cannon was the first person to be voted out.