“It was going great until it wasn’t” – I’m A Celeb star Jake Quickenden rushed to hospital in emergency after horror boat accident during Yukon1000 survival race left him in a sling and forced him to quit mid-challenge - suong

   

A STAR from I'm A Celebrity was rushed to hospital with a nasty injury after a huge accident on a boat.

He called the scary incident a "nightmare" as his hand was completely bandaged up.

Jake Quickenden in a hospital waiting area with an arm sling, covering his face with his hand.
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I’m A Celeb's Jake Quickenden rushed to hospital with what looks like a horrific hand injuryCredit: Instagram/yukon1000race
Jake Quickenden in a boat with an arm injury.
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The star took to social media as he updated fans about his conditionCredit: Instagram/jakequickenden
Jake Quickenden and another man at a hospital after a boating accident.
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He admitted that he was in some sort of boat race, but conditions forced him to withdrawCredit: Instagram/jakequickenden

Jake Quickenden, 36, took part in a Yukon1000 boat race, however he soon ran into trouble.

According to the Instagram profile of the sport, it is the longest survival paddle race in the world.

Despite being excited about his participation in the event, conditions forced Jake and his teammate Matt to pull out from the competition.

On his Instagram story he shared a selfie with his sporting partner and wrote: "So gutted..."

"Started well, got intro trouble, set back off got into more trouble!! Sometimes you have to remember you have kids and it's best to not push when luck isn't on your side."

He added: "Just at hospital getting an xray and me and Matt both fine."

 

In a second story the former X Factor singer posed as his left arm was placed in a sling and a red plaster cast.

Jake admitted: "Will update with the nightmare we had.. but we are both safe and literally all that matters. It was going great until it wasn't."

The Yukon1000 Instagram account also posted a behind-the-scenes video of the pair as they waited at the hospital.

Jake Quickenden and wife Sophie welcome second child together

In the clip Jake fumed: "Why always be? Why always us?"

Matt then interjected as he claimed: "Well, as you see smiles on our faces, both gutten to have withdrawn the way we have.

"But it is what it is. We're both safe. We're both going home to our families."

Jake married his wife Sophie Church in 2022 and they share two children together.

They welcomed four-year-old Leo in 2021 and Sophie gave birth to six-month-old Kit back in January of this year.

The former Celeb SAS competitor interjected as he stated: "So that's the main thing.

"Like we felt like we had a great start. We was buzzing with how quickly we went off.

"We got into a bit of trouble, then the boat broke, then we got stuck in a storm, then we set off again thinking we were on it again, and then we go into more trouble.

 

We are both safe and literally all that matters. It was going great until it wasn't."

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He added: "And I'm just about to have an x ray"

 

Both of the duo were then seen to share a joke around before wishing the rest of the competitors well.

The caption on the account of the video red: "Team 3, Untapped, UPDATE - Great team and the river awaits."

Jake Quickenden and a man in a hospital waiting room, giving a thumbs up.
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He looked in good spirits as he thought he was waiting for more scans in the hospitalCredit: Instagram/yukon1000race
Jake Quickenden in a hospital, arm in a sling.
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The media personality tried to compete in the Yukon1000 paddle boat raceCredit: Instagram/yukon1000race
Jake Quickenden on the set of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
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Jake Rose to fame on The X Factor as he competed in both the ninth and the eleventh series before going into the jungle in 2014Credit: Rex
Carl Fogarty, winner of a competition, with Jake Quickenden and Melanie Sykes, first and second runner-ups.
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He was voted as the runner-up to Superbike champion Carl FogartyCredit: Jayne Russell - The Sun
Jake Quickenden taking off his shirt on a TV show.
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The former singer went onto compete on shows such as Dancing On Ice and Celebrity SAS after his stint in the OutbackCredit: Rex