According to reports, Celebs Go Dating was forced to halt filming after one of its stars was taken to hospital with a mystery illness.
This year’s show will feature Chris Taylor, Love Island’s Helen Flanagan, Ella Morgan, MAFS’s Jamelia, Gogglebox’s Stephen Lustig-Webb and Made in Chelsea’s Tristan Phipps.
According to a new report, Ella, 29, has been battling serious health issues and has required medical attention, causing the E4 show to be completely disrupted.
She is now no longer filming while she is being treated and remains in stable condition in hospital, according to The sun.
A source told the publication: ‘Ella started feeling unwell last week and was really affected by the illness.
Celebs Go Dating reportedly forced to halt filming after one of its stars was taken to hospital with a mystery illness
MAFS’s Ella Morgan suffered increasing health problems and had to seek medical attention, The Sun reports
‘After being rushed to the ER, Ella was admitted to the hospital. Her family and friends have been supportive.
Filming for Celebs Go Dating has now come to a standstill as bosses are busy coming up with a plan.
“Ella was a dream booking and the producers consider her the star of the series. At the moment everything is uncertain, but they know her health is the priority.”
The insider claimed that Ella’s condition continued to deteriorate and she was forced to take a break from social media to recover.
MailOnline has reached out to Ella’s representative and Channel 4 for comment.
On Saturday, Ella shared that she is taking a break from social media for her health.
The TV beauty told her fans she had “never been so sick” but did not go into details about her sudden health problems.
She said: ‘I’m taking a little insta break, I’ve never been this sick in my entire life. I need some rest and then I’ll come back with some good content, hopefully if I can!’
This year’s contest features Chris Taylor, Helen Flanagan, Ella, Jamelia from Love Island, Stephen Lustig-Webb from Gogglebox and Made in Chelsea star Tristan Phipps
A source told The Sun: ‘Ella started feeling unwell last week and was really affected by the illness’
Meanwhile, Ella recently revealed she almost quit Celebrities go dating just a few hours after filming began.
The 29-year-old reality star, who became the first transgender bride on the British version of Married At First Sight UK, was ‘thrilled’ to have signed up for the E4 show but found pursuing romance in front of the cameras had left her ‘triggered’.
She said on Instagram Stories: ‘I’m really excited about this journey but I almost decided to quit recently. It just became too much.
‘It was quite triggering. I don’t know what I expected. I thought it would be easy and a piece of cake.
‘This is definitely more of a solo journey than MAFS. With Celebs Go Dating you find out what you’re doing right, what you’re doing wrong, what you need to work on.’
Ella explained that starring on the E4 dating show is more of a ‘solo’ experience than MAFS, but she doesn’t want to use her platform solely to talk about her transition, which began at the age of 16.
She continued: ‘This is definitely more of a solo journey than MAFS. With Celebs Go Dating you find out what you’re doing right, what you’re doing wrong, what you need to work on.
Ella rose to fame when she appeared in the 2023 series Married At First Sight, which also airs on E4
Ella is the ex-girlfriend of the current Mr. Katie Price, JJ Slater
She concluded: ‘Now I have to be completely vulnerable and be myself, which is not just the crazy, loud, fun Ella. I’m definitely a lot more serious and tame.’
Ella made history as the first transgender contestant on Celebs Go Dating, and during her time on MAFS she began dating Katie Price’s current boyfriend, JJ Slater.
Katie was ‘betrayed’ by Katie when the former glamour model stole her ex and Katie is now said to be nervous about what Ella will reveal.
Other stars potentially joining the show include Made in Chelsea’s Tristan Phipps and Love Island OG Hannah Elizabeth.
