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Nigel Farage has been given immunity from skydiving into the I'm A Celebrity jungle due to injuries he sustained in a terrifying plane crash in 2010.

ITV bosses signed him on the understanding that he would not be able to carry out some tasks, including ones that involve lifting heavy weights. He also avoided the plank challenge.

Mr Farage, 59, who was left injured so badly 13 years ago that he underwent a neck reconstruction and had his leg in a plaster cast for a year, will also be ruled out of doing some of the forthcoming Bushtucker Trials if they put his medical welfare at risk.

He was also involved in a serious road accident 38 years ago. A source close to the former Ukip leader said, said: 'Nigel can't do strenuous activity because he's been in a car crash, as well as the plane crash and he's had his neck reconstructed.

'Some of the stars will be going in by jumping out of an aeroplane but there is no way he can do that. He was left so badly injured and there are some things that would be dangerous for him to take on.'