Gillian has revealed she has a health condition (Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Gillian McKeith has opened up about a lifelong health battle.

In a frank interview, she disclosed that she has endured the debilitating condition since birth. The TV personality has lived with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, from infancy, although the condition remained undetected for many years.

The former I’m a Celebrity star told Daily Star exclusively in partnership with Casino.org: “I have scoliosis, a curvature of the spine that I’ve had since I was a baby. I must’ve been born with it, though it wasn’t diagnosed until much later in life. No one really noticed it for years.”

The TV star revealed that whilst the condition has been persistent, its severity has varied over time. On occasion, the discomfort has been intense, reports the Daily Star.

“It can be painful at times, and honestly, I’m probably in some level of pain every day, but I’ve become so used to it that I hardly notice anymore,” she confessed. “The more I move, the less it bothers me.”

Gillian is known for I’m a Celebrity (Image: ITV)

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Gillian explained that physical activity has become both a strategy for managing symptoms and a source of strength.

“Right now, for instance, I don’t feel any pain at all,” she said

“I do Pilates, lift weights, stretch a lot, and I love racket sports… anything that helps strengthen the bones.”

Gillian has also explored a range of therapeutic approaches to manage the condition, including Rolfing, a type of deep tissue therapy.

The star has revealed she has scoliosis (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

The star said her main goal was to learn how to manage the condition herself. That turning point came after a particularly difficult period, when she said that she was “in constant pain”.

Since then, she has committed to a holistic lifestyle that combines physical activity with nutrition-focused self-care.

Gillian was a camper on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Ouf of Here! in 2010 and in 2023 she returned to the ITV show for the all stars edition.