After we learned that Heidi Montag was rushed to a hospital in Costa Rica due to injuries suffered while filming the competitive reality TV show I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! (a show that the couple tried to quit, twice), I had a sneaking feeling that the drama would not end there. TMZ is now reporting that Heidi contracted a stomach ailment due to the conditions that producers of the show inflicted on her and hubby Spencer Pratt. Producers claim that they wanted to “punish” Speidi for quitting the show and then begging to return and as a result, says Speidi’s attorney, Heidi contracted a stomach ulcer and had to be hospitalized. Now Speidi are threatening to sue NBC … natch:

Heidi Pratt was tortured by NBC to the point she was “convulsively throwing up” — that’s what some people on the set of “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” are telling TMZ. We’ve learned Heidi was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a gastric ulcer, after being held with hubby Spencer Pratt in a dark room for a day and a night with only water, rice and beans. It was designed as punishment because they left the show. One cast member described their treatment this way — “It’s the same as Guantanamo Bay.” And get this … a cast member tells us NBC execs tried to convince Heidi to stay on the set rather than take an ambulance to a hospital for treatment. She has now left the hospital and is on meds. We’re told some of the cast members want to quit, but their passports have been taken away and they are under guard. Paul Telegdy, NBC’s Exec VP of Alternative Programming, told Ryan Seacrest about holding Heidi and Spencer in isolation as punishment, adding, “…They are now going to be examined, and their value system utterly deconstructed …These people really are going to bare their souls. We’re told Spencer has fired his lawyer (who wanted him to stay on the show) and is now planning to sue NBC over the show. Spencer and Heidi now want out … for good….but there’s a problem — they signed a contract with NBC to do the show. NBC reps did not return our calls …so far.

LMAO! That anyone would equate the bullshizz that happens on a reality TV show like this to the torture punishment doled out at Guantanamo Bay is ludicrous. This whole matter reeks of lame PR for the show and I absolutely cannot believe a word that any of this is actually genuine. As one Pink reader commented, Speidi have cried wolf way too many times to be believed about anything. I’m sure we’ll be hearing about this stomach ulcer for weeks to come … prolly long enough for us to contract our own ulcers. UGH.

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US Weekly is reporting that Heidi Montag, who — with her hubby Spencer Pratt — has been trying to quit and then unquit the competitive reality TV series I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! which is currently filming in the jungle of Costa Rica, has been admitted to the hospital due to an undisclosed illness/injury:

Hills star Heidi Pratt has been rushed to a Costa Rican hospital with an undisclosed medical emergency, Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively. Pratt’s husband, Spencer — who is competing with his wife on NBC’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here — is traveling with her to the hospital, a source in Costa Rica confirms. No further details have been made available as to the specifics of Heidi’s condition or what it means for the series. NBC could not be reached for comment.

HMMM … could this be just the latest attempt by Speidi to steal some of the attention from the show to themselves or could she really have been injured? OK! magazine reports that she’s been infected … but with what, they did not say. I suppose it’s possible that Heidi could’ve suffered an injury while sitting around doing nothing in Costa Rica … but, you’ll pardon me for being skeptical. I hope she’s not dead … do you?

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Yesterday we learned the sad news that newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have not been adjusting to life in the Costa Rican jungle very well and have threatened NBC that they would quit the competitive reality TV show I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! if conditions did not improve for them. The first ep of the show aired last night and, as you might expect, Speidi turned on their usual charm. Well, it looks like the couple just couldn’t handle the rigors of surviving in the jungle cuz TMZ is reporting that the duo have made good on their threat and have quit the show. They’re dunzo, y’all!

Heidi and Spencer have followed through on their threat — they have quit the NBC reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” A source close to production tells TMZ the “Hills” duo walked off the set for good after the live portion of last night’s show. It is unclear how the show will handle their leaving on tonight’s episode. Guess they weren’t faking … for a change.

LMAO!! I, too, thought they were faking the tears at the onset to try and curry the favor of the viewing audience … but I guess they just didn’t have the fortitude to endure the competition. From what I understand, they were not very much liked by the rest of the cast … I doubt anyone will be sorry to see them go. I’m actually a bit surprised, tho … I thought all that tough talk would manifest itself in some way. I guess you can add the title of Quitters to the long list of names to call Speidi.

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Apparently newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt aren’t cut out to make it as survivalists which, to tell the honest truth, doesn’t particularly surprise me in the least. E! News is reporting that Speidi are not handling life in the jungle on the NBC competitive reality TV show I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! which is currently in production in the jungles of Costa Rica. According to E!, the couple were dealt the harsh reality that they would not be catered to in the style of which they’ve become accustomed and threatened NBC that they would quit if they weren’t treated better. Yeah, that sounds about right:

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag may or may not believe they are celebrities, but they definitely want out. The duo tried to quit NBC’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! the very first day they arrived in Costa Rica to shoot the “C-Listers in distress” reality show, which premieres Monday. “They wanted to be treated like stars,” a high-level source on the series tells E! News’ Ryan Seacrest. “[Spencer] literally thought he and Heidi were staying in a Four Seasons, working out and getting a tan.” The two refused to eat the same food as the rest of the cast, and complained about being teamed with low-wattage stars, among them former model/reality show queen Janice Dickinson, actors Stephen Baldwin and Lou Diamond Phillips, former NBA star John Salley and American Idol castoff Sanjaya Malakar. An NBC exec had to coax the newlyweds to remain on board. “I wish they got some real celebrities like K-Fed,” groused Montag, per the network insider. We can just imagine the producers are thinking the same thing.

Hahahaha … while I tend to believe that some of this nonsense is just good PR for the show, I bet there is some bit of truth in the report. Neither Heidi or Spencer (despite his harsh demeanor) strike me as survivalists — at all. That said, I figured the couple would fight tooth and nail to come out on top if only because of their overriding thirst for world domination. I guess they aren’t made of the mettle that their egos would have them believe. It should be noted that the couple threatened to quit and didn’t actually quit … it remains to seen how long Speidi will be able to survive in the jungles of Costa Rica … but my guess is that they won’t last much longer.

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Yesterday we got our first look at the new promo video for the new NBC competitive Reality TV program I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here which features, among others, newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt competing in a Survivor-like setting for the titled of King and Queen of the Jungle. Today we get to see promo pics of all of the “celebs” who have been cast on the show in preparation for the series launch. Check out the new cast of I’m A Celebrity and see if YOU can pick out a fave to win:

From the press release: It’s the ultimate Swiss Family Robinson as ten celebrities are dropped into the heart of the jungle to face fun and comedic challenges designed to test their survival skills. America is the puppet master, controlling their favorite celebrities by putting them into challenges and tasks to win food, supplies and luxury items. In each episode, friendships will be tested, hilarity will ensue and viewers will decide which celebrities stay or go. The last remaining star will be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle, winning a substantial cash prize for their favorite charity. America has never seen a show like this before. Television has never been programmed like this before. Don’t miss a minute of this ultimate three-week event. In a unique scheduling move, “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” will air at 8 p.m. over four weeks in June. The new series will debut as a two-hour television event on Monday, June 1 (8-10 p.m. ET) and will follow with broadcasts on Mondays through Thursdays (8-9 p.m. ET) for the first three weeks. During the fourth week of June, the series will be telecast Monday through Wednesday (8-9 p.m. ET) with the finale on Wednesday, June 24 (8-9 p.m. ET).

While I think this is a *genius* idea for an entertaining Reality TV show (one that has already proven successful in the UK), I really wish they would’ve spent a little bit more time finding more well-known contestants. I only know who John Salley is because he is a former Detroit Pistons basketball player. I have no idea who Torri Wilson is (tho, a quick Google search enlightens that she is a WWE wrestler). I understand that the celeb contestants are subjected to challenges that are unpleasant and sometimes gross … that might be worth tuning in to see in and of itself. I think I’ll give this series a chance … I don’t know that I’ll be rooting for anyone in particular to win but I’m curious to see how these folks stand up to the rigors of competition. What do y’all think … will YOU be tuning in?

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Newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have joined the cast of the new competitive Reality TV series on NBC titled I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! (think Celebrity Survivor) and in a new promo video for the show, Speidi (along with their fellow celebrity contestants) get thrown out of an airplane and are seen “hurtling” to the ground:

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective) the couple were only pretending to be falling to their doom. Starting June 1 on NBC, Speidi will face contestants like Janice Dickinson, Sanjaya from American Idol, John Salley (ex-Detroit Pistons basketball player) and more in a month-long LIVE reality survival battle to be named King and Queen of the Jungle … or some such nonsense. This series has been imported from the UK where the show has been a marginal hit. After the jump, check out this new promo video and watch Speidi and co. “plummet” in front of a CGI green screen …

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