Meet Lottie James: Dani Dyer’s Survival of the Fittest replacement announced after injury forces her to quit show

Dyer hurt her shoulder during a challenge
New addition: Lottie James is heading for The Lodge
ITV
Aime Grant Cumberbatch12 February 2018

The contestant who will replace Dani Dyer on Survival of the Fittest has been announced.

Lottie James, a waitress and farmer from Wales, is heading for South African Savannah to fill the gap in the line-up left by barmaid Dyer.

The 21-year-old was struck down with a shoulder injury during the very first of the show’s challenges, leaving her unable to continue.

James revealed she was "excited" to be joining the much-talked about new programme.

“I’m excited about challenging myself mentally and physically, doing something out of the ordinary that I never thought I could do," she commented.

“Women are stepping the game up and we are on a similar line to men now. We are in with a good chance of winning!”

Dyer was ruled out of the competition, which sees members of the opposite sex face off over a series of tasks to win a cash prize, by the show’s medics.

"For medical reasons, I can't take part in any of the challenges because I am no use in a sling," she explained.

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"I will just be sitting around and not be able to compete and I'm not meant to move [my arm] for a week so it wouldn't be fair and there is just no point. I'll just be an extra spare part if I carry on like this."

"If I could go back and not dislocate my shoulder, I would definitely change it. I hope this isn't the last you've seen of me."

Survival of the Fittest continues nightly at 9pm on ITV2.

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