Hancock defends show stint
MATT Hancock has said he knew joining TV show I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! would be “controversial” but that ultimately “millions of people” voted for him.
The former health secretary, 44, whose stint in the Australian jungle prompted criticism from the Prime Minister and MPs across the political spectrum, came third during the series finale on Sunday, claiming 21.7% of the initial public vote.
This placed him behind former England footballer Jill Scott, in first place, and Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner, as runner-up.
During the post-series Coming Out Show tonight, he will be seen exiting the campsite to be reunited with his partner, Gina Coladangelo, and attending a party.
Hancock resigned as health secretary in June last year after he was caught breaking coronavirus social distancing rules by having an affair with Coladangelo, then his aide, in his ministerial office.
Driving to the production site, he is seen telling her: “I knew, going in, it would be controversial, but I also know millions of people have voted for me.”