I’M A Celebrity fans are all saying the same thing as Matt Hancock prepares to join the line up.
The politician, who had to resign after The Sun exposed him for breaking his own lockdown rules by having an affair in the office, will be the 12th star to go into the jungle.
Ten celebrities will go into I'm A celeb this Sunday when the new series starts but Matt, 44, will be one of two latecomers who'll go into the camp. The other is comedian Seann Walsh, 36.
And fans have all had the same reaction to the news on social media, saying they’ll be voting for the former MP to do the show’s iconic trials.
One person wrote: “Well… we know who’s going to be picked for every single trial now… Poor Matt Hancock. It’s called karma hun.”
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Another said: “The pleasure of watching Matt Hancock eat kangaroo testicles is something I feel we as a nation deserve.”
A third person shared: “Can I get my vote in now for Matt Hancock to do the bushtucker trial? Every one!”
Someone else agreed, writing: “Haven’t watched I’m A Celeb in a few years but might have to tune in to see Matt do all the trials.”
Discussing Matt’s appearance on the show, a TV insider said: “Matt is a sensational signing for the show as producers love a star with a story to tell – and they always hope they'll spill the beans round the campfire.
"He's the latest in a long line of figures from the political sphere, including MP Nadine Dorries, Stanley Johnson and MP Lembit Opik.
"There's been a question mark over who the twelfth campmate would be, partly because negotiations over Matt going in were so top secret. It seems Matt was a last-minute signing."
A spokesman for I’m A Celebrity said: “We will announce the full line up in due course.”
The MP is on a reality TV hot streak after taking part in the upcoming series of tough Channel 4 show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
It will air in the new year following his jungle stint.
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Westminster sources say Mr Hancock sprung the I'm A Celeb news on stunned Tory colleagues after not getting promoted in Rishi Sunak's reshuffle late last week.
He had also been tipped to run for boss of the powerful House of Commons Treasury committee, but unexpectedly pulled out of that race on Monday.
Last year The Sun exclusively revealed that Matt was having a secret affair with his closest aide, Gina Coladangelo, 44, and quickly resigned from his job.
He hired her in 2020 with taxpayers’ money, as Covid gripped Britain. They were caught on camera in a steamy clinch at his Whitehall office.
The news comes after the other 10 I'm A Celeb's stars were seen together for the first time – in the show's official 'family portrait'.
Matt will join famous faces including Love Island star Olivia Attwood, Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner and Loose Women’s Charlene White.
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