Matt Hancock Isn't Even In The I'm A Celebrity Jungle Yet And He's Already Got Viewers Cringing

The former health secretary's introduction video at the end of Tuesday night's show didn't exactly go down well.
Matt Hancock in his official I'm A Celebrity publicity photo
Matt Hancock in his official I'm A Celebrity publicity photo
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Iā€™m A Celebrityā€¦ Get Me Out Of Here! viewers got their first glimpse at Matt Hancock on the show on Tuesday night, with his entrance VT proving to be as much of an endurance test as any of the trials the famous contestants have to face.

While Iā€™m A Celebrity is yet to show the former health secretaryā€™s arrival in the jungle, the latest instalment of the ITV reality show ended with a teaser clip in which Hancock was introduced as a late-arrival campmate.

And letā€™s just say, he certainly brought the cringe factor.

Over the course of the minute-long video, Hancock brought all of the ā€œaccidental Partridgesā€ heā€™s become known for in recent years, serving up some rather unconvincing chuckles, tipping his hat like John Wayne and even trying his hand at comedy.

All in all, viewers were not loving itā€¦

Even Ant and Dec got in on the fun in a TikTok video posted after the episode airedā€¦

Hancock is best known for serving as the health secretary under Boris Johnson during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, a role he eventually stepped down from after it emerged heā€™d broken lockdown restrictions while conducting an extra-marital affair with an aide.

While heā€™s no longer in cabinet, he is still a sitting MP, with his decision to sign up for Iā€™m A Celebrity being met with a widespread backlash and leading to his suspension from the Tory party last week.

Matt Hancock and comedian Seann Walshā€™s jungle entrances will be shown during Wednesdayā€™s episode of Iā€™m A Celebrity at 9pm on ITV.

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