Matt Hancock: MP finishes third on I’m A Celebrity
Matt Hancock’s time in the I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! jungle has ended, with the former health secretary finishing in third place.
He was beaten out by Hollyoaks star Owen Warner who came second, and footballer Jill Scott – who won the competition.
His participation in the reality TV show has received backlash – he had his Tory whip suspended as a result.
Asked by Ant and Dec why he took part in the series, Hancock said: “I wanted to show what I’m like as a person.”
“Lots of people come to me with pre-conceived ideas for obvious reasons, and I just wanted to be myself,” he continued.
“But I also believe that for politicians as a whole, we don’t come across as human enough. And this is probably the most extreme way of showing who you are.”
He added: “I carry with me expectations, people think they know me, and actually they don’t, they know Matt Hancock from the TV and the media.
“I just went in absolutely clear that I was going to be totally myself as if there cameras weren’t on and that’s what I did. And that is what I’m like in private.”
