Matt Hancock should quit I’m A Celeb and donate entire fee to charity, say TV stars

MATT Hancock has been slammed by a TV star who says he should quit I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here and donate his fee.

The former Health Secretary was seen for the first time on the ITV show earlier this week, before tackling his first Bushtucker trial in the Australian jungle last night.

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Charles – who is known for Bargain Hunt – slammed the MP[/caption]

MP Matt, 44, shocked the nation when he arrived in the I’m A Celebrity camp on Tuesday – joining ten other celebrities Down Under.

He has banked in a mammoth £400,000 for signing up to the show – much to the fury of a number of his constituents.

Now, he has been called by one TV star to QUIT the programme, and donate his mammoth pay cheque to the NHS.

Charles Hanson, who is known for appearing on Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip – took to Twitter to slam the politician.

Charles wrote: “Personally I think Matt Hancock should resign from I’m A Celebrity, and give the £400k to the NHS.

“ITV and Ant and Dec have misjudged our pandemic hangover mood and what we have all suffered (many with lost loved ones).

“Mr Hancock should be back at work and held to account.”

The Sun exclusively revealed Matt’s secret affair with his closest aide Gina Coladangelo, 43, last year during the coronavirus pandemic.

Our snaps showed him cheating on his wife of 15 years with married Ms ­Coladangelo while Britain was gripped by Covid.

It comes after fans of the ITV show were all left complaining after Matt was seen on screen for the first time.

The MP had claimed his reason for taking part in the show was to raise awareness, but he seemed to forget all about it as he was quizzed by his new campmates.

Those watching at home were unimpressed by his failure to mention it and took to Twitter to moan about it.

One person wrote: “Hancock was asked twice in tonight’s show why he entered the jungle, funnily enough he didn’t use it as a chance to ‘raise awareness of dyslexia on a platform that will reach people’.”

A second added: “Matt was asked, on at least four different occasions during tonight’s episode, why he entered I’m A Celebrity. Not once did he mention dyslexia. It’s all a money-making vanity project.”

While a third put: “I thought Matt Hancock said he was going into the jungle to raise awareness for dyslexia charities? No mention…”

Matt’s highly anticipated arrival in the jungle was met with a mixture of shock, incredulity and uncontrollable laughter from the celebs.

The former health secretary finally joined the cast of the ITV reality show this week, after facing much criticism over his decision from the public and fellow politicians.

Shortly after arriving he took part in the Beastly Burrows Bushtucker Trial challenge alongside fellow late entry, comedian Seann Walsh – and was later selected by the public to face a second trial on Thursday.

After seeing Matt come down the stairs, Seann doubled over in fits of laughter, later saying in the Bush Telegraph: “Matt Hancock!” and laughing even more.

Matt caused a further stir as he entered the main camp, with many of the show’s famous faces shocked to see the West Suffolk MP, who had the Conservative Party whip removed after announcing his plans to join the show.

Following the arrivals of Matt and Seann, radio DJ Chris Moyles paid a visit to the Bush Telegraph and said: “Oh my god, two new people have arrived.

“One of them is Seann Walsh and the other one – hang on, I’ve got to go back and double check.”