I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! finally returned to our television screens on Sunday night (November 6) and it's safe to say people couldn't wait to get back into the daily routine of watching it every night.
After two years in Wales, the celebs alongside Ant and Dec returned to sunny Australia as they took us back to the jungle after Covid restrictions were lifted. The highly-anticipated new series kicked off with the return of the challenge called The Ledge.
However whilst we saw some celebs begin their jungle journey, the ITV reality show - or STV for those of us in Scotland - people on Twitter noticed that a certain campmate was missing.
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It had been confirmed last week, as reported by Liverpool Echo, that the politician would be entering the Australian jungle to join other celebrity campmates with his appearance causing controversy after he stepped down having breached lockdown rules and having an affair in his ministerial office with aide, Gina Coladangelo.
But fans questioned where the former health secretary was, with one user saying: "Now where is Matt Hancock??? #ImACeleb".
Another added: "Where’s Matt Hancock? I want to see him picked for all the challenges #ImACeleb". A third said: "Where’s Matt Hancock? I want to see him cry #ImACeleb."
At the start of the show, Ant and Dec cleared up the confusion as they confirmed Matt will be one of two celebrities to head into the jungle at a later date. This is not out of the ordinary as every year there is usually some late arrivals.
Matt's spokesperson has confirmed he will be entering the jungle at some point, and will also be donating his fee to charity - although it is unsure when.
The spokesperson said: "Matt will be making a donation to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and causes supporting dyslexia off the back of his appearance. He will also declare the amount he receives from the show to Parliament to ensure complete transparency, as normal. This is an amazing opportunity to engage with the public and talk about issues he really cares about - including his dyslexia campaign.
"Matt is still working on constituency matters and will continue to do so up until he goes into the jungle. Producers have agreed that Matt can communicate with his team throughout the show if there's an urgent constituency matter."
It comes as Business Secretary Grant Shapps has said he will not be voting for Matt Hancock as he competes in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and that he thinks his fellow Tory MP should be here “looking after his constituents”.
Asked if he was looking forward to seeing the 44-year-old having to eat crocodile anus, Mr Shapps told Sky News: “Tempting as that is, I think I’ll probably be focusing on my job as Business Secretary, and I’ll be off at Cop27 later this week as well, so I fear I might miss him depending on how long he survives.”
He added he wouldn't be voting for him to compete in any of the gruelling challenges adding: “I just think he should be here looking after his constituents, rather than in the jungle somewhere.
"So, no, I won’t be. I won’t be voting for him. I can’t promise I’ll be voting for anyone at all. So that might just be (by) omission rather than anything else."
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns on Monday (November 7) at 9pm on STV and STV Player on catch-up.
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