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Zoe Delaney

I'm A Celebrity fans accuse Mike Tindall of crushing Matt Hancock 'on purpose'

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! fans are convinced Mike Tindall deliberately jumped on Matt Hancock during the Celebrity Cyclone challenge.

Some ITV viewers suspect the retired rugby player knew exactly what he was doing when he landed on the disgraced MP in a bid to dodge some balls and win those all important stars.

Mike, 44, became the latest star to leave camp during this last night's edition of the ITV show, leaving Mr Hancock, Jill Scott and Hollyoaks star Owen Warner left to battle it out to be crowned the new King or Queen of the Jungle later this evening.

But before reuniting with wife Zara Phillips, Mike got to don a pair of skimpy spandex shorts and take part in one of the show's most iconic trials, Celebrity Cyclone.

Matt Hancock was surprised by Mike Tindall's brutal landing (ITV)

Mike - who accused Mr Hancock of shamelessly trying to win public votes earlier in the episode - put his all into the challenge in a bid to win some much-needed grub for camp, even at the expense of one of his campmates.

"Mike Tindall knew EXACTLY what he was doing landing on Matt Hancock there [laughter emoji] #ImACeleb," one fan

"Mike Tindall saw an opportunity to smash Matt Hancock and he took it. Absolute respect #ImACeleb," another quipped, as a third added: "#ImACeleb Did anyone notice Bully Mike Tindall purposely landing on Matt Hancock? Wouldn’t of done it to someone else. Nasty."

Many fans praised Mike for seemingly seizing the 'opportunity to smash' the MP (ITV)

Others simply loved the comical landing, regardless of whether Mike purposely intended to smash into Mr Hancock or not.

"Mighty Mike Tindall taking off and landing on Matt Hancock in the Cyclone Trial was one of the highlight moments in this year’s series," one tweet shared during last night's show reads.

When quizzed by I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly about his tactics, Mike claimed he was using Mr Hancock as his "anchor".

Elsewhere online following last night's update from the jungle, thousands of Twitter users were disgusted to learn Mr Hancock is still in the running to win this year's series of the ITV show.

Since ditching his constituents in West Suffolk in favour of a few weeks Down Under, Mr Hancock's holiday in Australia has angered many across the country - with Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice launching a campaign to block the sitting MP joining this year's I'm A Celebrity line-up.

In the petition launched by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, it was argued Mr Hancock's reality TV cameo would cause "real pain and anguish to those of us who lost loved ones to Covid-19".

Many across the country are worried the controversial politician will be crowned the winner (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Last year, former Downing Street chief adviser Dominic Cummings alleged, "tens of thousands of people died who didn't need to die" during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic due to what he claimed to be "criminal, disgraceful behaviour" within Downing Street under the supervision of Mr Hancock.

But despite being such a controversial campmate, Mr Hancock has seemingly won over a few people during his time in the jungle and could possibly be crowned King of the Jungle later this evening.

*I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on ITV1 and ITV Hub

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