Matt Hancock is not part of an I’m A Celebrity WhatsApp group, contestant Scarlette Douglas has said.
The TV presenter said that it was up to group admin Mike Tindall to invite Hancock to future meet-ups, and suggested the former health secretary might be “too busy”.
It comes less than a week after England football star Jill Scott was crowned queen of the jungle, with Hollyoaks star Owen Warner and Hancock second and third, respectively.
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Speaking about which campmates she would invite round for dinner following the show’s conclusion, she told the PA news agency: “Pretty much everybody.
“We’ve all said when we can, because we’re all over the country, we’ll get together and have a meal for Owen because he loves food.”
She added that the group planned to go and see comedians Seann Walsh and Babatunde Aleshe perform in the coming weeks, when they returned to gigging.
“Ultimately we’re all going to try and stay in touch, which is important," she said..
“We’ve all got our little WhatsApp group and we’re all messaging all the time so hopefully that doesn’t die down.
Asked if Hancock would be joining the activities, she replied: “I don’t know. I’m not the admin of that WhatsApp group so if Mike (Tindall) wants to invite him he absolutely can, but it’s not me to put the invitation out so we’ll see what happens.
“He might be busy you never know, he’s doing a lot of stuff, he’s got a lot of press coming up so he might be too busy.”
Douglas made the remarks while speaking at the UK premiere of Will Smith’s upcoming film Emancipation on Friday. She added that it had been “absolutely weird” when she first saw Hancock enter the jungle.
The former health secretary was back in the House of Commons for the first time on Friday, and joked that he was pleased to be “clean and well-fed”..
The former health secretary was lightly teased as he opened the second reading debate of his Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Training Bill on Friday.
Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans quipped: “This is the third Bill of the day and I know, Mr Hancock, you appear to be making a habit of coming third these days.”
The now independent MP for West Suffolk, who was wearing a suit and pink tie, said: “I am not quite sure what to make of that. But I am honoured to be third today and let’s see how that goes.
“But it’s also a pleasure to be here and to be clean and well-fed.”
One MP shouted “No frog on his head!” as Mr Hancock stood up to speak.
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