There was a big surprise in the jungle on Tuesday when shamed Tory MP Matt Hancock finally issued an unprompted apology for his actions.
Okay, so it was only to Boy George, and the only crime he was coughing to was the murder of a high note in his karaoke rendition of Karma Chameleon. But it’s a start, right?
Speaking of apologies, sorry if I gave anyone the impression that I thought Hancock would ruin this series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
That plainly hasn’t happened – although you’ll never find me hanging out with the gullible fools in the “I’m really warming to Matt Hancock” camp.
I also maintain that MPs have no business taking time out from their paid jobs and duties to make extra money by appearing on reality TV shows.
I won’t be naive enough to ever attempt to appeal to the ITV mob’s better nature on that score, but I do hope they’ll at least wait until Boris Johnson has been kicked out of Parliament before offering him the inevitable million pound fee.
I will, though, congratulate them on a job well done elsewhere in the jungle.
This year’s nightly trips Down Under have been exactly what most of us needed.
It has easily been the most enjoyable series in recent memory – although, to be fair, I can’t really remember watching the ones from that castle in Wales. Can anyone?
This year the celebrity bookers got the balance of the cast exactly right.
The editing has seemed less brutal and contrived than previous years – although still fairly obvious. The challenges and tasks have been a lot of fun. The anecdotes have been genuinely revealing.
And there has been just enough edge in camp.
Most importantly, Ant & Dec have been properly enjoying themselves for the first time in years.
At this point the one thing that could make this series even more memorable would be the sight of Matt Hancock getting absolutely annihilated by Celebrity Cyclone on Saturday night.
And if he gets voted out before then?
Hit him with the cyclone anyway. On the bridge.
