Medics were forced to rush into camp when Matt Hancock yelped in pain after he was stung by a scorpion.
The creature attacked the Conservative shortly before breakfast today and left him yelping in pain.
A show source told the Mirror: "Matt didn't see the scorpion until it was too late and it bit his finger. He felt a lot of pain and made a yelping noise, but thankfully for him there was no lasting damage.
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"Medics checked him over and gave him a clean bill of health but the whole camp is now watching out for them.
"Matt was saying afterwards it felt twice as painful as a bee sting."
While Australian scorpions can give you a nasty sting if you step on one or take it by surprise, their venom is not deadly.
Associate Professor Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland's School of Biological Sciences, told ABC news: "Typically, the sting is minor localised pain and a tiny bit of swelling — usually quite trivial effects.
"As far as the pain sensation, the sting would normally be similar to a bee and dramatically less than that of the bullet ants that we have in Australia."
The scorpion was safely removed from camp following the attack to avoid further campmates being stung.
Viewers will see the incident on the show tonight, where Hancock is also taking part in his fifth trial, House Of Horrors.
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