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Zara Woodcock

Carol Vorderman all smiles with Matt Hancock after slamming his I'm A Celeb appearance

Vocal anti-Conservative Carol Vorderman was pictured sharing a giggle with disgraced politician Matt Hancock and his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo.

The former Countdown presenter, who is known to voice her opinions about the current Tory government and their multiple scandals, was attending the Cheltenham Festival when she caught up for the Tory-turned-Independent MP.

She was seen on the balcony of a hospitality suite along with former Health Secretary Hancock and his partner Gina - just months on from taking aim at the politician during his controversial stint on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

In the snaps, Carol, 62, wore a fur scarf and a form-fitting skirt as she chatted away to Mr Hancock.

Another picture showed Mr Hancock leaning in as he listened to Carol talk.

Her sighting with the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star comes several months after she took a swipe at him when he entered the jungle in Australia.

Carol was pictured chatting to Matt Hancock (PA)

She made her views clear on the ex-health secretary on social media after seeing a clip of him on I'm A Celeb.

Taking to Twitter ahead of his arrival in November, Carol shared a video of herself in the back of a taxi.

She said to her followers: "Well I'm on my way into the This Morning studio again to talk about Boy George with Boy George's manager and to talk about the arrival about Seann Walsh and Matt Hancock."

She shared a laugh with the disgraced politician (PA)

Carol joked: "Apparently, to say his name properly the 'Han' is silent. Who knew?"

She also captioned her tweet: "Practising saying Matt Hancock correctly.... apparently the Han in Han-Cock is silent."

After watching him on the show, he gained a few fans which disgusted Carol.

The star has previously called Hancock a few names (PA)

A few TikTok accounts were made dedicated to him, such as "hotmatthancock", "welovematthancock" and "matthancockisafittie" – to name a few.

Carol was shown an account named "Matt Hancock Daddy", which referred to him as "Our favourite jungle boy".

"There's a little bit of sick in my throat when I think about that," she said on This Morning, before adding: "Nope, can we move on, I mean, each to their own but no."

Carol Vorderman made a few swipes at Hancock during his I'm A Celeb stint (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Hancock was slammed for his appearance on I'm A Celeb (Tim Merry / Daily Star)

Carol has previously taken to social media to criticise former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Partygate and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

When Mr Hancock's WhatsApp messages were leaked, she said: "So many arrogant, egotistical messages we have now seen."

"I hold this government in the same contempt with which it holds us. They are the lowest of the low," she said.

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