MP Matt Hancock has confessed that he never thought he'd make it in the I'm A Celebrity jungle.
The former health secretary, 44, shocked the nation with his arrival into the Australian jungle, and while his controversial participation in the ITV show started off with much criticism, MP Hancock appears to have won over I'm A Celebrity fans as he's made it to the final four.
Following Chris Moyles ' shock exit from the show on Thursday night, three contestants remain alongside the politician, including Jill Scott, Mike Tindall, Owen Warner, and Seann Walsh.
Seann admitted of the impending vote-off tonight: “Today is definitely going to be the hardest day for people leaving. We had such a good day yesterday, but someone has to go unfortunately.”
After they’d learned Chris was to leave, Owen said: “The jungle giveth and the jungle taketh away. It’s given me another day in this beautiful place, but it’s taketh my beautiful boy Chris, which I’m devastated about, he’s an absolute legend.”
Meanwhile, Jill said: “I’m so sad to see Chris go. He was a great campmate. He’s so funny, so hilarious. I’m going to literally miss him so much.”
Walking back to camp, Seann admitted: “I’m sure we all feel the same, but I cannot believe I’m here. Can you guys believe you’re here?”
Matt in the Bush Telegraph said: “We’re so near the end and I’m delighted to be still here.
"I never thought I’d make it to the final 5 and here I am, so I’m very grateful.”
Although Matt Hancock may have been sad to see Chris leave the jungle last night, the feeling clearly wasn't mutual.
After leaving the show, Chris blasted MP Hancock as he unleashed his true feelings - branding him 'fake' and saying he should be working and not in the jungle.
In his first in-depth interview since leaving the I'm A Celebrity camp, radio DJ Moyles let rip regarding Hancock and ITV's decision to let him appear on the show despite being a working MP.
Moyles told Radio X: "I don't know what's been in the show....I was venting quite a lot when he first came in. Because, well, I'll just say he should be at work, because he's an MP and he's paid to look after people and their interests and hopefully make their lives better.
"And I don't know how he does that by going on the jungle show. And then there was a moment when we got into a conversation about him and it got quite tense, which I accidentally started by being a smartass and going 'so when did you book out' and he went next month and I didn't know he had a book out.
"And the reason I got I got annoyed with him was because Seann did something in his personal life that got thrown all over the newspapers and didn't impact my life whatsoever, has had a really, really hard time career wise, and mental health wise since.
"He was very open about it, and has come on the show to basically to say I'm really not a bad guy, can I start again. Which is really honest and takes a lot of balls.
"And Matt Hancock kind of dived around a few questions I thought, and then said, I guess all I'm just asking for is forgiveness. And at which point I had to walk out of camp and just get away because I personally found that quite fake. And that really wound me up."
The decision by ITV to allow Hancock to go into the jungle as a serving MP has caused huge controversy.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was "disappointed" in Hancock and would not be watching.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! watch the next live episode tomorrow at 9.15pm on ITV1 and ITV Hub.
