Matt Hancock apologised for his appearance in I'm a Celebrity after leaving the show on Sunday night.
Before he even entered the camp, the former health secretary's addition to the jungle hit headlines as he was forced to resign during the pandemic after breaking his own social distancing rules. The West Suffolk MP was suspended from the Tory whip for his appearance in the gruelling reality show.
In a remarkable turnaround, Matt went from the bookies' favourite to be the first celeb to be kicked out of camp, to making it all the way to the final. His efforts in getting stars in trials, and therefore make sure his campmates are fed, seem to have impressed many viewers.
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He left the camp on Sunday night, in third place. Speaking to Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in his exit interview, the MP said: "I carry with me expectations, people think they know me. Actually, they don't. They know Matt Hancock from the TV."
Discussing being grilled he said it was a good thing as he "could say exactly what he thought". Dec asked him: "Do you understand those reactions?"
He replied: "Of course, I live with it. One of the things I'm really grateful for was we had grown-up conversations and discussions". Ant added: "And after a while they drew a line between [you] the politician, and [you] in the camp".
He said: "We are normal people. I know it was controversial me coming here, we are all human. We've all got serious sides, but also a nicer side. I was just totally myself [in there] and I'm sorry for that".
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