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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Mark Jefferies & Jessica Sansome

ITV I'm A Celebrity boss defends Matt Hancock signing as viewers threaten to switch off

Fans of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here have said they are considering not watching the upcoming series after Matt Hancock was revealed as an additional campmate. The former health secretary wasn't included in the initial line-up of 10 celebrities confirmed by ITV earlier this week.

However, viewers of the ITV reality show, which returns to screens this Sunday (November 6), are used to seeing a couple of surprise additions enter camp days after the first arrivals. And it has been confirmed that Matt, 44, will enter the jungle after he was spotted arriving in Australia on Tuesday evening (UK time).

He has also written a column in The Sun defending his decision to agree to take part in the popular programme, claiming he 'hasn't lost his marbles' and that by joining I’m A Celebrity he can "go to where the people are — not to sit in ivory towers in Westminster."

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