Matt Hancock shared a loving embrace with his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo after he came in third place in the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! final on Sunday. The former health secretary, 44, was beaten only by former England footballer Jill Scott and Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner in the final and England Lioness Jill was eventually crowned winner.
He defied expectations by making the grand final. He told hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly: "I know that it was controversial me coming here, I know some people said people in your position shouldn't put themselves in embarrassing situations. But we're all human and we all put ourselves in it."
He stressed: "We are normal people." Upon leaving the Australian jungle, Matt was reunited with his girlfriend and the pair shared a close hug and a kiss on the iconic rope bridge on the ITV reality show.
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'I love you so much' he said to his partner, who travelled 10,000 miles to greet the West Suffolk MP, who has been suspended by the Tory party in the wake of his controversial signing being revealed. In June last year, Matt resigned as health secretary after he was caught breaking coronavirus social distancing guidelines by having an affair in his ministerial office with Gina, who was his adviser at the time.
Video footage of him kissing and embracing his aide were leaked to the press. While appearing on the reality show, he addressed the issue saying that he "fell in love". He also told his celeb campmates that he was looking for "a bit of forgiveness."
But as viewers watched the loving moment Matt was reunited with Gina, they couldn't help but be reminded of that sneaky snog. @JayTWouhra said on Twitter: "I literally could not stop laughing when Matt Hancock embraced his misses Gina, I mean his hand went straight to the same place."
@ethanmedler_ said: "Matt Hancock approached Gina like they were back in his office during COVID." @KyleSew2112 exclaimed: "MATT HANCOCK IS TOUCHING GINA'S A*** AGAIN!!!!!!!!!" @AmyLizzi said: "Gina meeting Matt at the end of the bridge there." And @LelJoyce wrote: "That hug with Gina looks familiar."
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