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Catherine Addison-Swan

Matt Hancock enrages I'm A Celeb viewers as he uses 'I fell in love' excuse for breaking Covid rules

Matt Hancock has once again riled up I'm A Celebrity viewers after addressing the affair that led to his resignation as Health Secretary.

The MP said that things had been "really tough" on the ITV show after his affair with aide Gina Coladangelo was exposed via CCTV footage, costing Hancock his job after he was found to have broken Covid social distancing rules with the romance. The affair also led to the end of his 15-year marriage to wife Martha, with whom the West Suffolk MP has three children.

Hancock addressed the scandal for the first time in the I'm A Celeb camp in Thursday's episode during a chat with fellow campmate Babatúndé Aleshe. After the comedian asked Hancock how things had been, the 44-year-old replied: "Well, it's obviously been... it was really tough."

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