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Matt Hancock given I'm A Celebrity vote 'boost' by viewers in unexpected move

Matt Hancock has been handed an unexpected vote boost from I'm A Celebrity viewers, at the end of a week that has seen him at the centre of huge controversy on the show.

There was a social media storm last week when it was revealed that the disgraced former Health Secretary, who quit after being seen on camera cheating on his wife in Downing Street, was going into I'm A Celebrity as a late arrival, alongside comedian Seann Walsh. The rest of this year's campmates were left in shock when Matt walked into the jungle, after him and Seann had taken on a trial together.

Since then, there has been no let-up for Matt when it comes to trials, with the public voting for him to do Tentacles of Terror, Who Wants to Look Silly on Air and Sunday's trial, House of Horrors, right after he'd been stung by a scorpion. However, after he was subjected to more torture, whilst nursing the pain of his stung, there was some good news for Matt, when he learnt that the public had picked up the phone for him for a good thing - to be camp leader.

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