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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stuart Heritage

‘The man is guaranteed to be punished’ – Matt Hancock on I’m a Celebrity will be legendary TV

Will he be forced to eat a kangaroo’s anus? … Matt Hancock.
Will he be forced to eat a kangaroo’s anus? … Matt Hancock. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! has been a bit long in the tooth for years now. The challenges are getting stale, and the contestants grow more obscure with every passing year. If it wasn’t for Ant and Dec, who still at least manage to go viral once or twice per series, you’d give up watching completely. Maybe you already have.

But today brings the sort of news that doesn’t just restore I’m A Celebrity to the premier league of reality shows, but also restores your faith in humanity itself. This is news that makes you stand a little taller, that makes your heart beat a bit louder. That’s right: Matt Hancock has signed up for I’m a Celebrity.

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