Matt Hancock has ruffled some feathers by joining the cast of I'm A Celebrity 2022, leading to him losing the whip, but he's till technically an MP.
This means that Hancock, who is reportedly being paid a whopping £400,000 to take part in the ITV reality show, is also being paid his £84,144 salary while in Australia.
Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver has slammed the MP for his decision to go on the show after the scandal that led to him resigning as Health Secretary in 2021 after breaching social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague.
She also called the 44-year-old out for abandoning his constituents, as he is technically as serving member of Parliament.
The decision to take part in the show clearly didn't sit right with viewers either, who have taken to voting Matt to do every Bushtucker Trial since going on the show.
Reality TV fans at MotivePR.co.uk believe Matt could end up doing the most trials in I'm A Celeb's 20 year history.
The politician will need to do more than eight trials to make it to the top five list of celebrities who have done the most trials.
Who has done the most Bushtucker Trials ever?
The celebrity who has done the most Bushtucker Trials on I'm A Celebrity so far is former Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas.
The 34-year-old appeared on the 16th series of the show in 2016, and placed third.
During the show the Manchester-born actor did 12 trials, leading him to become the self-proclaimed Mr Bushtucker Trial.
Speaking about his experience on This Morning, he admitted he would "break down and cry like a baby" after the trials.
He added: "I had never felt fear like it."
Below is the full top 10 list, and how many trials they completed:
- Adam Tomas, Season 16 – 12 trials
- Scarlett Moffatt, Season 16 – 10 trials
- Janice Dickinson, Season 7 – 10 trials
- Joel Dommatt, Season 16 – 10 trials
- Jacqueline Jossa, Season 19 – 10 trials
- Geogia Toffolo, Season 17 – 8 trials
- Lady C Campbell, Season 15 – 8 trials
- Jorgie Porter, Season 16 – 8 trials
- Roman Kemp, Season 19 – 8 trials
- Kate Garraway, Season 19 – 8 trials
Jack Proverbs, from MotivePR.co.uk, who conducted the research, said Matt had the potential to face more trials than any other contestant in the show’s 20 year run.
He said: " Matt Hancock is probably the most famous contestant in there right now. In his own way he’s better known than even Boy George.
"He has had an incredibly large profile over the past couple of years and was appearing in our living rooms on a daily basis during the pandemic."
Jack added that "a lot of people" were very angry with Matt because he "broke his own rules", and there has been a "lot of controversy over his decision to take part in the programme".
He added: "Many will regard the opportunity to make him face a Bushtucker challenge as their chance to watch him squirm. That’s why we are anticipating a massive public vote for him to do the challenges.
"The only things that could end up stopping him from topping our list and becoming the biggest Bushtucker challenger ever would be if he’s ruled out for medical reasons or if he’s voted off the show early - which is definitely something which could happen.
"From ITV’s point of view he is a brilliant choice of contestant as millions of us know who he is and many will be happy to call or text him and make him do a challenge. We are in for a fascinating few weeks of TV."
I'm A Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV.
