Matt Hancock got covered in slime and cockroaches as he made his I'm A Celebrity debut last night, facing an icy reception from his fellow campmates and being picked by the public to endure a second Bushtucker trial tonight. 
The former Health Secretary tried to reassure the camp that 'Rishi's great, he'll be fine' and 'stability' has been restored in politics when they grilled him on his reasons for entering the jungle.
Campmate Charlene White told him: 'We've had stability for all of five minutes Matt', after he made the claim on the ITV show. 
As Hancock prepares for his second Bucktucker trial tonight, crew are reportedly holding a backstage sweepstake including taking bets on how many trials he will have to endure, according to .
It comes after Wednesday evening during which Hancock, 44, admitted that he understood why people might be 'angry' at his decision to join the reality TV show, having come under fire for his decision to join the stars in the Australian jungle.  
[url=/news/rishi-sunak/index.html]Rishi Sunak was among those to join the criticism of Mr Hancock, who had the Conservative Party whip removed following the announcement that he would be participating.
The Prime Minister said he was 'very disappointed' in the MP's decision.
His move was widely criticised across the political spectrum, coming at a time of political turbulence following the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister and the re-appointment of a cabinet under new premier Mr Sunak.





'Cringing': ITV viewers were left less than impressed as Matt Hancock sang Ed Sheeran on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! on Wednesday evening's show






Funny: The comedian, 36, entered the camp alongside the ex-Health Secretary, 42, who hilariously slipped on the bridge on arrival






The pair completed a Bush Tucker Trial on their first day in the jungle






I'm A Celebrity stars have blasted Mr Hancock (pictured) for entering the jungle as he insists that 'Rishi's great, he'll be fine' and 'stability' has been restored in politics






What is going on! The campmates couldn't hide their reactions to Matt's arrival






















Shocked: The other campmates were gobsmacked at the MP's entrance on the show and were not shy about making their opinions known








Ms White took the opportunity to grill Mr Hancock and asked him: 'So why did you do it?'






Mr Hancock said: 'I genuinely think that because we've now got sort of stability that is…'






Elsewhere in the episode, Mr Hancock and Seann Walsh completed their first trial for camp, earning six out of 11 stars






Mr Hancock and Mr Walsh after the trial on Wednesday night's I'm A Celebrity






Mr Hancock washes himself clean after the Bush Tucker Trial on Wednesday night






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After their chat, Boy George and Chris Moyles asked Ms White how it went.
Ms White replied: 'Oh, the same reasons politicians give every time they do these kinds of shows… 'you need to know who we are behind the political mask' kind of thing.'
Mr Moyles said: 'He's taken a few weeks off his job.'
Ms White said: 'I asked that. 'The government's in a good place'. I was like, Rishi's only been in five minutes, so how can you know that?'
Mr Moyles continued: 'What about his constituents?'
Campmate Boy George has said he would have left I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after Matt Hancock's arrival if his mother had died during the pandemic. 
During a conversation with TV presenter and property expert Scarlette Douglas, the Culture Club frontman, whose real name is George Alan O'Dowd, said: 'You know, beginning of the pandemic my mum was in hospital.
'I wasn't allowed to see her. I thought she was going to die. I was tweeting Greenwich hospital going, 'Please look after my mum'.
'I used my name, I was like, 'Please look after my mum'. And they did, she was fine.
'I feel like, I don't want to be sitting here like I'm having fun with him. It's difficult for me because, you know, had something happened, if my mum had gone, I wouldn't be here now. I would have gone when he walked in.'
Boy George, 61, continued in the Bush Telegraph, adding: 'If I had lost my mum, I would go.
'And I feel a little bit selfish, you know, just kind of, everyone's so nice to him and I was like, Jesus, what we gonna do?



















Upset: Boy George in particular found himself conflicted and worrying whether he wanted to remain in the jungle

'I don't want to spoil this experience for myself. I'm not good at hiding what I feel. Especially when it's something so strong.'
Ms Cleaver wisely told him: 'I think sleep on it tonight. Why he came in and what he's doing here, is not our responsibility and it's not for us to take on.' 
Mr Hancock entered the jungle as a late arrival alongside comedian Seann Walsh, with the pair undertaking the Beastly Burrows Bushtucker Trial shortly after their entrance, earning six out of 11 stars.
And he is now set to face his second Bushtucker Trial tonight after receiving the most public votes.
Shortly after Hancock and Walsh then entered a secret camp dubbed Mole HQ, they discovered they would be undercover moles in the main camp and were given a series of secret missions to undertake to earn the campmates their luxury items. 
They successfully stole a hat and gilet, pretended to be a bird expert and called Mr Moyles 'Greg' three times.
They were rewarded with a cherry bakewell each and a flask of tea, before being told their challenge would continue.
During an early conversation with comedian and fellow campmate Seann Walsh about his Blink-182 tattoo, Mr Hancock admitted that he did 'not really' know who the US rock band — whose hit All The Small Things reached number two on the UK charts in 2000 — were. 
At the end of the episode, Ant and Dec arrived in camp to tell the celebs who would be doing the next trial, Tentacles of Terror.
It came as no surprise that Mr Hancock was voted by the public to do the gruesome underwater challenge on Thursday night. 












Mr Hancock's trial comes after it was reported that the crew are running a backstage sweepstake on him, betting on how long he lasts until he cries, who he will clash with first and how many trials he will be voted for.
It is also alleged they are placing bets on how long it will be before someone mentions the Partygate scandal where government staff broke Covid rules at a number of illegal bashes and Matt's own cheating scandal that caused him to resign as Health Secretary.
Speaking to , a camp source said: 'Over the years the crew on I'm A Celeb have seen it all, but it's fair to say there's not been a buzz about one of the campmates quite like that around Hancock.
'The sweepstake is about things like who he will row with, how many trials he will have to do, if he cries but then also how long it will take for another of the campmates to tackle the elephant in the room and mention all the Tory party f**k ups.
'The money's on Boy George to destroy him, Charlene to grill him like she's Piers Morgan and then Chris Moyles and Mike to make him the butt of all the jokes.'
MailOnline has contacted representatives for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! for comment.
Politics-watchers joined with regular viewers to see the arrival of Mr Hancock, while some political opponents hit out once again at the MP for his decision to enter the jungle.
The Liberal Democrats' Twitter account said: 'Never mind #ImACeleb and trying to win meals for a jungle camp, Matt Hancock should be in the UK, in his office, and delivering for constituents wondering where their next meal will come from.
'You're not a celebrity. You're an MP with a job to do.'


















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