I'm A Celebrity's Matt Hancock takes on FIFTH Bushtucker Trial

2022-11-13

‘I was absolutely s***ting myself!’ I’m A Celebrity’s Matt Hancock shrieks as he dodges SNAKES and is covered in flies and guts – but bags 9 out of 11 stars during his FIFTH consecutive trial

Matt completed his fifth consecutive Bushtucker Trial during Sunday’s episode
He faced snakes, guts and swarms of flies during House of Horrors
The MP managed to win nine stars out of a possible 11 to feed his campmates
Elsewhere, Matt was crowned leader of the camp with deputy Charlene White

Matt Hancock took on yet another gruesome trial during Sunday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – which marked his fifth in a row.

The former Health Secretary, 44, who has been vocal about his fear of snakes, faced the creatures as well as swarms of flies and a series of animal guts.

The MP shrieked as the snake slithered around a bed as he tried to grab one of the stars which was hiding underneath the reptile.

Yuck! Matt Hancock took on yet another gruesome trial during Sunday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – which marked his fifth in a row

Matt returned to camp with nine stars after facing his fears during the Bushtucker trial, but admitted he was slightly disappointed not to bag the full 11.

The challenge saw Matt arrive at a creepy dolls house which featured four different rooms full of horrors, as he made his way around looking for hidden stars.

As Matt headed off to take on the latest Trial, House of Horrors, Scarlette told him: ‘If you can do the House of Commons you can do the House of Horrors.’

Oh no! The former Health Secretary, 44, who has been vocal about his fear of snakes, faced the creatures as well as swarms of flies and a series of animal guts

Omg! Matt faced an array of creepy crawlies during the disgusting trial

Ew! Matt was seen grabbing guts at one stage during the trial

Matt replied: ‘Bring it on!’

Arriving at the Trial clearing, Matt told Ant and Dec: ‘I’ve had quite a full on morning as I got stung by a scorpion. It was unbelievably painful.’

Dec asked: ‘So it was a scorpion in camp?’

Matt replied: ‘Yeah. It was really painful – it still hurts! But they say the smaller scorpions they just hurt, they don’t kill you.’

Horror: Matt returned to camp with nine stars after facing his fears during the Bushtucker trial, but admitted he was slightly disappointed not to bag the full 11

Watch out! Matt faced snakes after discussing his fear of the reptiles

Ahh! Matt could be heard shrieking when the snake jumped out at him

Dec said to Matt: ‘5th Trial in a row – why do you think you keep getting voted for?’

Matt replied ‘It must be the facial expressions.’

Ant explained the Trial: ‘Inside this giant doll’s house are four rooms. All you have to do Matt is crawl around, searching for stars. Every star that’s in your star bag at the end of time will count as a meal for camp.’

In the first room was pigeons. Dec shuddered: ‘Pigeons. I don’t like it Ant, I don’t like it. It’s the ‘flappiness’ that gets me. I don’t like the beaks either.’

Creepy: The house was filled with toy dolls and creepy stuffed birds

Continuing around the rooms, Matt is faced with 2.5 million flies. Matt said: ‘The thing you don’t know is this really smells!’

As he continued, he repeatedly found spiders on the stars and had to rummage through offal.

In the final room Matt found snakes. He said: ‘Snakes, you know that I don’t like snakes. Oh my goodness, that’s alive!’

Terrifying: Matt was swarmed by flies in one room

Horrifying: Matt brushed off the bugs as he attempted the challenge

As one of the snakes tried to strike Matt, he struggled to get to his next star.

Ant asked: ‘Did it bite you?’

Matt replied: ‘No, it didn’t actually touch me.’

At the end it was confirmed Matt had located 9 out of the 11 stars on offer.

Reaction: Ant and Dec couldn’t hide their reaction to the challenge

Matt said: ‘That was no easy [task]… look at those snakes.’

He added: ‘I’m really, really happy with the one I got off the bed as it had snakes wrapped around it. I just went in very carefully.

‘I’m happy with 9, it’s not quite ‘nailed it 11′. It’s enough food for Owen and everyone else.’

When he told everyone the result, Matt said: ‘Everybody lit up and cheered, it was brilliant.’

Easy does it! Matt gently moved things to check for stars

Dolls house: The trial was set in a doll’s house

Seann in the Bush Telegraph said: ‘That must have been terrifying for Matt. A snake [at] eye level.’

Matt told camp: ‘I was absolutely s***ting myself.’

Babatúndé in the Bush Telegraph said: ‘I’ve just got to big him up man, he’s really stepping up to each and every Trial.’

Flying through it: Matt managed to get nine out of a possible 11 stars during the trial

Later on in the episode, Matt was crowned camp leader after winning a leadership contest again his fellow camp mates.

It comes after viewers complained that the ITV programme was turning into ‘the Matt Hancock show’, after he was picked to complete his fifth Bushtucker trial.

Matt faced Mike Tindall in the leadership struggle, who moaned that he would be ‘in so much s**t’ for losing to the MP.

King of the camp: Matt Hancock was crowned camp leader after winning a leadership contest again his fellow camp mates during Sunday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here

And Mike will be facing jibes once he arrives home, as Matt and his deputy Charlene White managed to bag the win despite Matt’s claims they were the ‘underdogs’.

One person who made it clear they won’t be following any orders was Boy George, who insisted: ‘Ultimately, neither of them will have any power over me. If I don’t want to do something I won’t do it.’

As the two contestants went head to head in the challenge area, Matt and Charlene and Mike and his deputy Sue arrived to find a wall of lights.

Complaints: It comes after viewers complained that the ITV programme was turning into ‘the Matt Hancock show’, after he was picked to complete his fifth Bushtucker trial (Matt hugging Sue after he won the challenge)

The instructions read: ‘In front of each team is a wall of lights. You will only see which lights are switched on when you press the red button. The first team to turn on all their lights will become the leader and deputy of camp.

‘Mike and Matt, you will be responsible for turning the lights on. However, you will be blindfolded and will have to rely on your chosen deputy to give you instructions from the deputies’ chairs.’

Mike joked: ‘If I went home and I’d lost to Matt Hancock, I’d be in so much s***.’

Winner, winner! The former Health Secretary, 44, faced Mike Tindall in the leadership struggle, who moaned that he would be ‘in so much s**t’ for losing to the MP

Ever the underdog! And Mike will be facing jibes once he arrives home, as Matt and his deputy Charlene White managed to bag the win despite Matt’s claims they were the ‘underdogs’

Matt told Charlene: ‘We are definitely the underdogs.’

Charlene said: ‘No, no, no you do not come into this challenge with that attitude young man!’

Matt said: ‘We’re underdogs.’

Game on: As the two contestants went head to head in the challenge area, Matt and Charlene and Mike and his deputy Sue arrived to find a wall of lights

Referencing Matt’s 2019 leadership challenge, Charlene quipped: ‘Did you go into the leadership challenge thinking you were the underdog.’

Matt humbly replied: ‘Yeah…’

Charlene laughed: ‘Well then that’s why you lost.’

Instructions: ‘Mike and Matt, you will be responsible for turning the lights on. However, you will be blindfolded and will have to rely on your chosen deputy to give you instructions from the deputies’ chairs

As they took on the challenge, Charlene inadvertently misunderstood and was directing Matt to turn the lights off. She then got her left and right muddled up sending him into the bushes.

Charlene admitted: ‘I got in a muddle between my left and my right!’

Matt laughed: ‘She kept sending him into the bushes!’

But he added: ‘My speed felt like it got quicker, because I trusted you.’

Mike joked: ‘If I went home and I’d lost to Matt Hancock, I’d be in so much s***’

Referencing Matt’s 2019 leadership challenge, Charlene quipped: ‘Did you go into the leadership challenge thinking you were the underdog and Matt replied ‘yes’

Charlene laughed: ‘Well then that’s why you lost’

Sue and Mike raced to beat Matt and Charlene, but ultimately he won.

Sue yelled: ‘Oh, b*****x! Furious.’

Matt said: ‘Obviously, it’s a great honour and privilege to be camp leader. I want to thank everybody who voted for me.’

Charlene said: ‘Does this win feel sweet, especially after you lost to Boris? Do you feel like you have been vindicated?’

Losers! Sue and Mike raced to beat Matt and Charlene, but ultimately he won

Camp leaders! Matt said: ‘Obviously, it’s a great honour and privilege to be camp leader. I want to thank everybody who voted for me’

Charlene said: ‘Does this win feel sweet, especially after you lost to Boris? Do you feel like you have been vindicated?’

Chores: The two new leaders chalked out some jobs for the campmates to take on

Matt replied: ‘This more than makes up for it.’

Charlene said: ‘I’m super, super proud of Matt for winning one leadership contest.’

Sue said: ‘We now have a dictatorship.’

Mike added: ‘But there’s always time for revolution.’

On Saturday viewers were left unimpressed after Matt was nominated to do his fifth consecutive Bushtucker Trial.

Miffed: On Saturday viewers were left unimpressed after Matt was nominated to do his fifth consecutive Bushtucker Trial

The politician came out on top of the public vote for the next challenge, which aired the following day.

After the news was delivered by hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, Matt’s campmate Babatunde Aleshe declared: ‘You are the man, you are the man! You’ve done four trials, you got stung by a scorpion and now you’ve got to do this trial!’, but the television audience was not as impressed.

Taking to Twitter to express their annoyance, one person wrote: ‘Why are people continuing to vote for Matt Hancock to do trials? He’s loving the attention. He should be in Britain doing the job he was elected to do. I’m A Celeb has now become the Matt Hancock show! Yuk!

‘ImACeleb it is about time people left Matt Hancock alone he has done four trials and still he is being picked on give it a rest,’ wrote someone else.

Showing some sympathy, another I’m A Celebrity fan wrote: ‘Starting to feel sorry now for @MattHancock yeah he has made some huge mistakes, but give the trials to someone else now. Let them have the pressure! #ImACeleb.’

Trial: The politician came out on top of the public vote for the next challenge

While another person posted: ‘Ok, so like the rest of the nation I wanted to see Matt Hancock scream and do the trials BUT now we know he is doing ok STOP giving him the air time he wants! STOP voting for him now! And give him something he doesn’t want! Less air time!’

Someone else shared: ‘Funny how we moan about it but I bet half of you ain’t voting for someone different, I agree it’s boring watching him do every trial because ultimately he smashes them! It’s not the fault of I’m A Celeb, it’s us, if everyone moaning voted someone different we might see someone new.’

‘Seriously peeps this is getting boring now. Pick someone else to do the trials, let some of the moaners have a go and see how far they get,’ wrote another viewer.

Unimpressed: Many viewers of the show took to Twitter to express their annoyance at Matt doing another trial

Another person tweeted: ‘Put someone else in a trial getting boring now Matt will do great in all of them the rest are just sat doing nothing.’

While someone else wrote: ‘British Public – he will do any trial thrown at him as he wants redemption. Stop voting for him!’

‘This is getting boring now Matt Hancock is good at the trials. He isn’t entertainment! #imaceleb,’ posted another viewer.

While someone else wrote: ‘#ImACeleb getting a bit boring having Matt Hancock do all the trials. All these other celebs are getting a free ride. Make @ChrisMoyles do one!’

Game: Earlier in the show, Matt teamed up with Hollyoaks star Owen Warner to compete in a version of ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire titled Who Wants to Look Silly On Air?

In a moment of light relief, Boy George revealed he had a hair transplant after seeing the results of Wayne Rooney’s £30,000 procedures.

The singer, 61, made the admission following years of speculation.

After Jill Scott complimented him on his hair, he confessed, ‘Well, mine’s a transplant,’ before joking he got it done at ‘the transplant shop’.

Looking good: In a moment of light relief, Boy George revealed he had a hair transplant after seeing the results of Wayne Rooney ‘s £30,000 procedures

Wayne has spent an estimated £30,000 on hair transplants over a nine-year period.

The former England ace, 37, has gone to extraordinary lengths to tackle his receding hairline over the years, with two emergency trips to the Harley Street Hair Clinic in London helping to control his male pattern baldness.

Taking to Twitter in 2011, shortly after his first procedure, Wayne admitted he was forced to take action after realising he was losing his hair at an early age.

Sharing a snap of his reinvigorated hairline, he tweeted: ‘Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not. I’m delighted with the result.’

Throwback: George sports a receding hairline while pictured in 2005 in New York City

He later joked: ‘It’s still a bit bruised and swollen when it dies down u will be first to see it. Anyone recommend any good hair gel. Haha.

‘I had it done in Harley street hair clinic London. Thanks to all the staff who looked after me.’

His supportive wife Coleen later tweeted: ‘Hiya!! Yes waynes had his hair done! His own decision not me asking him, like alot are saying!! Pleased for him and it will look great x’.

First time lucky: Taking to Twitter in 2011, shortly after his first procedure, Wayne admitted he was forced to take action after realising he was losing his hair at an early age

The startling improvement was fully evident the following year as Wayne featured for England at the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.

The footballer displayed a notably thicker head of hair as Roy Hodgson’s men reached the quarter-finals, a complete contrast to his drastically receding hairline at the FIFA World Cup held in South Africa two-years previously.

In 2013 Wayne returned to the Harley Street Hair Clinic for a second procedure, with specialists once again using a follicular transfer, whereby hairs are transplanted in groups of 1-4 and grow naturally in the scalp.

Quite a difference: Wayne’s hair was notably thinner as he played for England at the World Cup in South Africa 12-months earlier

In one heartbreaking moment on the show, Jill spoke of the prejudice she faced while trying to break into competitive football as a young schoolgirl.

During a conversation with Loose Women anchor and ITV newsreader Charlene White and A Place In The Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas, Jill, 35, spoke about the moments in her life that she was most proud of.

The sportswoman said: [I was] playing in the schoolyard with the boys. I literally didn’t realise until a couple of weeks in that I was literally the only girl doing it. But I had loads of energy as a kid.

Opening up: Jill spoke of the prejudice she faced while trying to break into competitive football as a young schoolgirl

‘Even my grandma said on my Christening day, my legs were like this [mimed kicking] the whole time.

‘My grandma reckons she said, “She’s going to be a footballer” and I was about 4-months-old or something [then].’

While her peers were accepting of her playing football, Jill added: ‘It was the parents, some of the parents from opposing teams.

Let’s talk: During a conversation with Charlene White and A Place In The Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas, Jill spoke about the moments in her life that she was most proud of

Success: Jill triumphed with the England Lionesses at UEFA Euro 2022 over the summer

‘If I beat their precious son, they’d shout stuff at us. Like, “kick her, hack her down…” I’d come off the pitch literally in tears.’

Scarlette, 35, said in the Bush Telegraph said: ‘For some people that could have broken them, but for her, it made her.

‘So things can either make or break you and she took a positive spin on it and she kept going and look how she is.’

Charlene, 42, said her own young daughter is now playing: ‘It’s lovely because there’s so many girls and boys that play because you know the Lionesses are a massive inspiration.’

Tough stat: ‘If I beat their precious son, they’d shout stuff at us. Like, “kick her, hack her down…” I’d come off the pitch literally in tears,’ she said.

Reacting in the Bush Telegraph, Jill said: ‘Along the way I had to put up with a few mean comments from the parents and stuff like that.

‘Now, knowing that her [Charlene’s] young daughter won’t have to face that stuff, she’s on the start of that journey and it can be an amazing one for her.’

Jill added to Charlene and Scarlette of her participation with the England squad which won the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022: ‘The way the fans got behind us… I felt like everybody was supporting us in a positive way.

‘Whereas sometimes for the guys, I do think when a tournament comes around they’re like, “Oh, how they going to do?” and put a bit of a negative spin on it.

Proud: ‘For some people that could have broken them, but for her, it made her,’ Scarlette said in the Bush Telegraph

‘But I did feel like everybody was supporting us and we’re going to do something special.

‘The guys were so supportive as well. They came and shared their stories about their Euros experience and was like…’

Charlene noted: ‘It’s not a full experience is it though because they’ve never actually, like, won… so… next time the boys have the Euros, presumably the girls will go into their changing room and explain to them how they managed to win it and how they ought to do the same. You now need to be advising them.’

Jill admitted: ‘That win’s going to be iconic for a long time but the biggest thing for me – the medal, I look at it and I have the biggest, cheesiest grin ever – but knowing girls can say, “You know what, I want to be a footballer” and it’s normal, it’s fine.’

The next live episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV and ITV Hub.

I’M A CELEBRITY 2022: THE FULL LINEUP

BOY GEORGE

AGE: 61

CLAIM TO FAME: Legendary pop star

PHOBIAS: Being scared

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? No, I am going straight into the jungle from playing at various festivals and gigs

ROLE IN THE CAMP: In-house dietician reassuring everyone that they will be ok on the jungle diet. And entertainer – I will sing!

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I am a very positive person and I don’t bear any grudges

DREAM CAMPMATE: It would be funny if my ex, Jon Moss, comes on the programme -but I don’t think that will happen!

CHRIS MOYLES

AGE: 48

CLAIM TO FAME: Radio DJ

PHOBIAS: I am petrified of heights. I ended up carrying the bags when we took my girlfriend’s niece once to Go Ape as I am so petrified!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? A friend’s birthday, a wedding, and Leeds United matches

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Entertainer. Hopefully I can help shorten everyone’s boredom.

BEST ATTRIBUTE: Hiding food! I am going to fly out early and sneak into the jungle and hide pot noodles everywhere, then I will be everyone’s best friend!

DREAM CAMPMATE: Ant and Dec…let’s see how they cope for 24 hours!

SUE CLEAVER

AGE: 59

CLAIM TO FAME: Playing Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street

PHOBIAS: Don’t be ridiculous! I am not going to admit to what I fear most!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? Coronation Street and we are expecting another grandchild any day, so hopefully it will arrive before I fly out to Australia.

ROLE IN THE CAMP: I will be more of a mum – that is where I will naturally fit.

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I can cook and I am a good listener, so hopefully I will be a friendly ear for everyone.

DREAM CAMPMATE: Good Morning Britain’s Richard Arnold. He is my TV husband and it would be lovely to have an ally in camp!

SCARLETTE DOUGLAS

AGE: 35

CLAIM TO FAME: Presenter of A Place In The Sun

PHOBIAS: Spiders. There is no point in lying about it! I’ve got an irrational fear about them

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? Just a holiday which I can postpone

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Mum, cook and morale booster. I always like to look at the positive side in life

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I can cook and I will be good at making sure everything is tidy in camp

DREAM CAMPMATE: Mo Gilligan. He is hilarious and I totally fancy him!

BABATÚNDÉ ALÉSHÉ

AGE: 36

CLAIM TO FAME: Comedian

PHOBIAS: I am scared of absolutely everything. Snakes, rats – I am fearful of them all and I am dreading the trials

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? I was going on tour but we’ve postponed it now until next year

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Tension breaker. If I can break tension anywhere it starts up in the camp, then I will do that. We don’t need to be bickering as it will be a first-time experience for everyone

BEST ATTRIBUTE: Hopefully I will bring some humour to the camp

DREAM CAMPMATE: I am a big Arsenal fan and so any ex-Arsenal player would be great. I am looking forward to chatting to Ant & Dec about football

SEANN WALSH

AGE: 36

CLAIM TO FAME: Comedian

PHOBIAS: I am not too pleased about rats being in there but I am just trying to pretend it is not happening!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? No, I am really looking forward to taking part in this show

BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION YOU WANT TO DISPEL IN THE JUNGLE: People have voiced their feelings about me and I am hoping they will see I am very different. I want to create new memories

ROLE IN THE CAMP: I am a great listener. I can’t cook but if someone would like to teach me, then I will give it a go

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I don’t want to put myself down but if my friends were to answer this question, they would say there isn’t much Seann can do! I am not really bringing too much to the table which is why I am a good listener!

DREAM CAMPER: Lee Evans, anyone from Blink-182 or Boy George. My mum took me to see him at Wembley and he wore a satellite dish as a hat!

MIKE TINDALL

AGE: 44

CLAIM TO FAME: Rugby Union player and married to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall

PHOBIAS: I haven’t admitted to having any phobias but in a weird way, I am looking forward to taking part in the trials!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? My podcast series and the rugby Internationals this autumn

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Morning motivator. I would like to see everyone get on well and us all have a great experience

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I am a positive person

DREAM CAMPMATE: Samuel L Jackson would be cool. He has lived the life!

OWEN WARNER

AGE: 23

CLAIM TO FAME: Playing Romeo Nightingale in Hollyoaks

PHOBIAS: Snakes!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? I am a big fan of football so I will miss watching the start of the World Cup

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Entertainer and games coordinator

BEST ATTRIBUTE: It is definitely not my cooking skills or brains!

DREAM CAMPMATE: Any of the Leicester City starting 11!

CHARLENE WHITE

AGE: 42

CLAIM TO FAME: ITV newsreader and Loose Women anchor

PHOBIAS: I am not sure what my fear factor will be because I’ve never had rodents, spiders and snakes crawling all over me!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? My children’s annual school ball which I am gutted about

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Mum and cook. I don’t mind falling into that position

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I like to listen and talk. I love learning about people and I have a natural curiosity for people

DREAM CAMPMATE: Colin Murray and Richard Osman

JILL SCOTT

AGE: 35

CLAIM TO FAME: Retired England Lioness

PHOBIAS: I don’t like rats and the thought of being underground fills me with fear!

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? The Men’s World Cup. I am going to find it weird not being able to know how the men are getting on in the tournament. Hopefully they will still be in the tournament when I come out of the jungle

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Helping hand. I like to help people if they aren’t having a good day

BEST ATTRIBUTE: Hard worker. I will always find a way to add value. I am also very honest

DREAM CAMPMATE: Another sports person would be great as it would be someone to bounce ideas off.

OLIVIA ATTWOOD

OLIVIA ATTWOOD – EXITED THE SHOW

AGE: 31

CLAIM TO FAME: Love Island star

PHOBIAS: I hate the dark so I’m keen to avoid any challenges in the darkness

MISSING ANY BIG OCCASIONS? No, had the show been on air any later, I could have missed my sister’s wedding

ROLE IN THE CAMP: Clown. I was always the class clown at school and I love having a laugh

BEST ATTRIBUTE: I don’t take myself seriously and I have got a good sense of humour

DREAM CAMPMATE: A pop legend like Dolly Parton who has amazing stories to tell

MATT HANCOCK

AGE: 44

CLAIM TO FAME: Politician

PHOBIAS: Snakes. I don’t thankfully suffer from claustrophobia –or I think I don’t!

BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION YOU WANT TO DISPEL IN THE JUNGLE: Politicians are people too and it will be nice for people to see me as me. We are human too

ROLE IN THE CAMP: I like to muck in, and I think I will be collecting a lot of firewood. I like cooking too

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