Matt Hancock not part of I’m A Celebrity WhatsApp group, says Scarlette Douglas

Matt Hancock is not part of an exclusive I’m A Celebrity… WhatsApp group, used by the former campmates to stay in touch, contestant Scarlette Douglas has revealed.

The A Place In The Sun presenter, 35, said that it was up to group admin Mike Tindall to invite Hancock to future meet-ups, and suggested the former health secretary might be “too busy”.

Scarlette made the remarks while speaking at the UK premiere of the new film Emancipation on Friday.

Speaking about which campmates she would invite round for dinner following the show’s conclusion, she told PA: “Pretty much everybody.

“We’ve all said when we can, because we’re all over the country, we’ll get together and have a meal for Owen because he loves food.”

She added that the group planned to go and see comedians Seann Walsh and Babatunde Aleshe perform in the coming weeks, when they returned to gigging.

“Ultimately we’re all going to try and stay in touch, which is important,” she said.

“We’ve all got our little WhatsApp group and we’re all messaging all the time so hopefully that doesn’t die down.

Asked if Hancock would be joining the activities, she replied: “I don’t know.

“I’m not the admin of that WhatsApp group so if Mike wants to invite him he absolutely can, but it’s not me to put the invitation out so we’ll see what happens.

“He might be busy you never know, he’s doing a lot of stuff, he’s got a lot of press coming up so he might be too busy.”

Douglas added that it had been “absolutely weird” when she first saw Hancock enter the jungle.

Even though the contestants don't seem to have kept in touch with the former health minister, Matt Hancock has opened up about his time in the jungle, saying he did not feel “bullied” by his campmates despite being grilled over his behaviour during the pandemic.

He said: “I didn’t feel bullied at all in the jungle. I formed an extraordinary bond with Seann Walsh in a short period of time, and then it took a few days to work through and develop relationships with the rest of the campmates.”

He added: “Some of them, I could tell, didn’t take to me straight away but it ­softened over time. Being in the jungle also gives you lots of time to think about what really matters. I thought about how much I care for the people I really love.”

It comes less than a week after England football star Jill Scott was crowned queen of the jungle on the ITV reality show.

Hollyoaks star Owen Warner and Hancock placed second and third, respectively.

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