 Speaking to his campmates on Friday's edition of the jungle series, Hancock denied breaking any Covid laws when grilled about his resignation as Health Secretary in 2021. It followed Hancock and government aide Gina Coladangelo's affair being outed, as well as the fact the pair had broken strict Covid guidelines - which he says was down to him "falling in love". The affair was exposed after Hancock was caught on CCTV canoodling with Gina, with it believed that the images were leaked by an insider at the Department of Health on May 6, 2021. Chris Moyles had asked: "You got a lockdown fine, didn't you?" to which he replied: "No, of course I didn't. No, I did not. I didn't break any…" I'm A Celebrity star Charlene White recalled the devastating de){kind=link}
I’m A Celebrity 2022 star Charlene White asked Matt Hancock if he regretted his actions as Health Secretary, as she told him of her personal loss during the coronavirus pandemic
I’m A Celebrity star Charlene White recalled the devastating death of her aunt from Covid, as she confronted Matt Hancock over his pandemic regrets.
Amid fury over his arrival, the ITV News and Loose Women star grilled the disgraced Tory MP over his rule-breaking during the pandemic, and his role as Health Secretary during this time.
Hancock had been asked about the pandemic by other campmates, when he insisted he did not break any laws – but admitted to breaking Covid guidance.
He denied getting a lockdown fine, after it emerged last year that gatherings had taken place with political figures, including parties at No 10, when it was prohibited.