Ant and Dec say celebs have ‘every right’ to grill Matt Hancock

Tonight, Matt Hancock was confronted about his behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic by his fellow I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestants Babatunde Aleshe and Scarlette Douglas. While he was doing a Bushtucker Trial, Sue Cleaver also expressed her views and said him being in the jungle “didn’t sit well” with her.While social distancing measures were in place last year, the 44-year-old locked lips with his married aide Gina Coladangelo.After footage of their passionate moment was leaked, he announced his resignation. Taking to their Instagram Stories after the show, Ant and Dec said the celebrities were right to ask Matt about the moment.Ant said: “They have every right to ask about it and talk about it because we all lived through it.”READ MORE: Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hair Ant and Dec backed I’m A Celeb stars for grilling Matt Hancock over his lockdown antics (Image: INSTAGRAM/ITV/REX) Ant and Dec shared their thoughts about the confrontation on Instagram Live (Image: INSTAGRAM/ANTANDEC) Matt Hancock broke social distancing rules when he was caught kissing Gina Coladangelo (Image: GETTY) Matt Hancock said he understood why he wasn’t in people’s good books after his kiss was exposed (Image: ITV/REX)Taken aback by the remark, Ant replied: “No I don’t think he is at all,” before swiftly moving on.On tonight’s show A Place In The Sun star Scarlette took Matt to one side to address the controversy.She said: “I want to say this morning as I don’t like to leave things in… a lot of things that happened with you during the times, which does make it difficult because people are angry and upset emotions are running high.”We’re not going to ever exclude anyone. We want to make sure that everyone’s a family, but if it does feel tough for the first few days, I’m sure you understand why.’DON’T MISS…Piers Morgan brands David Walliams ‘one of TV’s nastiest frauds’ [REACTION]Boy George’s mum breaks silence as he threatens to quit show for her [REVEALED]Madonna, 64, flaunts rear on motorbike before drinking out of pet bowl [PICTURED]The MP said he did understand people’s anger and told the presenter: ‘That’s very good of you to say that.’Speaking in the Bush Telegraph after their chat, he said: ‘Scarlette was very open and also very thoughtful and that’s really what it’s all about.”Being able to talk about things, whether they’re things you’re proud of, or things you’re not proud of.’Babatunde couldn’t resist poking fun at Matt’s behaviour this evening.