, and the potatoes are getting a little dirty.' Speaking in the Bush Telegraph a little later, Boy George made clear the request had riled him. 'Matt was getting a little, feisty, I should say earlier on when we were about to cook the meal,' he said. 'Matt came down and said he wanted the potatoes washed and I was like, oh, he is loving this little bit of power,' he said. Becoming frustrated at the request and accusing the politician of 'kicking off', Boy George went on to say behind Hancock's back, 'you f***ing clean them' as he was talking about the former health minister to comedian Seann Walsh. 'Food divides people, it really does,' he added. As the drama was unfolding on screen, those watching along at home suggested the singer had totally overreacted. 'Can't believe I'm siding with Matt Hancock but not sure why Boy George had to pull a strop over washing potatoes, one viewer posted on Twitter. 'Boy George is a joke. The suggestion of washing the potatoes was said perfectly politely,' another added. 'There's nothing wrong with getting a potato cleaned especially if they looked dirty,' someone el){kind=link}
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In a totally surprising turn of events, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! fans are defending Matt Hancock after Boy George kicked off over a request to wash some potatoes.
On Monday night’s episode, Boy George was assigned cleaning duties by the new camp leader Hancock and his deputy Charlene White.
It hasn’t been smooth sailing between the two since Hancock first entered camp, with Boy George not only stunned by his arrival, but ended up in tears last week saying he considered leaving soon after they met.