The cocky former Health Secretary reckoned his cushy life in Westminster stood him in good stead because of the hostile nature of politics – but his attitude does not serve him well
Matt Hancock was brought down to earth on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after Âbragging that being in politics has prepared him for the rigours of crack military training.
The cocky former Health Secretary reckoned his cushy life in Westminster stood him in good stead because of the hostile nature in the corridors of power. But his attitude does not endear him to the instructors, as Jason Fox brands him “Hancock with a silent Han.”
In the first episode of the show, the MP says: “I’m quite used to being in a hostile environment. Politics by its very nature has hostility built into it. “One of the things about having been Health Secretary in the pandemic is almost everybody has a personal view on you. Who knows what the DS [show’s directing staff] will think?”
It is not long before he finds out. Fox tells other instructors: “I get the impression he’s got a bit of an attitude and he thinks he’s above everyone.”