Matt Hancock has been accused of 'breaking rules' in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as Babatunde Aleshe prepared to leave the Australian jungle.
The Gogglebox star and comedian became the latest campmate to be voted out of the ITV show, which airs on Virgin Media in Ireland.
As he learned his fate, he stood up to say goodbye to each one of his campmates. When he got to Matt he told him "you're so wonderful", to which he politician quickly replied: "Will you say that to Gina".
Richard Arnold and his Good Morning Britain co-stars were discussing last night's episode, when Richard said he shouldn't be allowed to say that, Mirror UK reports.
"Sending a message to the outside world," Richard remarked as Susanna Reid asked "is that not allowed". Richard replied to insist it wasn't - adding: "Not allowed to send a message to this outside world. Subliminal messages are different."
Richard then joked: "I'd be sending a flare up by this point - it's been long enough!"
Before he ended the segment, Richard had one more thing to say - and a dig at Britain's former health secretary.
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"There we have it, Matt Hancock breaking rules," he said to much laughter from in the studio. He was seemingly referring to Mr Hancock's affair with his now-girlfriend Gina Coladangelo.
Gina and Matt hit the headlines back in 2021 when a picture of them kissing emerged. The CCTV picture, which was leaked to the media, sparked fury and after being accused of breaking his own Covid rules during his liaison with Gina, he resigned as Health Secretary.
His comment comes after even Gina couldn't resist a dig at the MP as she wrote to him in a letter from home.
"Dear Matt, wow watching you in the jungle has been quite the experience. We are particularly impressed that you conquered your fear of snakes. We are less sure about the dancing," she wrote in the letter.
She added: "Although we saw that you almost got the electric slide thanks to Scarlette. Gina xxxxx."
Earlier in the series, he was asked about breaking his own rules amid the lockdown - and he said "it was no excuse but I fell in love".
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