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Stacey Solomon brands Matt Hancock's I'm A Celeb stint as 'kick in the face'

Stacey Solomon has called Matt Hancock's presence on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! a "kick in the face".

Joining her Loose Women co-hosts, Stacey waded into the debate over whether the former health secretary should have accepted the gig in the first place.

She hit out at the politician for ignoring the social distancing guidelines that he had implemented, and the excuse he made on the show for discarding them.

During last night's show, Babatunde Aleshe asked Matt how he's been and after the MP confessed that it had been tough, he added: "Because you messed up".

"I messed up and I fessed up," Matt replied, "before adding that he 'fell in love'".

Stacey Solomon says that she understands why camp mates feel uncomfortable (ITV)

"You didn't just fall in love, you were grabbing the booty," Babatunde laughed.

But Stacey wasn't impressed with this and explained to the audience how she couldn't understand why people cheat.

"He's sitting there, I dunno, like I love my grandma, I didn't get to see her for two and a half years and I wasn't snogging her," she fumed.

Stacey said that everyone has their reasons for going on the show (ITV)

"I almost feel like it's a bit of a kick in the face," the mum-of-four added.

She wasn't alone in her thoughts on the matter after Carol McGiffin said she was "disgusted" that he was on the ITV primetime show.

Responding to Nadiya's claims that he was a "hapless fool", Carol said: "He's not a fool. He's doing a party political broadcast still, while he's in there.

Matt was caught kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo during the lockdown (Image: The Sun)
Matt's appearance on the show has ruffled a few feathers (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"It shouldn't be allowed. I'm disgusted that he's in there. I'm absolutely disgusted."

Carol has refused to watch it until Matt is voted off.

"I totally get where you're coming from so I don't think you're weird," Stacey told Carol.

Carol replied: "With the Matt thing?"

He explained that the reason he broke the guidelines was because he fell in love (ITV)

"I get it, it's a hard one," Stacey confessed.

Stacey won the 10th series of the show in 2010, and her husband Joe Swash was also crowned King of the Jungle in 2008.

Kay Adams said that she was impressed by how the contestants handled Matt joining the group, but Stacey was unsure how she would cope if she were in their shoes.

"I don't know what I'd do if I was a campmate in there," Stacey said.

He won 11 stars in his recent challenge that saw him swimming with crocs (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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"It must be so hard for them this year.

"Some of them have gone in there to boost their careers, some have gone in for money reasons," she added.

"Whatever reason we decide to do the show for, and you know that is going to be completely dictated by someone else now."

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