Christine Hamilton has slammed Matt Hancock as “shameless” forward of his ‘I am A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here!’ stint.
Christine Hamilton has hit out at ‘shameless’ Matt Hancock forward of his I am A Superstar stint
The 72-year-old media persona – who completed third on the first-ever sequence of the ITV present in 2002 – admitted she is getting “an increasing number of offended” fascinated by the previous Well being Secretary coming into the jungle whereas he’s being “paid by the taxpayer to characterize his constituents”.
Christine – who’s married to former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton – mentioned: “He is doing it for self-promotion. He is received a guide popping out. His ministerial profession has hit the buffers. What he appears to neglect is he is nonetheless a really well-paid member of parliament, paid for by the taxpayer to take care of his constituents.
“The concept he can swan off to the jungle for a month – he’s not going into the camp for every week or so, so he’ll be dwelling in five-star, apparently, luxurious whereas he’s being paid by us, the taxpayer, to characterize his constituents.
“I feel it is shameless, it’s appalling.”
Matt – who was identified with dyslexia aged 18 – has revealed one of many causes he desires to participate within the ITV actuality present is to boost consciousness of the educational problem, however Christine questioned how a lot ITV will present of him speaking about dyslexia.
Talking on Lorraine Kelly on her ITV present ‘Lorraine’, Christine added: “Let’s be truthful to Matt Hancock. He says it is going to give him an opportunity to speak to tens of millions of individuals, much more individuals who watch what goes on in parliament, about his dyslexia marketing campaign.
“Has he watched the present? Is ITV going to present prime time to his ideas on dyslexia? However that is his excuse, that is his bathe curtain. However I feel it is deeply surprising.”
Lorraine additionally poked enjoyable at Matt, admitting he’s “not superb with hidden cameras”, in reference to him beforehand coming beneath hearth after he was caught on digital camera kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo amid the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing steerage was in place.
She joked: “He has received earlier … once you discuss cameras exposing him, has he not? Sure, he’s not superb with hidden cameras, is he?”
Matt was suspended from the Conservative Occasion on Tuesday (01.11.22) after it was revealed he was coming into the Australian jungle-based present.
Simon Hart, the Chief Whip, mentioned: “Following a dialog with Matt Hancock, I’ve thought of the scenario and imagine it is a matter severe sufficient to warrant suspension of the whip with fast impact.”
The West Suffolk MP has since insisted he takes half within the present to “speak immediately” to those that “aren’t all the time keen on politics”, and to “present the human facet of politicians”.
