Piers Morgan reveals awkward meeting with Matt Hancock after ‘giving him a good kicking’ over I’m A Celebrity
PIERS Morgan has revealed he had a very awkward airport run-in with I’m A Celebrity’s Matt Hancock today.
The TalkTV star arrived back in London from a brief working trip to Qatar at the same time the jungle runner-up touched down from his stint in Australia.
Firebrand Piers has been vocal in his criticism of the shamed MP’s participation in the ITV jungle show.
And he gleefully told his Twitter followers that he made sure Matt was well aware.
He wrote: “Just bumped into Matt Hancock at Heathrow. I told him I’d been giving him a good kicking the entire time he was in the jungle. He said he knew. It was the purest personification of #Awks.”
Former health secretary Matt stayed back in Australia while girlfriend Gina Coladangelo headed home with Queen of the Jungle Jill Scott and the star’s fiance Shelly Unitt.
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But he probably wishes he’d hopped on an earlier flight after the terse conversation.
The silver lining for Matt is the delay will have boosted his already bulging bank balance.
He stayed behind for a big-money deal interview after finishing third.
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At the weekend Gina and Matt shared a raunchy reunion on the famous IAC treetop bridge in front of millions of viewers after a month apart.
A body language expert said they were like loved-up teenagers as they kissed and cuddled in view of the cameras.
Lovestruck Matt then couldn’t keep his hands off Gina as they let loose at the official wrap party,
Flying home without her other half, Gina, 45, was looked after by series winner Jill and her partner Shelly.
The trio hit it off during the brief time they’ve known each other, with pictures showing them chatting away merrily.
Before entering the jungle, Matt vowed to return to work as an MP as soon as he was eliminated.
His inclusion in the line-up was controversial with many thinking he should not have been allowed to take part as a serving politician.
