Matt Hancock to embarrass himself with Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins appearance
Matt Hancock is set to embarrass himself on screen again in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Hancock was seen squirming in the I'm A Celebrity jungle in Australia where he was heavily criticised for his decision to cash in and for his actions during covid. Now the West Suffolk MP says he wanted to push his limits on Channel 4's Celebrity SAS after emerging from a "challenging period as health secretary during the pandemic".
Shamed Hancock, 44, is one of 16 famous faces, including Gareth Gates, Melinda Messenger and James Argent, being put through their paces in the jungle phase of SAS selection in Thung Ui, North Vietnam. Hancock said: "Being on SAS was like nothing else I’ve ever experienced. It's one of the toughest physical and mental things I've ever done. It really opens your eyes and makes you look into yourself.
Matt is put through his paces on the grueling reality series (Channel 4)"After coming through the most challenging period as Health Secretary during the pandemic, I wanted to push my limits. It’s safe to say the course tested my resilience!” he added. The gruelling Channel 4 series is returning to TV screens on September 26 with seven 60-minute episodes, featuring chief instructor Mark "Billy" Billingham, and his directing staff Jason "Foxy" Fox, Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver.
Other celebs taking part include singers Michelle Heaton and Siva Kaneswaran, TV Personality Danielle Lloyd, former footballer Jermaine Pennant and former rugby player Gareth Thomas, as well as reality stars Montana Brown, Teddy Soares and Amber Turner. Comedian Zoe Lyons, actress Kirsty-Leigh Porter, British Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton and Paralympic gold medallist Jon-Allan Butterworth will also feature in the upcoming series.
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The former MP will be interrogated and face terrifying challenges during the show (Channel 4)Hancock lost the Tory whip over his stint in the Australian jungle on the ITV reality show on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2022, which was criticised by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. At the time Sunak said he was "disappointed" in Hancock and would not watch. Another Tory MP Tim Loughton described Mr Hancock as an “absolute prat” and campaigners for families bereaved in the Covid-19 pandemic accused him of trying to “cash in on his terrible legacy”.
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In April 2022, he apologised after the High Court ruled government policies on discharging patients from hospital into care homes at the onset of the pandemic were "unlawful". And in June 2021 he was forced to resign after CCTV footage surfaced of him embracing his aide Gina Coladangelo at a time when this would breach his own rules on physical contact. It also ended his 15 year marriage.
Some viewers will be delighted to see Matt take on the grisly challenges (Channel 4)Fellow Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins recruit Gates, who found fame on TV talent show Pop Idol, described the show as "an experience like no other". "I learnt very quickly that there is a difference between being gym fit and battle fit," the 39-year-old said. TV presenter Messenger, 52, added: "It was incredible, the most intensely physically challenging thing I've done", and former The Only Way Is Essex star Argent, 35, described it as: "The type of show that pushes you to breaking point." The fifth celebrity series is a spin-off of the original SAS: Who Dares Wins which saw civilians put through military training exercises to test their physical and mental strength.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returns to Channel 4 on September 26 at 9.30pm
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