Matt Hancock tormented with rude nickname and ‘pranked on his BIRTHDAY’ on Celeb SAS
CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins is famously the toughest TV show in the schedules - as Matt Hancock found out.
The ex-Health Secretary was routinely tormented by the brutally strict staff on the show, with Jason Fox insisting that the 'Han' in his surname was "silent".
Other called him "Matt Handj*b" to his face - with the Tory admitting: "God, it p***ed me off."
He was also made to fight former athlete Jermaine Pennant and was punched hard in the face several times.
In another incident - denied by the show - an insider claimed Hancock was given a cake on his birthday, which fell during filming.
They explained: "Before long Matt was wearing the cake. It's fair to say he got a very tough ride on the show, as viewers are about to find out."
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The latest series was filmed late last year when Matt, a hugely divisive politician to many, turned 44.
Of course, the politician is used to getting messy on TV, as viewers of the other reality hit he starred in will know.
He was first slammed for jumping into reality TV from politics last when he appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
He was voted to take part in the most trials and was forced to eat a sheep's vagina.
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After taking on the position of Health Secretary in 2018, his ambitions didn't stop there.
In 2019 he announced that he was going to stand to become the leader of the Conservative Party.
However, this dream was short-lived and after finishing sixth in the first round of voting, he withdrew from the race.
Boris Johnson became PM shortly after and Matt retained his position as Health Secretary.
In 2021 it was revealed he had breached coronavirus social distancing restrictions with Gina Coladangelo - an adviser in the Department of Health and Social Care.
In an exclusive, The Sun revealed that Hancock was having an affair with Gina Coladangelo after CCTV images shown Hancock kissing and embracing her in his Whitehall office.
At the time of the affair he was married to married with three kids to Martha Hoyer Millar, an osteopath.
As the pressure mounted up, Matt resigned from his position just a day later on June, 26 2021.