I’M A Celebrity’s “bullying” row has been re-ignited after one star was snubbed from a camp WhatsApp group.
Speculation of a feud has been rife after Sue Cleaver failed to follow one co-star on her Instagram page, before Chris Moyles appeared to reveal a secret simmering spat.
During the ITV series, many I’m A Celebrity viewers vowed to boycott the remainder of the show and turn off after suggesting Matt Hancock MP was being “bullied.”
Their concerns for the West Suffolk MP have now resurfaced after campmate Scarlette Douglas admitted the politician was not a part of their WhatsApp group.
The A Place In HOAR presenter revealed Mike Tindall – who Matt has denied bullied him – is the group’s admin.
She then told how the group thought Matt “might be too busy” to take part in it.
Scarlette added: “I’m not the admin of that WhatsApp group so if Mike wants to invite him he absolutely can, but it’s not me to put the invitation out so we’ll see what happens.
“He might be busy you never know, he’s doing a lot of stuff, he’s got a lot of press coming up so he might be too busy.”
During the series, some viewers feared the former Health Secretary was being deliberately picked on by some of his campmates in the Australian jungle.
Yet since his camp exit, Matt has said he did not feel “bullied” after he faced a grilling over his behaviour during the pandemic.
Matt – who lost the Conservative Party whip by stepping foot on the reality series – was questioned by his fellow contestants on the reality show, including Culture Club frontman Boy George and ITV broadcaster Charlene White, following his arrival in the Australian jungle.
Following his return to the UK, he said the group’s view of him had “softened over time”.
More than 1,000 complaints were made to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom over his participation in the show, while others expressed concerns to the body about how he was being treated by the other contestants.
Now, Matt has told MailOnline: “I didn’t feel bullied at all in the jungle.
“I formed an extraordinary bond with Seann Walsh in a short period of time, and then it took a few days to work through and develop relationships with the rest of the campmates.
“Whatever he says about me, I think Boy George is wonderful and I did not expect to say that about him because we have very different backgrounds, to say the least.
“It took us a few days but we had, what I would call, grown-up, respectful discussions.
“Some of them, I could tell, didn’t take to me straightaway but it -softened over time. Being in the jungle also gives you lots of time to think about what really matters. I thought about how much I care for the people I really love.”
