BEN Shephard has mocked I’m A Celebrity’s Matt Hancock for having trench foot.
The Good Morning Britain presenter burst out laughing as his co-host Kate Garraway discussed the politician’s secret health condition.
HOAR exclusively revealed the MP could be ruled out of doing Bushtucker Trials because of it when he enters the jungle next week.
Speaking on the ITV show this morning, Kate said: “Although he might have an out because he’s taken part in another show, Celeb SAS: Who Dares Wins.
“Apparently he’s got trench foot from that.”
Ben howled with laughter as Kate went on to explain how he would have caught it: “It’s something you get if you stand in cold, wet conditions for a long time.”
Trying to start up a new nickname for him, Ben shouted: “Trench foot Hancock.”
Viewers have made it clear they’re desperate to vote for Matt to do nasty challenges.
But they might not get the chance to make the former Health Secretary suffer after all, as we can reveal that Matt got trench foot while filming Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins and it might not have cleared up.
Ben continued: “That’s not going to help his cause, is it, if he’s ruled out on medical grounds.
“He needs to get in and do these things.”
A source said: “When he was filming SAS Who Dares Wins in October, Matt got trench foot – in fact, a lot of the cast did.
“It can take up to six months to recover from that, so any water-based tasks or swimming trials would be bad news for his feet.”
Trench foot, which varies in severity, can be painful but often clears up in one to three days.
However, if ignored it can take up to six months to get rid of symptoms such as itching, painful skin, blisters and feelings of numbness and heaviness.
