I’M A Celebrity star Scarlette Douglas was made to squirm as Richard Madeley quizzed her on her friendship with Matt Hancock.
The TV presenter broke down in tears as she became the second person to leave the jungle last night.
She faced further upset when she had a grilling from Good Morning Britain host Richard about how she got on with the former health secretary.
Scarlette, 35, who hosts Channel 4’s A Place In HOAR stood firm, insisting they weren’t going to be “best mates” on the outside.
Richard said: “He didn’t just win stars, he won you over, didn’t he?”
Scarlette replied: “Yeah, I mean listen, he definitely won stars for camp and he came in and everybody was shocked to see him there.
“For me, I had to pull him aside and let him know how I was feeling about him being in the jungle.
“When we are in there you’re in a enclose space, it’s a very strange environment.
“Nobody wanted it to be toxic. We just had to be friends and a family in camp or else it wasn’t going to work.
“There are a lot of things you have done that people don’t like and tensions are going to be running high.
“In the jungle, we will get on, but it doesn’t mean we’re going to be best mates at all. In here we’ll work together as a team.”
Richard co-host Susanna Reid laughed as he added: “But do you like him?”
Scarlette dodged the question, adding: “I like his get up and go. I like the fact he has drive and that he’s determined. I like that he won’t give up on anything. Those attributes I like in general.
“Do I like Matt Hancock specifically? I don’t think I had enough time to get to know him. When he came in he was trying to win us over, he was getting involved in absolutely everything. I wanted to make sure we all get on as best we can in camp.”
One viewer said: “Well done Scarlette for not falling into Richard Madeley’s little coercive trap of of trying to get her to say she likes Matt Hancock. She handled that really well.”
Fans were gutted last night as popular campmate Scarlette got the boot – with some claiming the result was “fixed”.
Scarlette was in the bottom two with her best mate in the jungle, Babatunde Aléshé.
The TV presenter was visibly shocked by her early exit – and promptly burst into tears.
After meeting hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly on the other side of the bridge, Scarlette admitted: “I’m absolutely gutted.
“I’m not even going to lie about it. I know some people wanted to leave, but I said ‘I’m not ready to go yet’.
“Those people are amazing and the jungle is incredible.”
Despite I’m A Celebrity having a public vote to give viewers control over who they want to stay or go, some fans accused the result of being “fixed”.
Others believed the controversial characters like Matt Hancock and Boy George were being kept in to cause trouble.
One furious viewer insisted: “This vote has got to be a fix, how are two of the funniest, happiest personalities in the camp up for vote like that???”
Another added: “What!….no wayyyyyy!!!!!! It’s a fix!!”
Someone else asked: “Scarlett over Chris and Boy George ? Is this a fix?”
