Could Liz Truss star in this year’s I’m A Celebrity? Now ITV bosses are ‘bidding to sign up former PM’ after Matt Hancock’s controversial run on reality TV show
- It comes after Matt Hancock’s appearance boosted ratings for the show last year
Liz Truss could be in the running to appear on this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, with ITV bosses reportedly keen to get a former Prime Minister on the show.
The push to get former politicians in the jungle that is generally dominated by television stars and sports personalities comes after Matt Hancock appeared on last year’s show.
The former Health Secretary was one of the reality TV show’s biggest stars after he quit his ministerial role for breaking his own lockdown rules by having an affair with aide Gina Coladangelo.
Despite the controversy surrounding his signing, ratings soared with 8.5m people tuning in to view the show at its peak.
Now broadcast chiefs are keen to build on last years success by recruiting former MPs who have stepped out of the political limelight.
Liz Truss could be in the running to appear on this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, it has been reported
It comes after former Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeared on the show last year, coming third overall
Other big names interesting ITV executives included former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and former Chancellors Sajid Javid and Kwasi Kwarteng.
A TV insider told The Sun : ‘After seeing the effect of having former Health Secretary on the show last year, bosses were keen to repeat the feat in the new series.
‘High-level politicians are virtually guaranteed to create controversy in the camp — which equates to compulsive viewing for fans at home.’
Mr Hancock was not the first politician to enter the jungle – Tory MP Nadine Dorries took part in 2012.
Stanley Johnson, a former politician and father of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, also took part in the reality show six years ago.
Other big names interesting ITV executives included former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and former Chancellors Sajid Javid and Kwasi Kwarteng
Mr Hancock faced criticism for appearing on the show from members of the public who had lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic.
But he defended his decision claiming that he was using the platform to talk about his dyslexia campaign, adding that he would donate any money won to St Nicholas Hospice in his constituency.
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