Given Farage’s contribution to UK politics, it might be reasonable to assume he would receive a similar reception. He may also have overheard Hancock singing an Ed Sheeran song en route to the camp – who would stick around after that? Boy George considered quitting outright, so outraged was he over Hancock’s handling of Covid.
Last year, former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock provoked outrage among his fellow jungle luvvies when he walked in. Any nods towards Britain’s departure from the EU are, one assumes, entirely coincidental.įarage is the second controversial politician to grace I’m A Celeb. Get Me Out of Here! (Virgin Media One, Sunday, 9pm) opens with Nigel Farage, buccaneering baron of Brexit, stranded in a barren wilderness while other competitors have the real fun at a separate location.