Boy George left in tears over Matt Hancock's I'm A Celeb arrival

His mum was in hospital during the pandemic

Author: Alex RossPublished 10th Nov 2022

It was the moment we'd all been waiting for during Wednesday's (9th November) episode of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, as late arrivals Seann Walsh and Matt Hancock entered the camp.

And despite bringing food with them, one camp mate in particular wasn't best pleased to see the former Health Secretary Matt in camp.

As well as getting a grilling from Charlene White, Scarlette Douglas, and Babatunde Aleshe, singer Boy George was visibly upset whilst talking about Matt's arrival.

Speaking to Scarlette about his mum being ill in hospital during the Coronavirus pandemic, Boy George said: "You know, beginning of the pandemic my mum was in hospital. I wasn’t allowed to see her.

"I thought she was going to die. I was tweeting Greenwich hospital going, 'Please look after my mum.'

"I used my name, I was like 'Please look after my mum.' And they did, she was fine. I feel like, I don’t want to be sitting here like I’m having fun with him.

"It’s difficult for me because, you know, had something happened, if my mum had gone, I wouldn’t be here now.

‘I would have gone when he walked in."

Speaking about the matter in the Bush Telegraph, the 61-year-old added: "If I had lost my mum, I would go.

"And I feel a little bit selfish, you know, just kind of… everyone’s so nice to him and I was like Jesus, what are we going to do?"

Check out all of the former I'm A Celeb winners below:

1. Tony Blackburn

Tony Blackburn was the first celebrity to win the show back in 2002.

2. Phil Tufnell

England cricketer Phil Tufnell won the show with his hilarious personality in 2003.

3. Kerry Katona

Kerry Katona was the first woman to win the show in 2004.

4. Joe Pasquale

Joe Pasquale won the show when it returned later in the year of 2004.

5. Carol Thatcher

Journalist Carol Thatcher won the show in 2005 when she beat soap stars Sheree Murphy and Sid Owen.

6. Matt Willis

Busted member Matt Willis was a popular winner in 2006.

7. Christopher Biggins

Lovable Biggins shared the jungle with the likes of Katie Hopkins and Janice Dickinson and went on to win the show in 2007.

8. Joe Swash

Cheeky chap Joe Swash swapped EastEnders for the jungle and won the show in 2008.

9. Gino D'Acampo

The nation fell in love with Gino in 2009.

10. Stacey Solomon

After showing off her bubbly personality on The X Factor, Stacey Solomon entered the jungle and won the show in 2010.

11. Dougie Poynter

McFly guitarist Dougie Poynter was crowned King of the Jungle ahead of TOWIE's Mark Wright in 2011.

12. Charlie Brooks

EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks couldn't believe it when Ant and Dec announced her as the winner in 2012.

13. Kian Egan

After 22 days in the jungle, Westlife star Kian Egan was crowned the King in 2013.

14. Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty

Retired world super bike racer Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty won over the viewing public in 2014.

15. Vicky Pattison

Vicky Pattison showed a different side to her usual Geordie Shore antics, winning over the public and being crowned Queen of the Jungle.

16. Scarlett Moffatt

Former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt was crowned Queen of the Jungle after winning the show in 2016.

17. Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo

Made In Chelsea star Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo won the show in 2017 after beating Jamie Lomas.

18. Harry Redknapp

Former football manager Harry Redknapp is the current King of the Jungle after beating Emily Atack in 2018.

19. Jacqueline Jossa

Despite the likes of Ian Wright and Caitlyn Jenner signing up for the 2019 series, it was former EastEnders actress Jac Jossa who was crowned Queen of the Jungle, beating Coronation Street's Andy Whyment in the final.

20. Giovanna Fletcher

Podcaster Giovanna Fletcher became the first ever Queen of the Castle in 2020, going up against the likes of Shane Richie, Vernon Kay and Mo Farah!

After taking part in trial The Beasty Burrow during Wednesday night's episode, it was no shock to learn that the public had voted for Matt to do the next trial.

The Conservative MP will take part in tonight's trial called The Tentacles of Terror.

After hearing the results of the vote, fans of the show were quick to express their feelings. One wrote: 'Kinda want him to win this whole thing 😂', with another writing: 'Everyone needs to leave the poor chap alone and get over it. 🙌'.

One more wrote: 'He’s gonna end up doing every single trial 😂'.

I'm A Celeb airs every night at 9pm on ITV.

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