Matt Hancock leaves I’m A Celeb viewers ‘cringing’ as he gets Sweet Caroline lyrics wrong

Within moments of entering the jungle, he had treated the nation to the soft sounds of a rendition of Ed Sheeran.

And musical Matt Hancock struck again on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, pulling out all the stops to pull out Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline.

Unfortunately for the former health minister, 44, his enthusiasm could only take him to the point where he stumbled over the fact that he didn’t seem to know any of the lyrics in the song.

Belt it out: Musical Matt Hancock struck again on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, pulling out all the stops for Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline

After former lioness Jill Scott got three plays of the football song as a luxury item, the camp mates gathered for a rousing rendition of the hit.

Matt tried to join in, started hopping around and mumbling along, but it was obvious to the “cringing” viewers that he didn’t know the words.

On Twitter, viewers wrote: ‘looking at Matt like he knows sweetheart Caroline #ImACeleb’; ‘MATT HANCOCK DOES NOT KNOW SWEET CAROLINE????’; ‘Matt clearly doesn’t know the words for sweet Caroline #ImACeleb’;

‘TELL ME EVERYONE SAW MATT HANDCOCK DON’T KNOW THE WORDS TO SWEET CAROLINE LIKE SORRY YOU ARE EVEN BRITISH #ImACeleb’; ‘matt hancock doesn’t know the words to raise sweet caroline #ImACeleb.’

Oops: Unfortunately for the former health minister, his enthusiasm could only get him to the point where he stumbled over the fact that he didn’t seem to know any of the lyrics in the song

Others added: ‘I thought Ed Sheeran’s matt singing was bad until I just saw him singing Sweet Caroline. #ImACeleb’; Does anyone feel uncomfortable watching Matt Hancock sing Sweet Caroline #ImACeleb

‘Watching Hancock try to sing Sweet Caroline was the creepiest thing ever’; ‘My God, Matt Hancock looked awkward when the sweet Caroline talks about embarrassing’; “Matt Hancock singing Sweet Caroline is the most awkward thing I’ve ever seen.”

It was rather surprising that Matt wasn’t the only one who didn’t do well on the performance, with Jill confessing himself, “I don’t really know the words!” leaving the rest of her campmates in hysterics.

Amused viewers tweeted: ‘JILL DON’T REALLY KNOW THE WORDS FOR SWEET CAROLINE WHEN THE SOUNDTRACK WIN THE EURO IS SO PERSONAL TO ME #ImACeleb’; “Jill doesn’t really know the words to Sweet Caroline…I CAN’T.”

Unimpressed: Matt tried to join in, started hopping around and mumbling along, but it was clear to viewers that he didn’t know the words

Earlier in the program, Matt insisted he “blew it and messed up” after his affair with Gina Coladangelo when they “fell in love” – ​​but cringed when fellow camp mate Babatúndé Aléshé repeatedly chided him about “grabbing her booty.”

The MP spoke of the ‘consequences’ of being caught on camera surveillance from his Whitehall office, which made headlines around the world, cost him his job and led to the collapse of his 15-year marriage to his wife Martha. the mother of his three young children.

Babatúndé sat on a log in the camp, took him to account for his behavior and told him: ‘You screwed up’ after Mr Hancock confided to him that life had been ‘difficult’ since the affair came to light. and he was forced to quit Boris Johnson’s locker.

The MP was then repeatedly mocked for ‘grabbing his lover’s spoils’ to which he cringed and said ‘Oh give it up’. Babatúndé said: ‘Look man, I’m not judging you bruv. I can take the p*ss out of you.’

Oops: It was kind of surprising that Matt wasn’t the only one who didn’t do well on the performance, and Jill himself confessed, “I don’t really know the words!” leaving the rest of her camp mates in hysteria

Hilarious: Fans were hysterical with Jill not knowing the words to the football song

Matt said he’s “completely” in love with Gina, adding, “That’s the best thing about getting kicked out, seeing her on the bridge.”

But in a nod to the pain he had caused his wife and children since their affair came to light in June 2021, he added: “Of course that had many other consequences as well.”

It was later revealed that their affair violated the lockdown rules he helped put in place when he was health minister and was responsible for the UK’s response to the Covid pandemic.

The passionate clinch marked the end of his marriage to his now estranged wife Martha and his time in the cabinet.

Verdict: Matt addressed his highly publicized affair with PR guru Gina Coladangelo just a day after entering the I’m A Celebrity jungle chatting with Babatunde Aleshe

The MP for West Suffolk received a frosty welcome on Wednesday night’s show when he joined the camp, made worse by his failure to win six of the possible 11 stars for the camp.

But last night he won all 11 after being voted by the British public to take on Tentacles of Terror. In the process, he gasped after being trapped in a giant octopus-shaped device and lowered into a tank of water.

“The eels, the sea snakes, I was terrified,” he said after his second Bushtucker trial.

‘I can not believe it. I was so nervous. My heart was racing. I’m really proud of myself that I managed to do that.’

Affair: The former health minister, 44, opened up about ‘falling in love’ with Gina Coladangelo – who he is now in a relationship with