In Matt Hancock news, the former MP’s I’m A Celebrity fee has finally been revealed – almost two months after he left the jungle.
It comes after it was revealed that the 44-year-old donated £10k to charity recently.
Matt Hancock news: Former MP’s I’m A Celebrity fee revealed
Last year, Matt shocked the UK by appearing on I’m A Celebrity.
He shocked the country again when he made it all the way to the final, finishing in third place.
At the time, it was reported that Matt would be earning £400k from his stint in the jungle.
However, his true earnings have now been revealed – and they’re not far from the rumoured £400k figure!
Matt’s earnings were revealed by The Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which is published by the government.
It reveals that Lifted Entertainment, the producers of I’m A Celebrity, paid Matt £320k for his jungle stint.
Matt Hancock news: I’m A Celebrity star donates to charity
It was previously reported that Matt would be donating a portion of his fee to charity.
“Matt will be making a donation to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk, and he will, of course, declare the amount he receives from the show to Parliament to ensure complete transparency, as normal,” a source told the Metro back in November.
Now, how much he donated of his I’m A Celebrity fee has been revealed.
Matt’s donated £10,000 to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk.
Matt has donated £10k of his fee to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and the British Dyslexia Association.
Speaking to the Metro, a rep said: “As well as raising the profile of his dyslexia campaign in front of 11 million viewers, Matt’s donated £10,000 to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and the British Dyslexia Association, off the back of his appearance on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.”
Matt denies hair transplant rumours
News of Matt’s I’m A Celebrity fee comes not long after he was forced to deny some bizarre rumours.
The 44-year-old was reportedly spotted in Turkey earlier this month.
In a TikTok, someone who looked remarkably like Matt could be seen browsing in a market in Istanbul.
“Am I bugging or is this Matt Hancock at a fake brand shop in turkey?” read the caption in the TikTok.
“Matt Hancock is deffo getting a hair transplant,” the caption also read.
Matt caught wind of the video and took to TikTok to set the story straight.
“I just got back to the office to find a journalist has called to ask if I went to Istanbul at the weekend to have a hair transplant and veneers,” he said.
“No. I did go to Istanbul at the weekend, but this story has no teeth. It’s hair today, gone tomorrow,” he added.
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