The brutal way in which Matt Hancock told his wife about his affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo has been revealed.
The former health secretary will return to face angry colleagues, constituents and questions about his political future in Westminster after coming third in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity.
The West Suffolk MP surpassed the expectations of many by reaching the final but came behind the winner, Euro 2022 champion Jill Scott, and Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner in a public vote on Sunday night.
The pair had been married for 15 years and have three children together.
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His 18 days in the Australian jungle has seen him suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party and criticised by colleagues including Rishi Sunak.
After leaving the interview, he hugged partner Gina Coladangelo, the former aide with whom he had the affair that forced his resignation as health secretary in June last year.
Leaked CCTV showed them kissing in Mr Hancock’s ministerial office in breach of his own social distancing rules imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, it has been revealed how Mr. Hancock broke the news to his wife.
The former health secretary will return this week to face angry colleagues, constituents and questions about his political future in Westminster
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The pair had been married for 15 years and have three children together.
Reports from The Times claim that Mr. Hancock immediately took action after being warned that the leaked images were to be published.
They say he rushed home to tell his wife, Martha, who was oblivious that any cheating was going on.
He then woke his daughter to explain to her that he was leaving.
During his time in the jungle, Mr. Hancock called his past behaviour a “mistake”, saying that he “fell in love”. He added that he was looking for “a bit of forgiveness
