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Published 11:08 27 Jan 2023 GMT
Updated 11:11 27 Jan 2023 GMT
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Before heading into the jungle, it was revealed that Hancock would be supporting St Nicholas Hospice Care with his pay cheque for taking part, a charity he raised almost £8,000 for during 2021’s London Marathon.
A source had told the Metro that Hancock would be making a donation to the hospital from his fee and that the politician would declare the amount he received for appearing on the show "to ensure complete transparency." On Thursday, it was confirmed that Hancock had been paid £320,000 for his 30 days in Australia. A source has since revealed that Hancock donated £10,000 of this fee to charity. https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1618917380918493185 They told the Metro: "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." He has been on the receiving end of a backlash following the news of the donation though, with many unhappy with his decision to donate just 3.1 percent of his fee. https://twitter.com/marionmain3/status/1618887514215043072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1618887514215043072%7Ctwgr%5E683cd26cef6f5b40e5e416852f117572111dd24e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2023%2F01%2F27%2Fim-a-celebrity-matt-hancock-donates-10000-of-320000-fee-18175463%2F https://twitter.com/DogsInClogs/status/1618760467366973440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1618760467366973440%7Ctwgr%5E683cd26cef6f5b40e5e416852f117572111dd24e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2023%2F01%2F27%2Fim-a-celebrity-matt-hancock-donates-10000-of-320000-fee-18175463%2F https://twitter.com/shaw2thefloor/status/1618878775072272389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1618878775072272389%7Ctwgr%5E683cd26cef6f5b40e5e416852f117572111dd24e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2023%2F01%2F27%2Fim-a-celebrity-matt-hancock-donates-10000-of-320000-fee-18175463%2F His six-figure I'm A Celeb fee comes off the back of Hancock taking part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, for which he was paid £45,000 for 80 hours filming. The Tory MP, who will be stepping down at the next general election, spent the first week of October filming , before heading out to Australia. Related links:
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