Tony Hadley said Matt Hancock will regret joining I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as the focus will be on "juicy gossip" about him rather than raising awareness of dyslexia.
Hadley has previously appeared on the reality TV series. The Spandau Ballet singer said politicians "need to be above celebrity".
He also criticised the politician 's decision to go on the show while the "whole country is going through a mess". Mr Hancock had the Tory whip suspended after it emerged he was joining the reality show at a time when Parliament is sitting and has faced criticism from opposition politicians and from within his own party.The singer said: "If I was him I wouldn't have gone in.
I mean I've got to say from my point of view I had a fantastic time. It was wonderful. But I think at this time in politics in our country, I think that politicians need to be above celebrity.
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