Matt Hancock yelps in pain as he's stung by scorpion on I'm A Celeb

13.11.2022 - 18:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Matt Hancock has been stung by a scorpion whilst taking part in I'm A Celebrity, forcing medical experts to swoop in.

The MP was attacked by the creature earlier on this morning as it "unexpectedly" nipped him on the finger, leaving all the other camp members on high alert.

A source told the Mirror : "Matt didn't see the scorpion until it was too late and it bit his finger. He felt a lot of pain and made a yelping noise, but thankfully for him there was no lasting damage."

After being checked over by medical experts, he was given a clean bill of health but the camp has been warned to be on the lookout for scorpions from now on.

The source continued: "Matt was saying afterwards it felt twice as painful as a bee sting."

Australian scorpions aren't deadly, but it can be really painful to step on or be stung by one.

Associate Professor Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland's School of Biological Sciences, told ABC news: "Typically, the sting is minor localised pain and a tiny bit of swelling — usually quite trivial effects.

"As far as the pain sensation, the sting would normally be similar to a bee and dramatically less than that of the bullet ants that we have in Australia."

Fellow campmate Babatúndé Aléshé made a reference to the incident at the end of Saturday night's show, after Matt was told he'd be taking part in the next trial.

He said "Do you know what Matt, you are the man, you are the man, four trials and you got stung by a scorpion and you have to go do a trial."

The scorpion has now been taken away from the camp so that none of the other campmates will be injured.

Black Rock Scorpions are common in New South Wales, where the reality show is filmed. They usually build shallow burrows in sand or in wooded areas.

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