Matt Hancock claims he had his 'rib broken' during Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

Matt Hancock claims he broke a rib during the filming of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The former Health Secretary said that the closest he came to quitting the show came after "having my rib broken" during the jungle phase of the show.

Hancock, who still works as an MP representing West Suffolk, took part in the show last year along with a host of famous faces including singer Gareth Gates, Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton and former England footballer Jermaine Pennant. The show was filmed in Thung Ui, in north Vietnam, and challenges the contestants by putting them through the SAS selection process.

Commenting on his injury, Hancock said: "I was determined to keep going so I just kept my mouth shut so I wasn’t medically discharged." He has previously said he wanted to go on the show to push his limits after a “challenging period as health secretary during the pandemic”.

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He worked as Health Secretary during the Covid-19 pandemic but resigned in June 2021 after he was found to have broken his own guidelines by kissing and embracing his aide Gina Coladangelo in his office.

Hancock said he was in "pretty good shape" ahead of the show and had recently completed a 100-mile walk of Mont Blanc and had undergone an "intensive fitness programme". But he said SAS: Who Dares Wins was a different level.

“Being on SAS was like nothing else… it’s one of the toughest physical things I’ve ever done and it really opens your eyes and makes you really look into yourself," he said.

In the first episode of the show, which returns on