Lorraine Kelly known as Matt Hancock a "pound store Milk Tray Man" as she took a swipe at his newest podcast.
Former Well being Secretary Matt Hancock needed to resign final 12 months after he was disgraced following leaked CCTV footage.
The clip taken on Might 6 2021 confirmed him in an alleged clinch with adviser Gina Coladangelo in his Whitehall workplace.
It was taken at a time when indoor social gatherings of individuals from completely different households have been legally banned.
Authorities steering was urging individuals to maintain to the 2 metres aside rule and keep away from "head to head contact", and he broke his personal guidelines concerning Covid.
Matt had managed to maintain his job initially and Boris Johnson got here beneath fireplace for failing to sack him.
Nonetheless, Matt resigned shortly after and admitted he broke the foundations.
Now in a brand new podcast for Diary of a CEO Matt, wore a navy polo neck - and claimed he "fell in love" defending himself and claiming he did not really break the legislation.
Lorraine Kelly remarked in response: "Yeah. That's Matt Hancock, keep in mind him? Former Well being Secretary speaking to Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett about his resignation final 12 months.
"I don’t know what he’s come as. He appears to be like like a Bond villain or a pound store Milk Tray Man, possibly."
She added: "So he fell in love, however heaps of people that have been in love with one another weren't capable of see one another throughout that point, weren't they?"
Matt Hancock advised the podcast: "We fell in love and that is one thing that was fully outdoors of my management.
"After all I remorse the ache that is prompted and the very, very public nature - anyone who has been via this is aware of how troublesome it's, how painful it's."
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