KATE Garraway was close to tears as she grilled former Health Secretary Matt Hancock over flouting lockdown guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic.
The emotional Good Morning Britain host, 55, called out the I'm A Celebrity star for his actions and flagged how her husband Derek Draper was left fighting for his life after contracting Covid in 2020.
Derek has since faced many health battles including sepsis.
On Tuesday's ITV show, Kate repeatedly blinked to try to hold her emotions back as she took the lead in the tough interview.
She told viewers how she had repeated contact with the politician during the pandemic, and supported some of the additional measures Matt, 44, had called for.
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These included expanding the symptoms list and putting long Covid under a greater spotlight.
Yet as she pushed back her sadness over the dad of her two kids - who has been fighting to overcome health problems ever since - she addressed the I'm A Celeb finalist and flagged the "moment you fell in love" with ex aide Gina.
"I suppose the problem [upset at his rule-breaking] is you were the Health Secretary," she said.
"Because at that time it mattered and my husband Derek was in hospital and not able to see his kids.
"And the thousands of other people couldn't see people that they loved because they were following the guidelines."
Kate continued: "The rules were very muddled for us out here.
"This gives the impression you still don't get why they are cross.
"You still don't get why people are upset.
"They want to hold you to more account."
She added: "You made the decision to go in [the jungle] at a time before you had answered to the inquiry and at a time when people still feel very raw.
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"Can you explain now, because I am not sure people yet feel comfortable about why you did it [the affair]."
Matt replied: "Oh I see absolutely.
"So I get all that I really do. And I really feel it.
"The reason I think it's important I wrote the book in particular, with the inquiry coming later, is I have to be completely open about what I did.
"Why I did it so I can be as open as possible."
The Sun exposed Matt Hancock's breach of his own coronavirus rules, when he conducted an affair with Gina Conadangelo in his ministerial office.
He cheated on his wife with Gina, 43, who he hired in 2020 with taxpayers’ money, as Covid gripped Britain.
The MP and millionaire lobbyist Gina were caught on camera in a steamy clinch at his Whitehall office.
He was seen kissing her at the Department of Health’s London HQ during office hours as the mutant strain began spreading.
At the time, Matt apologised for his actions, saying: "I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances.
"I have let people down and am very sorry."
Recently, Kate clashed with a Labour MP on GMB while discussing Derek's care.
Meanwhile, Derek's struggle to overcome health problems related to Covid continues.
He is receiving specialist care and went back into hospital in July last year with Kate and children Darcey and Billy by his side.
He was diagnosed with sepsis and a kidney infection.
Derek became the nation’s longest suffering patient after spending 13 months in hospital.
Kate revealed she secretly flew Derek to North America for a ground-breaking medical trial in November.
The GMB star pursued the trip when a world renowned US doctor contacted her after seeing Derek’s plight on TV.
