Matt Hancock has been accused of “insulting” the public after posting a video of himself lip-syncing to I’m Just Ken on TikTok.
The song from the Barbie film includes the lyrics: “I’m just Ken and I’m great at doing stuff.”
Filmed on a beach, Hancock mimed: “Where I see love, she sees a friend. What will it take for her to see the man behind the tan and fight for me?”
Matt Hancock angers TikTok users with Barbie lip-sync
The former Health Secretary has launched something of a charm offensive over the past year. He’s tried to win over the public post-pandemic with a stint on I’m A Celebrity. It came after he was caught breaking his own lockdown rules.
However, Hancock, 44, needs to try harder to rebrand himself if comments on social media are anything to go by.
@matthancock I am kenough!💪 #justken #barbenheimer #kenough ? original sound – Matt Hancock
Reacting to his Barbie video, Covid activist group Excluded and Forgotten wrote: “This video epitomises Tory politics with egomaniac MPs insulting us at every turn.”
I’m not mentally prepared for this.
Another social media user commented: “What a narcissist and what a joke.” A third then replied: “He’s taunting the people, as he thinks he’s untouchable.” Someone else jibed that he has the charisma of “damp cardboard”, while another branded the video “a slap in the face”. “I’m not mentally prepared for this,” another mocked.
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