Who is Nadine Dorries and when was she on I’m A Celebrity?
Following Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, September 15, MPs have found themselves in new roles or removed entirely.
One of the lucky few in a new role is Nadine Dorries.
She’s had a turbulent past as the first MP to be diagnosed with coronavirus while she was health minister, and also got into hot water for not declaring her fees for her I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! stint.
However, her promotion marks the first time she has been brought into the Prime Minister’s Cabinet.
Who is Nadine Dorries and what is her new position in the Cabinet?
Nadine Dorries, 64, is a Conservative MP and was appointed the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport in the Cabinet reshuffle.
She replaces Oliver Dowden, who is now co-chairman of the Conservative Party after Amanda Milling was sacked.
Her political career has seen her receive several promotions. She was previously made health minister in 2020 after being promoted from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the health and social care department.
The Liverpool-born MP was also an adviser to the former Shadow Home Secretary, but Nadine hasn’t always been in politics.
Having trained as a nurse at Warrington General Hospital, she later set up her own business Company Kids, which provided childcare services for working parents. However, she later sold this and became a director at Bupa.
When was Nadine Dorries on I’m A Celeb?
Nadine Dorries appeared on ITV’s hit show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2012.
She faced a swift exit after being the first candidate to be voted off the show.
However, she was on the series alongside the likes of The Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, boxer David Haye and Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor.
And the MP was punished by her party after failing to inform the Conservative chief whip or the chairman of her local party of her plans to appear on the show.
She was later suspended for not declaring the fees she received for appearing on the show, before being reinstated in May, 2013.
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