Gogglebox dad-to-be Pete Sandiford bursts into tears over heart-wrenching footage

Gogglebox dad-to-be Pete Sandiford broke down in tears on Friday's instalment as he watched a heartbreaking programme with his sister, Sophie.

Pete is expecting a baby with fiancee Paige Yeomans, and was watching documentary Baby Surgeons, about pioneering surgeons performing life-saving surgery on babies inside the womb.

In one heart-wrenching scene, a surgeon managed to save a baby's life by removing a tumour while she was still in the womb.

But the parents had to wait in terror to find out if it was successful, and listened desperately for a heartbeat - sobbing with relief when they heard it.

Pete, who is expecting a baby with his partner, burst into tears (Channel 4)

And Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie, as well as Jenny Newby, who was consoled by pal Lee Riley, all cried along too.

Pete sobbed: "Oh bless her. Why am I getting upset, she's all right!"

Wiping away her own tears, Sophie said: "It's because you're going to be a bloody dad.

"And I'm crying because I'm going to be a bloody auntie. It's because it's so close to home."

Pete Sandiford broke viewers' hearts as he burst into tears (Channel 4)

Pete and Sophie Sandiford watched a programme where surgeons saved foetuses lives (Channel 4)

One viewer tweeted: " # Gogglebox has had me in floods seeing @ Petesandiford so upset over the little baby. Pete, you’re gonna be a cracking dad."

Another wrote: "nah bc why am i crying at pete crying over the baby surgeons show bc he’s having a baby now #Gogglebox ".

"Bless Pete , nothing wrong with crying #Gogglebox," added a third.

The baby's life was miraculously saved after surgeons removed a tumour while she was in the womb (Channel 4)

"Pete will be an amazing Dad bless him #gogglebox," penned a fourth.

Pete confirmed his happy baby news on Gogglebox in April, showing Sophie the baby scan on his phone.

He told her: "Here we go, look at this!" as he confessed he could not believe he was going to be a father.

As she gazed at the images, he revealed he didn't know what he and Paige were having as he said she could be expecting a niece or a nephew.

The anxious parents learnt the operation had been successful (Channel 4)

Pete said to his sister: "Innit mad? I am actually going to be a dad to somebody."

"Crazy. Life’s coming at you fast," Sophie replied, referring to the couple's recent engagement.

Sophie commented that her unborn niece or nephew was a "proper little baby now", hinting this wasn't the first scan she had seen.

* Gogglebox airs Friday nights on Channel 4 at 9pm