Gogglebox stars Pete and Lynne McGarry settled a prisoner's drug debt, their son George Gilbey has revealed.
George says he called his parents for help when he was put behind bars himself for drink-driving in October 2019.
The former Channel 4 star, who was jailed for three months, said he feared for the life of his fellow inmate - who had previously been fostered by Pete and Lynne - and asked his parents for help.
"His jaw was hanging off his face [...] over a £20 drugs-debt," explained George, 35.
"I had to get involved. I couldn't leave that. I phoned mum and said ‘Can you put twenty quid in his account?'.
"But the next day he took more off the geezer because I paid his bill."
The ex Celebrity Big Brother star said his mum and dad also sent boxer shorts to prisoners after hearing George say many of the men didn't have money to buy them, reports The Sun.
George opened up about his spell in prison for Chris Atkins' podcast A Bit Of A Strech.
He told listeners: "I got told by people I knew inside that If I [came into prison] drunk I'd go onto their wing.
So in attempt to end up with his pals, George said during a break from his court cause he "went over the road for a drink and had two bottles of wine and a double vodka."
George said that some inmates recognised him from the TV with some questioning if he was filming an undercover project.
"Everyone was really nice," he shared.
Since coming out, George says he's changed his ways and came clean to his four-year-old daughter about his sentence.
“I said Daddy did something that was wrong and the police had to take him to prison. I had to tell her because I didn't want anyone else saying in later life, 'You're dad went away.'” he explained.
“She cuddled me and said: ‘Alright daddy I don’t mind you going to work - but don’t leave me again’. That's what puts me off. I will never go through this again," he vowed.
