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 which he’d managed to get saddled with," explained George, 35. "I had to get involved.
I called mum and said ‘can you put twenty quid in his account'. "It sorted things out - but the next day he went and bought loads more.
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