Angry Ginge shares devastating before and after of mum's house fire that killed pets
Morgan Burtwistle, otherwise known as Angry Ginge, has captured the devastation of his mother's burnt house on video.
Last Sunday (May 31), the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! winner was looking forward to lacing up his football boots for the UNICEF charity event Soccer Aid (played at the London Stadium) for the second consecutive year.
Before heading out to the pitch though, Ginge learned that his mum Michelle's home had caught fire, killing several of her beloved pets inside.
Thankfully, Michelle was not harmed, but for the time being she will move in with her famous son.
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Posting on YouTube yesterday (June 4), Ginge offered his 295,000 subscribers an extended peek at what's become of Michelle's property, with 'before and after' pictures intertwined with the footage.
Filmed by a small crew, the pair dissected the mess of Michelle's lounge, which had its entertainment system completely destroyed in the blaze amongst other things.
"The blinds have all melted at the top, the speakers have fell out of the ceiling," commented the young star's mum.
Ginge grabbed a Louis Vuitton charm he'd bought for Michelle from his trip to Qatar, claiming it was salvageable.
"It genuinely smells like an ashtray in here," he told the camera.
Michelle remarked as the film crew carefully made its way around the room: "I got a little thing made of my dad to put in my plant and I've put it in but he's melted. It was like a gnome. It's gone, not there."
She then revealed that although her dog's teddies survived, she'd be buying new ones because of the toxins in the materials.
Having briefly stopped by the conservatory space, where Michelle's rabbits, fish and cat sadly lost their lives in the chaos, they proceeded to move into the blackened kitchen.
Alluding to the fact it's believed the fire started here, Ginge noted: "I remember when I was in Fire Cadets, they said within the space of five minutes your house can be just set alight, so imagine how fast it travels..."
Nothing of the kitchen's original design remained in place, including an integrated fridge, cooker, microwave or cupboards.
"It's just charcoal," Michelle said as her son picked up an unusable air fryer.
Later on, the entryway of the property became part of the tour.
Despite not shattering in the intense heat, a glass staircase had been totally disfigured in the process of the fire.
Dan Seddon