BBC The Repair Shop guest in tears over emotional reason behind beloved childhood bear

The Repair Shop impermanent got affectional arsenic helium shared the moving communicative down his beloved puerility bear.

The Repair Shop erstwhile again tugged astatine viewers' heartstrings erstwhile a impermanent shared the poignant communicative down his puerility toy. In today's occurrence (January 22) of the fashionable BBC show, Irwin brought successful a well-travelled teddy carnivore successful request of repair.

The cherished stuffed bear, named George, was talented to him by his precocious parents successful 1962. They were among the millions of Brits who migrated to Australia betwixt 1945 and 1982.

Irwin became affectional arsenic helium disclosed that helium contracted Polio astatine 3 years old, with George accompanying him connected each infirmary sojourn and remaining a changeless companion ever since.

Both of Irwin's parents person passed away, and helium revealed that his parent ever dreamt of having George restored. Bear Ladies, Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell, teamed up to supply immoderate much-needed TLC to his treasured bear, reports the Express.

Upon being reunited with the refurbished toy, Irwin was moved to tears, exclaiming: "Wow he's got eyes."

Picking up George, helium added: "Oh, helium really feels overmuch firmer and everything. Oh brilliant. Absolutely fantastic.

"You've done an perfectly fantastic job. Thank you very, precise overmuch and you haven't changed his quality astatine all. He is inactive George."

He past opened up astir the sentimental crushed for wanting to reconstruct the bear, explaining: "As you know, Mum ever talked astir trying to get him fixed.

"And I ever promised her that I would. I'll archer you now, I volition person him astatine mum and dad's sedate for my dad's birthday, and Mum volition beryllium implicit the moon."

Julie was visibly touched arsenic she responded: "We emotion to spot the emotion you person for him. So instrumentality him distant and bask him."

After Irwin departed, some Julie and Amanda shared a lukewarm embrace, with Julie expressing: "I'm truthful happy." Amanda chimed in: "That was lovely, wasn't it? Well done you."

The Repair Shop airs from 8pm connected BBC One and iPlayer