Fans have praised Gogglebox ’s Tom Malone for his incredible gesture after being backed by his wife Julie Malone.
Married couple Tom and Julie have cemented themselves as firm favourites on the ever-popular Channel 4 series with their side-splitting reactions to the week’s TV highlights.
The parents are also often joined by their kids Shaun and Vanessa as they discuss various TV programmes for the public’s entertainment.
But on Friday, Julie shared Tom’s latest antics on Instagram as the father figure kindly donated platelets and blood to the NHS.
Sharing the photo of her husband surrounded by four smiling medical professionals, Julie wrote: "Tom giving platelets and blood today! @givebloodnhs".
Fans of the reality stars quickly flocked to the comments section of the post to praise Tom for his generous actions, with one writing: “Thanks Tom. I have low platelets, when my platelets drop to a certain level, I require a platelet transfusion- without people like you this isn’t possible.”
Someone else wrote: “Thank you Tom! I lost my Mum 4 years ago to leukaemia. The platelets and blood transfusions she received during her illness gave us an extra 2 years with her. People like you are literally saving lives.”
“Fantastic, thank you , I have received lots of platelets during my 10 fight with blood cancer,” another person wrote beneath the post.
“This is amazing to see and thank you for posting this to bring attention! I have ITP and regularly have to get platelet infusions, without people like Tom I wouldn’t have survived the ordeal I’ve gone through in the last 10yrs,” someone else wrote of their own experience requiring platelet transfusions.
Julie’s inspiring post comes as the NHS is dealing with an increased demand for platelets to support those who are undergoing treatment for cancer.
According to NHS Blood and Transplant, platelets - which help your blood to clot and stop your body from bleeding - ‘are vital for treating serious blood disorders, but they can only be stored for a few days so regular donations are always in constant demand’.
According to the organisation, 69% of platelet donations go to people with cancer and 17% supports those who have had surgery.
Meanwhile, 8% of donations helps others with medical conditions, 5% goes to adults in intensive care and 1% helps babies through intensive treatment.
