GEORDIE Shore star James Tindale has been left horrified after discovering signs of squatters inside a house he snapped up for just £20,000.
The reality favourite showed fans around his bargain property on Instagram, but it was far from the dream home he might have hoped for.
James, who found fame on the MTV series, revealed the shocking state of the house as he ventured inside.
In the clip, he exclaimed: “Oh my god there’s literally been squatter in this house. I don’t really have any words.”
Footage showed a room strewn with rubbish, discarded papers, packaging and other debris covering much of the floor.
A cream leather armchair sat against one wall, while a wooden coffee table was piled high with clutter.
An abandoned vacuum cleaner, green storage boxes and a dartboard were also visible among the mess.
The property appeared to need some serious TLC, with peeling paintwork visible around the front door.
James is no stranger to getting his hands dirty, having previously thrown himself into a major renovation project with his fiancée Leah Bowley.
Last September, the couple were putting the finishing touches to Cove, a luxury spa in the North East, after spending five months transforming the premises.
James even dusted off skills from his old apprenticeship to help with the work, revealing he had been constantly wielding a drill and digging out forgotten tools.
James was one of Geordie Shore‘s original cast members when the show launched in 2011, starring alongside Charlotte Crosby, Gaz Beadle, Vicky Pattison and Holly Hagan.
He famously quit during series ten in 2015 to concentrate on his relationship with then-girlfriend Kate Thorne, before making a dramatic comeback in 2019 that sparked a blazing row between co-stars Beau Brennan and Bethan Kershaw.
Earlier this year, James was reportedly among several cast favourites who decided against signing up for another series as the MTV show faced a major cast shake-up.