'The highlight of my week': Banged Up Britain viewers claim Johnny Mercer has ... trends now
Tory MP Johnny Mercer's stint on Channel 4's Banged Up was greeted with hilarity online as footage showed him smoking a cigarette smuggled in from his cellmate's anus and smashing windows for fresh air.
The show, billed as a 'unique experiment' features a disused prison in Shrewsbury full of experienced jailbirds, who are joined by seven celebrities - including Mercer, EastEnders' Sid Owen, 'tractor porn' MP Neil Parish and Strictly’s HRVY.
Sandhurst-trained Mercer, 41, a former minister for army veterans, appeared unfazed on this week's episode as he underwent a full body search before he entered his cell.
But almost immediately, he was confronted with the spectacle of an inmate expelling tobacco from his rear end. Mercer smashed a window while choking for air before going on to smoke the contraband - leaving viewers tickled.
Jennifer Blanks wrote on X, formerly Twitter: 'The Tory MP turning into a savage and smashing windows in his prison cell for fresh air was absolutely hilarious.'
Mais X added: 'Watching a Tory MP smoke an elf bar in a cell with a murderer has been the highlight of my week.'
Tory MP Johnny Mercer looked on in horror as a cellmate expelled cigarettes from his anus on Channel 4's Banged Up
Reform contract killer Kevin Lane, who spent 24 years in prison, explained that 'chugg blocking' as a common way to smuggle contraband'
A disgusted Mercer went on to smash window panes to get rid of the smell. I went on to smoke a cigarette
Jennifer Blanks wrote on X, formerly Twitter : 'The Tory MP turning into a savage and smashing windows in his prison cell for fresh air was absolutely hilarious'
Mais X added: 'Watching a Tory MP smoke an elf bar in a cell with a murderer has been the highlight of my week'
Angenevs wrote: 'Nice to see my MP Johnny Mercer on yet another reality show! How does he find the time.'
Justice for Veterans wrote: 'Instead of dealing with Veterans issues... Johnny Mercer chooses to smoke ciggies from another man's butt on TV. Desperate times.'
Other were less amused. Angenevs wrote: 'Nice to see my MP Johnny Mercer on yet another reality show! How does he find the time.'
Justice for Veterans wrote: 'Instead of dealing with Veterans
