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of normality in Devon. She’s capable of doing it all. It makes me cringe, the image portrayed of how she lives.”

Gary, 52, paid for Georgia to attend Blundells and The Maynard school in Exeter, saying: “I’m a strong believer in education and I wanted to give my daughter the gift of education.”

She then went to the Torquay Girls’ Grammar School and took an

LLB law degree at the University of Westminster. But she admitted on the hit ITV show she did not finish her degree before working at a family-run solicitors in Devon.

Speaking of her rise as a celebrity, Gary said: “With all that came this glitzy stuff. She was in those social circles so that’s how it went.

“Georgia embraced it and ended up in London. I’m really proud of her confidence and independence to have carved a career for herself.” He said the distance can mean the pair see less of each other, adding: “She lives in London now, so not so much now, but we’ve always been in touch. I’ll go up there and she comes here.” Gary split from Georgia’s mum, Nicola Toffolo, when the star was just a baby. But he said he and Nicola, who never married, have remained amicable. Gary added: “Our common ground is our daughter.”

The former motor industry worker holidayed in Ibiza with Georgia this summer, where she was filming a Made in Chelsea special. During her breaks, she hung out with her dad at the Ocean Beach Ibiza.

But while Georgia posted several images of herself on the Spanish island, Gary did not feature.

Georgia regularly posts photographs of herself with mum Nicola and even her grandad, Bertie Toffolo.

Her maternal nan has even appeared on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here Now! and an episode of Made in Chelsea. However, Gary insisted he understands that Georgia needs to portray a certain image on her social media channels.

“Georgia’s Instagram is business for her,” he said. “Her mum and that side of the family fit into the image of that better. Georgia and I are close and will socialise in London. I’m happy with that, I don’t want to be on there anyway. We’ve never discussed it. I’m glad about how she’s conducting her business – she’s doing a great job.”

Asked about his role in the scrap metal industry, Gary said: “That’s a part of it, I do recycling and nonhazardous waste removal.”

Speaking about his daughter’s prospects after she completes her stint in the jungle, he said: “It’s going to elevate her career, so I’m really happy.”

With Nicola