Gary Sweet let some skeletons out of his closet during Sunday’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia.
The Australian acting legend confessed to his campmates that he was raised believing his aunt and uncle were his biological parents.
The 68-year-old was fathered by his dad’s brother, who took Gary in as his own as a baby.
‘Would you like to hear something weird?’ he asked his campmates, before admitting he’d never publicly told the story of his unusual family dynamics before.
‘In my dad’s family, there were eight kids. The two closest were Bill and Phil,’ Gary continued.
‘Bill and his wife had four daughters. They were getting divorced, but she was pregnant.
Gary Sweet (pictured) let some skeletons out of his closet during Sunday’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia
‘The baby was me. So my biological parents became my uncle and auntie, and my sisters became my cousins.’
Gary admitted: ‘I’ve never, ever, ever told this story.’
The star was raised by his aunt and uncle in Adelaide, before leaving for Melbourne in 1980 to chase his acting dreams.
The House Husbands actor said that he rarely discussed the situation with his biological parents.
‘When I moved to Melbourne, I used to see my biological father quite a bit,’ he said.
‘It never really came up. Um, occasionally, if he was drunk, he’d say stuff (about it).’
Gary said that he ultimately saw the adoption as ‘a good thing to do’ for himself and his family, as his aunt was unable to have her own children.
‘It’s a good thing to grow up with people who really, really wanted you that badly,’ he said.
The Australian acting legend confessed to his campmates that he was raised believing his aunt and uncle were his biological parents
The star was raised by his aunt and uncle in Adelaide, before leaving for Melbourne in 1980 to chase his acting dreams. Pictured (centre) in 1974 at age 17
Gary now has a large family of his own.
The Mystery Road actor has fathered six children from three relationships.
He shares son Frank and daughter Sophie with his ex Jill Miller.
He has two sons, Jesse James and Joe Buster, with former wife Johanna Griggs.
Gary also shares two sons, Frederic and Percy, with his current partner, Nadia Dyall.
He welcomed his first grandchild, baby son Jax, in 2018.
The child was born to his son Joe and Joe’s partner Katie Buttel.
The actor is a lauded Australian legend who has an impressive résumé of popular television programs.
Gary has six children from three relationships: son Frank and daughter Sophie with his ex Jill Miller, sons Jesse James and Joe Buster with former wife Johanna Griggs, and two sons, Frederic and Percy, with his partner Nadia Dyall (left)
Gary welcomed his first grandchild, baby son Jax (pictured), in 2018. The child was born to his son Joe (right) and Joe’s partner Katie Buttel
His starring turns on the small screen include lead roles in Police Rescue, House Husbands and The Sullivans.
Gary has also made a splash in cinema, appearing in films such as The Tracker and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Sweet is believed to be earning between $110,000 and $140,000 for his appearance on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia.
The veteran actor is considered a dependable performer whom producers trust to deliver emotional storylines.
‘He understands television. You know he’ll give you moments you can promo,’ a source said.
