Gogglebox shake-up as five new families join line-up after one couple axed
As Channel 4's hit show Gogglebox returns for its 26th season, it's been confirmed that five new families and friends will be joining the line-up, after the departure of one couple
Five new families and friends from across the country will join Channel 4’s Gogglebox line-up for its brand new series.
The hit Channel 4 reality series documents different households as they commentate on a range of TV shows from their homes. The new series, which begins today, Friday 5 September, will see some brand new faces join the hit program for its 26th season.
Viewers can expect to see friends Jake (27) and Calum (31) from Glasgow, the Gordon family – made up of Andre (49), Sarah (47) and their daughter Chee (25) – from Surrey, and married couple Andrew (62) and Alfie (32) from The Cotswolds.
Mother and daughter-in-law Sara (87) and Lara (58) from Yorkshire will also be in the new series, along with sisters Rosie (68) and Susie (70) from Edinburgh.
Mike Cotton, creative director at Studio Lambert said: “It’s a delight to welcome some new households to the Gogglebox family.
“Along with our much loved returning cast, we can’t wait to join them in their living rooms and hear their candid thoughts on this week’s most talked about TV.”
The newcomers will be joining the regular Goggleboxers, which include Jenny and Lee, The Siddiquis, The Malones and Giles and Mary. Ellie and Izzi will also return to the program along with David and Shirley, the Plummers, Amira and Amani and the Worthingtons.
Pete and Sophie, Abbie and Georgia and Sue and Steve will also feature in the new series as well as Simon and Jane, Ronnie and Annie, Danielle and Daniella, Teresa and Anita and Michael, Sally, Jake and Harry.
Earlier this year, it emerged that Scottish couple Roisin Kelly and Joe Kyle were leaving the show after producers decided not to invite them back.
Joe and Roisin took to social media in July to tell fans that they were not returning for the show's next series. They wrote: “After three and a half years of sitting on the sofa Channel 4 have decided it's time for Joe and I to stretch our legs and have not asked us back for season 26. Therefore, we are leaving the Gogglebox family.”
Thanking the producers, they added: “The experience has actually been so mad and we will miss watching TV with you all on Friday nights! It's been an honour to represent Scotland as some of the first Scottish people on the show and prove we don't actually need subtitles.”
A spokesperson for Channel 4 said they wished the pair all the best for the future, adding: "We thank Joe and Roisin for their contributions to Gogglebox over the years."
The series is produced by Studio Lambert, the production team behind The Inheritance and The Traitors.
The new series of Gogglebox will return to Channel 4 on Friday September 5 at 9pm.