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Jasmine Allday

Gogglebox's newest family revealed after Channel 4's plea for Scottish stars

A brand new family from Scotland have joined Gogglebox - after the show made a plea for Scottish contributors.

The Channel 4 show were keen to have a Scottish family join the programme, and now couple Joe, 25, and Roisin, 23 - who moved together into Joe's family home in Glasgow during lockdown - are the latest addition to the programme.

Roisin and Joe will be appear for the first time on tonight's episode of Gogglebox, which airs at 9pm on Channel 4.

They - along with fan favourites including Jenny Newby and Lee Riley, sisters Izzi and Ellie Warner and siblings Pete and Sophie Sandiford - will be documenting their thoughts on the likes of Love Is Blind, Starstruck, Cheaters, Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted, Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, Teen First Dates, Sunday Morning and BBC News.

Jenny and Lee are fan favourites on the Channel 4 show (Channel4.com)

Taking to Twitter, Gogglebox shared the exciting news as fans rejoiced over the addition of a new family, as they wrote: "Meet our new Scottish Goggleboxers Roisin and Joe! See you on the sofa for brand new #Gogglebox TONIGHT, 9pm on @Channel4."

"I was just saying to the Mrs last night while she was watching a recorded episode that there was no Scots. Well done," one happy fan penned online, whilst a second added: "It’s only taken how many seasons to get Scottish people on!"

Joe and Roisin are the first Scottish couple to join the show - after bosses made a plea for some Scottish families to join the show.

Fans also love sisters Ellie and Izzi Warner (Izzi Warner Instagram)

The show has been keen to add a Scottish family to the mix and as their search ramped up, the pair put money towards a dedicated casting team to find a Scottish family before the year was up.

"Since I met with you we have agreed a separate budget with Studio Lambert for a dedicated casting team specifically tasked with finding a suitable Scottish family," Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon told the Scottish Affairs Committee as MPs begged for a Scottish family to join the popular programme, "The casting period is already underway and will run up to Christmas."

Pete and Sophie Sandiford are back for the latest series (Channel 4)

Ms Mahon added in her letter to chair Pete Wishart: "The ambition is to identify at least one Scottish family who will become part of the Gogglebox cast for the next series which will air in the new year."

Even Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross suggested he and his wife Krystle could join the show, as he said: "I'm a big fan of Gogglebox and my wife and I watch it every week. We could be part of it."

*Gogglebox's newest family will join the Channel 4 show tonight when Gogglebox returns for another episode at 9pm.

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