Gogglebox has added another huge star to its line-up ahead of the latest series of its celebrity version beginning on Friday (June 10).
The news comes as First Dates' Fred Siriex announced he will join the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox to commentate on the week's best TV alongside his fiancée, Fruitcake. The TV personality's partner keeps out of the limelight, but she will appear on the popular Channel 4 programme on the new season starting on June 10.
In December, Dame Maureen Lipman confirmed she had quit the show. The Corrie actress appeared on the celebrity instalments alongside friend Gyles Brandreth.
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But their appearances on-screen will be no more after Maureen announced her departure on Loose Women. At the time, Janet Street-Porter said: “I want to ask you about Gogglebox. You were wonderful. Are you not going to be on it any more?”
Dame Maureen laughed and replied: “I’ve seen all the male tackle I need to see for this lifetime to be honest. We had such a good time but none of the clever things we said went into it. So no."
In good news for fans of Gyle, producers have confirmed he will be back for the new series. And he'll be joined by none other than Dame Joanna Lumley.
Speaking about getting the opportunity to appear on the popular Channel 4 series, she commented recently: "It is a huge honour and crosses something off my long bucket list", the Mirror reports.
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