Gogglebox star Lee Rileysays he had to hide from some stars at the BAFTAs because he'd slagged them off on TV from the comfort of his own sofa.
The fan favourite of the show that films people watching, and reacting to, TV has had some choice words about certain stars of the screen that left him in an awkward situation when he spotted them at the BAFTA TV Awards.
Known for his quick wit and hilarious relationship with co-star and best friend Jenny Newby, Lee and his castmates scooped the gong for Best Reality and Constructed Factual Show.
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Despite the glitz and glam of the event and the success of the show on the night, Lee revealed that he had had to keep his head down around certain famous faces who might well have heard his scathing opinions or jokes made at their expense.
Lee was asked, along with co-star Mica Ven, if he had been forced to avoid any stars he had 'slagged off'.
He replied: “I have ducked and dived a few times.”
Lee and Jenny first appeared on the show in 2014 and they have been giving their honest reactions to everyday TV from Lee's Hull-based caravan since then.
Since it began in 2013, Gogglebox has won seven awards including three National Television Awards and so Lee and Jenny are no strangers to the red carpet.
Lee revealed that his sofa companion on the hit show refuses to leave her house without a full face of makeup since finding fame.
He said: "“Jenny would never go out without makeup after we started Gogglebox. Yeah, she would never. She would always go out without makeup before.”
Lee did not mention who exactly it was that he was avoiding at the BAFTAs but as he is known for his quick comments and critiques he was bound to bump into someone he had had choice words for at the star-studded awards ceremony.
Dressed in a glitzy gold and black blazer with black shirt and bowtie, Lee attended the awards ceremony without Jenny who was forced to miss out on the bash after having undergone an operation.
Speaking to Daily Star on the red carpet, he said: "She is not very well, she is having an operation, a mini one, but she is recovering well though.
"She was invited but the appointment was in BAFTA week.
"You can't turn down an NHS operation down can you? But she is doing well."
Alongside the big victory for Gogglebox, other winners included Jodie Comer bagged Leading Actress for her role in Help, Coronation Street claimed the gong for Continuing Soap and Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice’s silent dance on Strictly Come Dancing was named the Must See Moment.
