Celebrity Gogglebox stars don't hold back as they rip into This Morning hosts
17.06.2023 - 09:37
/ ok.co.uk
The cast of Celebrity Gogglebox did not hold back when commentating on This Morning.The Channel 4 series, which sees stars react to recent TV highlights, is back for a fifth series with some familiar and new faces. Stars returning to the line-up included Nick and Liv Grimshaw, Bez, Shaun Ryder, Paul Sinha, Olly Levy, Clare Balding, Alice Arnold and Martin and Roman Kemp.
While former Loose Women panellist Jane McDonald made her debut, alongside TV presenter Davina McCall and boyfriend Michael Douglas, Katherine Ryan and fiancé Bobby Kootstra, Munroe Bergdorf and Leomie Anderson and singer Tom Grennan and his dad. Diving right into the drama surrounding This Morning, the celebrities were shown a clip of the breakfast programme which aired after Phillip Schofield's resignation, and they didn't hold back.
Phillip Schofield quit ITV after admitting to an affair with a younger male colleague. His talent agency YMU also dropped him after he admitted to the "unwise but not illegal" relationship.
Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond hosted a segment on the show about rave therapy and watching from their sofas, some of the Celebrity Gogglebox cast joined in. However, some stars gave their brutally honest opinions as Dermot and Alison danced along to club hits wearing light-up sunglasses and bucket hats.
Comedian Rob Beckett, who was sat with fellow funny man Tom Allen, said: "I'm starting to feel that Schofield got the better deal here." He added: "Look at that," before Tom said: "There's no windows in their office." Rob replied: "You don't want to see what's going on that's why." Comedian Katherine Ryan, alongside fiancé Bobby Kootstra, also referenced the show's alleged "toxic" atmosphere. Mimicking Alison and Dermot by dancing
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