"Celebrity" ; Gogglebox?

I like it now, and I too like the Foxes and Sheila and Giles,

Never watched the ordinary one, so can't comment. Started watching the celebrity one last night - really enjoyed it - lots to laugh at. Perhaps I'm in the minority here. Recognise most of them too. Love Sheila and Giles and the Foxes.

Strictly speaking I'm only commenting briefly on Celeb Goggle box. I don't like it, I think it's all too phoney.

As a newish member of GR I have probably missed earlier threads re Gogglebox but for what it's worth, my faves were June and Leon, very kind people...the Malones, very kind to their grandchildren and dogs and funny, The Tappers, The Michaels, The Siddiquies and the hilarious Ellie and Izzie sisters, especially their conversations around SPAM. Also, Giles and Maaary. I bought the two books written by them...good holiday reads! X

Ellanvannin June was in the Graham Norton radio show yesterday. She's in good heart and keeping busy. Still in the same house. It was lovely to hear that the camera crew pop in to visit her when they're in the area.

Is anybody watching "Celebrity Crystal Maze"? At the risk of anybody telling me it's not the kind of thing that they care to watch, I must say I am quite enjoying it!

I hope the "Celebrity Gogglebox" doesn't last much longer and we get back to the regular characters.It wouldn't be so bad if they where proper Celebs and not D listers I don't even rate them B or C listers to be honest.

EllanVannin, June has a new book out - ‘A Lifetime Of Love And Laughter’, so she will probably be doing some interviews on the chat show circuit. They were my favourites too.

I haven't watched that since Leon died. He and June were my favourites. Once someone has gone from a show, any show, it's never the same again. I just won't watch them.

I agree, the Celebrity version is nowhere near as entertaining as the regular version.

I prefer the regular goggleboxers too. I agree about that brother and sister getting too much air time.
Otherwise I enjoy seeing them all. Such nice relationships they seem to have with each other. It makes me realise I'm not alone when I groan at certain programmes or gasp and cover my eyes!

I really like Giles and Mary and the Siddiquis because both sets combine wit and a breadth of knowledge, come across as well read and erudite. I also like Jenny and Lee and David and Shirley.

I wish they'd give those two girls up in Leeds and the brother and sister less air time, they just aren't very interesting or funny. I do miss Leon and June a lot, so sorry when he died.

The c'lebs weren't that interesting, oh boy! Laurence Fox likes the "f" word, every sentence was littered with it, if I was cousin Emilia I'd have told him to rein it in.

Talking of the "f" word have to admit did find the daughter of Essex family quite funny a couple of weeks ago when apropos of their recent concerts, the mother started singing an old Spice Girl hit. Daughter Grace asked "who sang that" mother replied "The Spice Girls" to which she responded with "well lets f*****g keep it that way" what a way to talk to your mother, even if she does do a bad rendition of an old hit

I agree it was a poor selection of celebrities .

Sheila Hancock and Giles Brandreth were amusing when they watched Naked Attraction though.

I like Giles and Mary, Jenny and Lee, David and Shirley
and the Sqiddiqus , the father seems so calm

I enjoy Gogglebox - it can be very funny. My favourites are the Siddiquis who seem such nice people - and very witty too. I also like the Gilbeys, the Malones (and their dogs) and Jenny and Lee. I find Giles and Mary very irritating.

I love Gogglebox, but they were not as entertaining as the ordinary viewers, i think Rylans mum looked very uncomfortable to be honest
Little mix have gone the usual way with big lips
Denise Van Outen, and fiance, Sheila Hancock and Giles Brandreth, and the foxes
I recognised most of them, oh and also Borises dad, and the girl from, the jungle
Scarlet Moffat might well be back, her mum and dad disappeard after Scarlet became famous
I Giles and Mary ib the ordinary programme, he loves to shock mary, but i think she is a bit straightlaced

Not the celebrity one

I enjoy watching it

I love Gogglebox - not the celebrity one though.

Salsa queen it is quite funny it sounds banal but it’s got a good streak of humour in it, but the celebrity one is overly banal

Gogglebox.... a programme about people watching tv. It sounds fascinating

So it's a programme where you watch people watching TV - and they have made a "celebrity" version ?????

It took me ages to recognise Emilia Fox without her blond hair. Laurence looked quite dishy for a change.

I recognised Amelia and Laurence Fox, he is very fond of the ‘f’ word.

I too didn’t recognise half of them and they’re kind of trying to follow the format Ryan and mum= hairdresser and mum =Giles and Sheila = Mary and whatsit
Yes boring no where near as good as the original

Rylan's Mum doesn't do us Essex girls any favours!