Celebrity Gogglebox fans praise ‘best ever addition’ to line-up

Gogglebox fans person declared ‘never has determination been amended casting’ aft Miriam Margolyes was added to the line-up.

Each play the Channel 4 bid enlists a radical of celebrities to present their verdict connected the week’s TV for a Stand Up to Cancer Special.

The charity run with Cancer Research UK sees them rise funds and awareness, with this year’s peculiar to deed screens tonight.

Pairings this clip astir see Josh Widdicombe and Stephen Merchant, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas and Saskia Reeves.

However, it is the last pairing that viewers person said they cannot hold to spot – Miriam Margolyes and Lesley Joseph.

The actresses person been friends for decades and will apt person viewers successful stitches when they dish retired their opinions.

When their casting was announced, fans were ecstatic.

‘Never has determination been amended casting! What a dream!’ Jak posted connected X.

‘OMG this is AMAZING I emotion Miriam truthful much,’ Kerry shared.

‘Miriam is the champion summation yet,’ Latar added.

Meanwhile Toni said it was ‘the champion pairing ever’.

Others joked the ‘bleep instrumentality volition beryllium successful overdrive’ successful anticipation of Miriam’s swearing.

Speaking up of the occurrence airing, Miriam said: ‘When they asked maine to bash Gogglebox for Stand Up to Cancer, I thought, ‘Well, if I tin ticker tv AND rise wealth for a fantastic cause, number maine in!

‘What could beryllium amended than that – and doing it with my superb aged person of astir 40 years, Lesley Joseph? She’s omniscient and comic and knows everyone, a cleanable spouse successful crime.

‘Also, Stand Up to Cancer does captious work, and if we 2 aged birds tin assistance towards that – conscionable amusement maine the sofa, I’m each for it.’

Lesley added that she couldn’t hold to spot and ticker immoderate TV with Miriam, who she was ‘sure would person plentifulness of outrageous things to say.

‘So, I’ll beryllium determination trying to support her successful enactment – nary casual task, caput you!’ she added.

The Celebrity Gogglebox Stand Up to Cancer Special airs contiguous astatine 9pm connected Channel 4.

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