Gogglebox star initially refused to join show until bosses' offer changed his mind

Comedian John Bishop has announced the sad death of his mum, Kathy, in a heartbreaking post on social media. The actor is being supported by friends and fans after taking to Instgram with the sad update. He wrote: "Two weeks ago my Mum came to see me in Mother Goose in Liverpool and joined in the sing a long at the end as I knew she would.

Gogglebox star Georgia Bell has made an announcement about her career away from appearing on the small screen. Fans of the Channel 4 show are used to seeing the 22-year-old alongside her best pal Abbie Lynn each Friday night as they dish their opinions on the latest TV shows and breaking news.

ITV host John Bishop announced the news on Thursday 23 March via Instagram that he and his family are “heartbroken” after the death of his mum, Kathy. Comedian John 56, shared a picture of him and his mum, along with a video from two weeks ago when she attended his performance in the theatre production, Mother Goose. In the heartfelt post, the TV presenter wrote: “Two weeks ago my Mum came to see me in Mother Goose in Liverpool and joined in the sing a long at the end as I knew she would.

John Bishop has taken to Instagram to reveal the sad news of his mother's death. Sharing a picture with his late mum Kathy on Thursday, the 56-year-old revealed the grief he is experiencing is "a pain like no other"."Two weeks ago my Mum came to see me in Mother Goose in Liverpool and joined in the sing-a-long at the end as I knew she would," he wrote in the caption alongside a clip of one of his recent shows - see below: "This morning we said goodbye to her and we will never hear her sing again.

John Bishop has been showered with support as he told fans his beloved mother, Kathy, has died. The comedian said he is experiencing a "pain like no other" after her death this week, just a couple of weeks after she got to watch him in his latest role in theatre production Mother Goose.

Millie Court has sparked rumours that she is romantically involved with another TV star after splitting up with Liam Reardon last year.

Millie Court’s fans have speculated that the Love Island winner is dating a Gogglebox favourite. Millie, who shot to fame on the popular ITV2 show in 2021 and ultimately won the competition with now-ex Liam Reardon, split from her Love Island beau last summer and is thought to have been single ever since. But Millie has now sparked dating rumours after she’s been seen looking cosy with Gogglebox’s George Baggs.

Helena Worthington delighted Gogglebox fans on Friday as her young son made a surprise appearance during the latest episode of the hit Channel 4 show. Helena, who stars on Gogglebox with her parents, is mum to son Erwin, three, with her partner Daniel, and Erwin has appeared on Gogglebox on a handful of rare occasions over the past three years.

Gogglebox star Ellie Warner has given her fans a pregnancy update, revealing she's been diagnosed with a health condition. The Channel 4 star, 32, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Nat and has been keeping Gogglebox viewers updated with her pregnancy journey on the hit TV show. During Friday evening's episode, Ellie sat down with older sister Izzi to watch a new instalment of The Apprentice and shared that she'd been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

Gogglebox star Sandra Martin stole the show as she showed off a striking new look as she spoke about the tenth anniversary of the programme. Appearing on Saturday's BBC Breakfast, Sandra, 61, sat alongside best mate Sandi Bogle, 57, to speak about how they first got onto the hit Channel 4 show and how it was able to surprise everyone and become one of the top shows on TV. Sandra was a Gogglebox favourite, taking part in the show from its start in 2013 up to 2017, while Sandi called time on her stint on the show a year earlier.

It was 10 years ago that we first sat down in front of our TVs to watch other people sit down in front of theirs. Gogglebox made the hilarious reactions of ordinary members of the public into addictive viewing and made stars of the armchair critics. On the show since its first episode has been Stephen Webb, who first appeared with ex-partner Chris, was then joined by his mum Pat and now shares the sofa with his husband, Daniel Lustig.

Annie Gonzalez has her next big project line up. The actress will star and produce in a biopic based on Jenni Rivera’s life. Rivera was one of the most iconic Latin artists, crossing over to a male dominated field and making hits that blurred the line between Mexican Regional and pop music.

There’s a lot to unpack with the release of the new music video for “Night Shift” by cherished indie rocker Lucy Dacus, also part of the supergroup boygenius with indie stars Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. Like Bridgers, who has become a massive breakout indie star, Dacus is really blossoming into a major indie-rock star.

Gogglebox star Lee Riley left Zoe Ball's radio show in chaos as she was forced to apologise for his swearing not once but THREE times. The Channel 4 favourite was joined by his co-star and friend Jenny Newby on the Zoe Ball Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 to help celebrate Gogglebox's 10th anniversary.

Jenna Ortega is getting candid about playing Wednesday Addams on the Netflix series.The 20-year-old actress was a guest on the latest episode of Dax Shepard's podcast, , which dropped Monday, where she spoke candidly about pushing back about specific scenes and lines of dialogue she felt were out of character for Wednesday.«A job like , I was trying something completely different. I'm naturally a very expressive person. I haven't really done a teen show like that before.

Gogglebox star Dame Shelia Hancock claimed that she was "sacked" from the show after "angering" bosses when she complained about the amount of nudity she was being made to watch on shows like Naked Attraction.The 90 year old appeared next to her TV pal Gyles Brandreth on the much-loved celebrity version of the Channel 4 series. She's the second star to leave the show after apparent nude scenes on the screen.The first, Coronation Street actress Maureen Lipman, walked away in December 2021 after saying "life is too short to watch a series of hopeless men dangle their bits and pieces in my direction." The actress, who also has an impressive career spanning 50 years, told Loose Women panellists that she also wasn't a fan of the way editors used her reactions.

A Celebrity Gogglebox star has claimed that she was 'sacked' from the show after complaining about the amount of nudity contributors were asked to watch.

Pregnant Gogglebox star Ellie Warner has revealed the gender of her baby in a sweet moment screened in the latest episode. Ellie announced that she was expecting a baby with her partner Nat Eddleston last year.

Former Gogglebox star Paige Deville has branded the series a 'pantomime' behind the scenes that sees cast members get filmed multiple times.

Former Gogglebox star Paige Deville has spilled show secrets, from how much cast members get paid to how they rewatch clips multiple times so that producers can capture the best reactions. Paige, 23, joined the show - where normal families around the UK watch current TV - with her mum Sally, in 2019, but quit in 2021 after falling out with her mother.