Dame Maureen Lipman has claimed she gave up her role as a couch potato on Celebrity Gogglebox because show bosses didn’t like her jokes.
The 75-year-old actress used to appear on the award winning Channel 4 series alongside broadcaster, writer and former politician – Gyles Brandreth, 74.
Gyles had appeared on the original season of the show back in 2019 alongside 89-year-old actress Dame Sheila Hancock – but Maureen replaced Dame Shiela for season two in 2020.