Gogglebox fan favourite Mary is facing calls to be banned from the show after she made some controversial comments about the Prime Minister.
A number of viewers requested her removal from the show after she made comments to her husband Giles about Boris Johnson's interview with Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain earlier this week. The Prime Minister was being interviewed in relation to the cost of living crisis, and Susanna asked him about the case of Elsie, 77, who struggles to pay her bills and told how she was forced to ride on a bus all day with her free bus pass to keep warm.
Mary said: "I am very sorry for Elsie but Susanna is making out it is Boris' fault and he doesn't care." Giles then asked her: "Whose fault is it?" And she replied: "Well it is the global situation."
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HullLive reports how angered fans took to Twitter to share their disdain. User HellyB3 said: "#Gogglebox get rid of Mary."
Eleanor Jennings said: "#Gogglebox Mary cries her eyes out at nothing every week until it comes to real stuff. Then all she can do is defend Johnson. Horrid woman."
User Hannah said: "Can someone remind Mary that Boris Johnson runs this country and it absolutely IS his problem and his fault that an elderly woman is riding a bus to keep warm bcos her heating bill has risen more than 4x! #Gogglebox!"
Another said: "Don’t know why I’m surprised Mary and Giles are tories but now I know for sure, I can’t find them funny in the same way anymore, bye."
Other fans enjoyed the varied response Mary's comments got. Twitter user @_MFrank96 said: "I agree with Twitter that Mary is out of touch and I certainly don’t agree with her. But the beauty of #Gogglebox is diversity and able to express opinion, even if it is different from your own. She and Giles can’t be axed because you disagree with them."
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