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Louise Lavigueur

Gogglebox's Pete and Sophie Sandiford say clever filming creates living room illusion

Gogglebox's Pete and Sophie have shared their living room to millions of fans since starring on Channel 4 hit show.

But when letting the nation of telly lovers into their home they have given a somewhat deceptive glimpse at their apparently humble homes full potential.

Viewers of the show will be familiar with the rustic looking brick-effect wall as the background for the huge grey sofa that seems to dwarf Pete in a photo posted by Sophie.

And although the living room appears cosy on screen it's actually clever camera angles as the walls also appear to be much taller suggesting the property has higher ceilings than seen on the show.

The siblings joined the cast of Gogglebox in 2017 (Sophie Sandiford/Instagram)

The avid telly watchers have opted for a wall-mounted screen above a small fireplace to get a piece of their favourite programmes.

The Blackpool born brother and sister have also let slip one of their off-screen interests which has taken over their kitchen as Sophie revealed all with a picture of a dedicated novelty mug cupboard.

The room shown on Gogglebox is actually much larger than it seems. (Sophie Sandiford/Instagram)

What with all that sofa sitting for the show they need a good mug for the all important brew.

Sophie showed the cupboard contains brightly coloured, whacky shaped animal mugs. Sophie wrote on one of her posts how the mug collection had become so out of hand the pair have sacrificed a cupboard or two just to house them.

Fancy a brew? Sophie and Pete are secret hoarders of novelty mugs (Sophie Sandiford/Instagram)
Pete is married to Paige and welcomed their first child last year (Channel 4)

Sophie showed the cupboard contains brightly coloured, whacky shaped animal mugs. Sophie wrote on one of her posts how the mug collection had become so out of hand the pair have sacrificed a cupboard or two just to house them.

Adding in the caption she wrote: "Another cupboard sacrificed for the mug collection... who needs food cupboards anyway."

Pete and Sophie, who have two other siblings called Harry and Lucy who don't appear on the show, have been regulars on Gogglebox since 2018.

Pete and Sophie actually have two other siblings who don't appear on the show (CHANNEL 4)

Pete who married fiance Paige in a secret ceremony became parents for the first time in 2021 after she gave birth to a baby boy, who has appeared on Gogglebox with his dad and aunt Sophie.

He revealed to OK! at the National Television Awards shortly after the birth: '[Being a dad is] tiring. The lack of sleep is not cool but it's definitely worth it.

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