Gogglebox star Stephen Webb admitted that he wasn't interested in joining the show until bosses made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
It's been 10 years since Gogglebox first arrived on Channel 4 screens and it has been a huge hit with viewers ever since. Stephen has been on the show since its first episode and first appeared with ex-partner Chris before being joined by his mum Pat. He now shares the sofa with his husband Daniel.
But in a recent interview the hairdresser revealed that he was nearly never on the show at all. He said: "I said no originally. I didn't want to be known for some awful reality show."
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Then bosses made him an offer that he couldn't refuse when he realised that he would actually be getting paid for joining the cast of the Channel 4 show. He told New Magazine: "We weren't really told what it was going to be, so I never really understood it.
"Then, when the show went out, my friends and family were all texting and it just seemed everyone was laughing. As soon as I watched it, I got it. I didn't know it was going to last for 10 years, but I knew it was good."
This weekend, Gogglebox favourites are returning to the Channel 4 show for a one-off special. Steph and Dom as well as Sandi and Sandra will be back on the infamous sofa for an episode celebrating the show's 10th anniversary.
The special episode will air on 11th March and is said to be "a chance to look back at our favourite TV from the last decade and also our favourite Goggleboxers with whom we've watched it."
Googglebox: 10 Year Anniversary Special is on Channel 4 on Saturday at 9pm.
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