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Stephanie Colderick

Gogglebox: Where are the former stars of the Channel 4 show now?

As Gogglebox returns to Channel 4 on Friday, February, 18 many viewers will be looking forward to watching their favourite families watch some of their favourite shows.

Married Welsh pair Dave and Shirley Griffiths, from Caerphilly, and Blackpool brother and sister Sophie and Pete Sandiford are among the well-loved cast members to be returning.

You can read more TV news here.

However, fans may remember the previous families who starred on the show - from the Moffats to the Parkers - and many have gone on to have successful TV careers.

Here is what some of the original stars of Gogglebox are up to now:

Scarlett Moffat

One of the biggest names to come out of Gogglebox is Scarlett Moffat who appeared on the show with her parents Mark and Betty, sister Ava-Grace, and then-boyfriend Luke Crodden.

The family joined the show during the third series in 2014 and Scarlett remained on the show until 2016 and has gone on to have a very successful TV career.

In 2016 Scarlett entered and won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! which skyrocketed her into a career of fame and TV presenting gigs.

Her presenting roles have included Channel 4's Streetmate, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and co-hosting the 2017 National Television Awards with Dermot O'Leary.

Now she has her own BBC podcast with her boyfriend Scott Dobby called Scarlett Wants to Believe where she and Scott discuss conspiracy theories and superstitions.

Sandi Bogle and Sandra Martin

Friends Sandi Bogle and Sandra Martin from London were well-loved by fans and have both gone on to star in further TV shows after appearing on Gogglebox from the first series.

Sandi has appeared on different reality TV shows including Celebs On The Farm, Celebrity 100% Hotter, Celebrity Big Brother, and Celebrity Fat Fighters as well as venturing into the world of music.

In 2016 she released her single, Casanova, and has her own album Independent Woman. In 2017 her 23-year-old nephew Bjorn Brown was stabbed to death and Sandi has campaigned against knife crime ever since.

Sandra went on to appear on the Channel 4 show First Dates in 2018 and will now be appearing as a judge on the Amazon Prime show Now That's Entertainment.

Steph and Dom Parker

Steph and Dom Parker went on to have their own TV shows (Channel 4)

Also appearing on Gogglebox since it began in 2013, Steph and Dom Parker remained on the show until 2016 and you may have seen them in TV shows since.

Previously they owned the Salutation hotel in Kent and they had their own Channel 4 show Steph and Dom's One Star to Five Star, helping guide new hotel owners.

They also appeared on The Great Hotel Escape and had their own weekend morning radio show on talkRADIO, as well as only lasting seven minutes in Celebrity Hunted before they were caught.

Steph and Dom also had their own show Steph and Dom: Can Cannabis Save Our Son? about their son Max who has severe epilepsy and can have more than 100 seizures a day.

In a solo move Dom appeared on The Jump, a winter sports challenge competition, and suffered a concussion during the show.

Kate Bottley

Church of England priest Kate Bottley shot to fame when she joined series three of Gogglebox with her husband Graham Bottley.

Kate went on to appear across media platforms from TV to newspapers and has been on Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity MasterChef, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and Would I Lie To You?

She currently presents the BBC One religious show Sunday Morning Stories and has written for The Guardian, The Independent, and Radio Times.

The priest also co-presents Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio Two with Jason Mohammad and in 2021 she won The Weakest Link Christmas Special.

Amy Tapper

Appearing with her mum, dad, and brother from series one through to series 12 and Amy Tapper has since appeared on dating shows.

She went on Celebs Go Dating in 2018 and then took her ex Ace on a date in the BBC Three show Eating With My Ex. The 21-year-old has recently hinted that she has been filming for a new programme.

George Gilbey

George reached the final of Celebrity Big Brother in 2014 (Channel 4)

Joining Gogglebox in the second series, with his mum Linda and dad Pete, and they appeared on the show on and off until 2020.

In 2014 George took part in Celebrity Big Brother where he reached the final and finished fourth and in 2016 he returned to Gogglebox with his family.

George left the show again in 2018 and his parents continued without him until 2020 and in 2021 George's father Pete passed away aged 71.

Gogglebox is on Channel 4 on Fridays at 9pm.

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