Gogglebox fans have been left divided as the show returned for a brand new series on Friday night with five new families.
Now in its 26th series, the Channel 4 schedule staple introduced the new stars to viewers after axing a fan-favourite couple.
Earlier this year Scottish couple Roisin and Joe, who joined the programme in 2022, revealed how bosses axed them.
Officially joining the show are friends Jake, 27, and Calum, 31, from Glasgow, the Gordon family, Andre, 49, Sarah, 47, and their 25-year-old daughter Chee from Surrey.
Married couple Andrew, 62, and Alfie, 32, from the Cotswolds have also made their debut.
Completing the new lineup are mother and daughter-in-law, Sara, 87, and Lara, 58, from Yorkshire, and sisters Rosie, 68, and Susie, 70, from Edinburgh.
Gogglebox fans have been left divided as the show returned for a brand new series on Friday night with five new families
Now in its 26th series, the Channel 4 schedule staple introduced the new stars to viewers after axing a fan-favourite couple (pictured: new stars Andrew, 62, and Alfie, 32)
Pictured: The Gordon family, which includes Andre, 49, Sarah, 47, and their daughter Chee, 25, from Surrey
They all join Goggleboxers Jenny and Lee, The Siddiquis, The Malones, Giles and Mary, Ellie and Izzi and David and Shirley who returned.
Also returning are the Plummers, Amira and Amani, the Worthingtons, Pete and Sophie, Abbie and Georgia, Sue and Steve, Simon and Jane, Ronnie and Annie, Danielle and Daniella, Teresa and Anita and Michael, Sally, Jake and Harry.
During Friday’s new episode, fans watched as the households tucked into this week’s TV, including Coronation Street, Educating Yorkshire, Elizabeth Hurley’s new show The Inheritance and The Great British Bake Off.
However, viewers accused Gogglebox bosses of ‘ruining’ the show as they flooded social media with their divided take on the new series.
One said: ‘I used to love it when we had Leon and June, Scott and Georgia, Sandy and Sandra, Steph and Dom… All of the original guys, when the reactions were all natural.’
A second posted: ‘Read the room @Channel4. We don’t like the new families. They’re irritating & too posh who we can’t relate to actually watching tv #Gogglebox.’
‘The new cast members aren’t doing it for me ): To posh. You’ve ruined it. I wanna see more of the regulars,’ said a third.
While a fourth commented: ‘#Gogglebox more about virtue signalling now rather than entertainment Think I’ll watch paint dry instead.’
Fans flooded social media with their take on the new couples as the hit show returned
Earlier this year Scottish couple Roisin and Joe, who joined the programme in 2022, revealed how bosses axed them
Returning Goggleboxers Jenny and Lee (pictured), The Siddiquis, The Malones, Giles and Mary, Ellie and Izzi and David and Shirley
Fan-favourites the Malones are also back for the 26th series
Announcing their exit from Gogglebox, Roisin and John said: ‘After three and a half years of sitting on the sofa Channel 4 have decided it’s time for Joe and I to stretch out legs and have not asked us back for season 26.
‘Therefore we are leaving the Gogglebox family.
‘We couldn’t be more grateful to Studio Lambert for the opportunity, the experience has actually been so mad and we will miss watching TV with you all on Friday nights!
‘It’s been an honor to represent Scotland as some of the first Scottish people on the show and prove we don’t actually need subtitles.’
In a statement, Channel 4 said: ‘We thank Joe and Roisin for their contributions to Gogglebox over the years, and wish them all the best for the future.’
Gogglebox’s new series continues next Friday night at 9pm on Channel 4.
