Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu, both professionals on Strictly Come Dancing, are set to appear on Celebrity Gogglebox this Friday, June 26. The announcement was made by TV presenter Lorraine Kelly during her live broadcast on Thursday, June 25.
Lorraine Kelly Reveals News
On Thursday's episode of Lorraine on ITV, entertainment correspondent Ross King joined the host to share entertainment news. Lorraine teased: "Some news for Strictly fans. A couple of Strictly characters are going to be in something else." Ross responded: "I'm thrilled for this. Our pal Amy Dowden along with Carlos, who of course won with Karen in that last season." He added: "He was just phenomenal and Karen was phenomenal. And we've spoken so much about Amy and she's absolutely inspirational."
Ross revealed: "The good news is they're going to be in Gogglebox on Friday. They're going to be together as a little couple and weirdly enough they absolutely love watching TV together." The programme then showed a clip of Amy and Carlos discussing their passion for watching television together.
Brutally Honest Duo
Amy said: "I love watching TV (with Carlos) because of his honesty." Carlos interjected: "We can comment on everything and be brutally honest with each other." Amy continued: "But also just spending time together and sometimes he brings good snacks, but not always."
The Strictly Come Dancing pair will make their debut on the sofa as they join this week's line-up, swapping the ballroom for a night in front of the telly to share their views on the week's biggest and best TV moments. Armed with a table of mini pretzels, sweet and salty popcorn and an array of varying melons, the dancing duo are thrilled to spend quality time together, where they get to "be brutally honest" and "comment on everything."
Upon discussing their specific pretzel snack selection, Amy asked Carlos: "Have you tried the chocolate ones?" To which Carlos responded: "Too much sugar, it ages you, you don't want to be aged by sugar!" The refreshingly candid pair who "love watching a good drama" are "so excited" to settle onto the sofa and deliver their unfiltered verdict on the week's most talked-about television.
Excitement from the Pair
Ahead of her appearance, Amy said: "Celebrity Gogglebox was fab-u-lous! I'm so used to being on my feet performing, it was such a treat to sit back, laugh, and react to all those brilliant shows. Of course, I loved being able to share those genuine, feel-good moments with Carlos and everyone watching at home."
Meanwhile Carlos Gu added: "I had the best time – honestly, it was so much fun! I'm very expressive anyway, so you can imagine, I don't hold back when I'm watching TV! Celebrity Gogglebox is all about emotion, humour and just enjoying yourself, and that's exactly what I love. It felt like me and Amy were having our own little party on the sofa!"
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9.30am on ITV1 and ITVX, and Celebrity Gogglebox airs this Friday at 9pm on Channel 4.
