Gogglebox's Mary and Giles discuss bizarre theory that fans think they're 'axe murderers'

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Quirky couple Giles Wood and Mary Killen joined the cast of the popular channel 4 show, Gogglebox, for its fifth series in 2015 after being approached by a friend on the production team.

Since the pair landed on our screens, they’ve become firm favourites amongst fans for their dry humour, witty remarks, eclectic taste and their sweet nicknames for one another.

Not to mention Giles’ trusty armchair. But with fame comes attention, and some of it is not always nice. While the Wiltshire couple - who revealed last year that they "fight like old cats" after three decades together - receive plenty of praise on social media for obvious reasons, there have also been bizarre rumours flying around that the Gogglebox stars have had to put to bed.

One of the most far fetched theories that has circulated the internet to date claims that Giles and Mary are actually axe murderers. "There were some pretty negative things on Twitter,” Mary revealed to The Guardian recently. “Sort of Giles and Mary 'Jog on, bye'.The introductory film of our house had an axe going into a tree stump, so one peculiar person was obsessed with the idea that we were axe murderers.” Mary then explained that they found out about the rumour through Giles’ sister, who the couple trust to look through their social media. “She said for every ten negative comments, there’d be one positive.