How do you get cast on Gogglebox? Weirdest ways producers found scouted people for show
dailystar.co.ukChannel 4’s producers recruit cast members for its hit show, Gogglebox, which has turned a bunch of ordinary telly viewers into household names.No doubt many viewers think they’ve got what it takes to be a Gogglebox star.
But the competition is intense - and the show’s producers aren’t looking for just anyone.In fact, they’re very particular about the kind of people they want for Gogglebox.
But how do you get on the programme - and how were its cast members scouted?If you want to get on Gogglebox, the chances are that you’re going to have to wait for the producers to come to you - rather than the other way around.There isn’t an official application process as such.
For years, it was thought that Gogglebox scouts quietly went around the UK keeping an eye out for potential cast members.Stephen Lambert, who created the show, said in 2015: “Everybody on Gogglebox has been found and persuaded to be on the show and I think that's the key to why they are likeable and why the show works, because we get to know these people.” Despite this, last year a Gogglebox producer took to Instagram and issued a casting call, urging “funny families” from northern England to put themselves forward for the programme.
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