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A Gogglebox star has shared a shocking story about her family home being targeted by vandals. Mary Killen, who appears on the Channel 4 show alongside her husband Giles Wood, The TV star, revealed that her home was once broken into and set on fire.

Celebrity Gogglebox is back for a one-off Stand Up To Cancer special tonight (Friday November 3) - with a spectacular line-up of stars.

Gogglebox star Mary Killen has insisted that she and her husband Giles Wood are not 'incompatible' as they opened up about their relationship in a rare interview. The couple quickly became popular on the hit Channel 4 show for their dry sense of humour when then joined in 2015.

Gogglebox faves and comedy husband and wife, Giles Wood and Mary Killen, have teased a huge life change after eight years on the hit show. Beloved by Gogglebox fans, the two are popular figures on the show, sounding off about the week's telly from their cosy Wiltshire cottage.

Mary Killen and Giles Wood, beloved stars of Gogglebox , never fail to amuse us with their weekly appearances from their eccentric abode, affectionately dubbed 'The Grottage'. The couple joined the cast of the popular channel 4 show for its fifth series in 2015 after being approached by a friend on the production team.Their Wiltshire home, where they have resided for three decades since meeting at age 21, has often caught viewers attention and is just as unconventional as you would expect from the quirky couple.

Mary Killen and Giles Wood first joined Gogglebox back in 2015 when they were asked to be on the fifth series of the hit Channel 4 show. Since then, the Wiltshire couple have been a staple on the programme and have now returned for the 20th series. Giles and Mary are a firm favourite among Gogglebox fans, known for their dry humour and eccentric taste, which includes their matching wallpaper and furniture.

Gogglebox star Giles Wood may be best known for his on-screen antics with his wife Mary Killen but he has another job that fans don't know about. Giles and Mary joined the Gogglebox family back in 2015 and swiftly became fan favourites on the hit Channel 4 programme thanks to their comical exchanges as they pass judgement on that week's top TV shows.The latest series will once again see the popular couple - who refer to one another as "nutty" - welcome fans into the Wiltshire-based cottage they call home as they provide a fresh bout of commentary. READ MORE: Zoe Ball originally snubbed Celeb Gogglebox before son Woody forced her to change mind While Giles' posh accent has provided fans with hours of entertainment on the TV he has a different job that keeps him busy outside of his reality TV career.While Mary works as an agony aunt and columnist for The Spectator, as well as being a published author with books focusing on etiquette including the title How the Queen Can Make You Happy, Giles' career is more of a mystery.A previous episode of Gogglebox saw Mary reference how he had "retired at 21" as they watched a documentary about the Covid-19 pandemic.Giles said: "Just as I'm starting to enjoy my retirement."Mary then replied: "What retirement? You haven't worked first.

Carol Vorderman has got her fans excited as she confirmed she will join the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox - saying her appearance will be "no holds barred"The 61-year-old will make her debut on the celebrity edition of the popular Channel 4 programme this week. She'll be appearing alongside a Celebrity Gogglebox veteran in the form of Gyles Brandreth, with the pair teaming up to give their opinions on this week's telly.Carol and Gyles have been friends for over four decades, with Carol confirming the news on her social media pages.

Gogglebox star Mary Killen has spoken about how her illness put her of alcohol forever.The star, who is known for appearing alongside her husband Giles Wood on the Channel 4 show, spoke about how she suffered a bout of campylobacter food poisoning and it turned her off her precious glasses of wine.Mary thinks that the horrific 5 day food poisoning came from 'grubby' vegetables from her garden, which required antibiotics to bring it under control.Speaking about it, Mary told the Daily Mail: "Immediately afterward, I found I couldn’t face alcohol."I remember going to a house party on the Isle of Mull a short time later."All sorts of wonderful wines were being served and I couldn’t touch any of them."She continued : "It made me recoil — reminding me of when I was pregnant with our two daughters, both of whom are now in their 20s."It has completely lost its appeal.

Gogglebox's resident eccentric couple Mary and Giles have not always been so in love, as Mary has revealed how the show saved their marriage.Mary Killen and Giles Wood are best known for their quirky Wiltshire cottage and great bond, which ultimately led them to be fan-favourites for Gogglebox viewers - but Mary admits that their relationship hasn't always been so straight-forward.The pair met when they were just 21 years old, when Mary was a model and Giles was studying at Wimbledon Art School, and together they have brought up two daughters who are now adults. One of their daughters was supposed to appear alongside Giles on the television show, but when she backed out, Mary stepped up to the plate.However, it turned out to be a blessing, as Mary has previously admitted that the programme ultimately repaired their marriage.Speaking to Daily Star, she said: "Giles and I were like ships that pass in the night.

Some Gogglebox fans have called for Mary Killen to be dropped from the show after comments she made about Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night’s show. Mary, along with partner Giles Wood, had tuned into the PM’s sit down interview with Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain, which saw the presenter grilling Boris over the current cost of living crisis.

Gogglebox fans have demanded that Mary Killen is kicked off the show after her comments about Boris Johnson in the latest episode. Controversy bubbled online came after a clip aired showing her and partner Giles Wood sitting down in front of Susanna Reid's must-watch interview with the Prime Minister on Good Morning Britain earlier this week.As Susanna grilled Johnson on the cost of living, Breakfast TV host raised the perilous example of a pensioner who had cut down their intake to just one meal a day to save home, and took the bus to keep themselves warm.Elsie, 77, had seen her gas and electric bills had risen from £17 to £85 a month.But Mary appeared to stick up for the Tory Prime Minister as she was seen saying: “I am very sorry for Elsie but Susanna is making out it is Boris' fault and like he doesn't care.”A bewildered Giles then asked her: “Whose fault is it?,” and Mary replied: “Well it is the global situation.”But the comments enraged many loyal Gogglebox viewers, as one wrote: “Get rid of Mary.”A more lengthy post by another read: “Can someone remind Mary that Boris Johnson runs this country and it absolutely IS his problem and his fault that an elderly women is riding a bus to keep warm bcos her heating bill has risen more than 4x!”While another said it had changed their opinion on the couple permanently, and penned: “Don’t know why I’m surprised Mary and Giles are Tories but now I know for sure, I can’t find them funny in the same way anymore, bye.”Others, however, praised the Channel 4 show for showing a range of political opinions.One said: “I agree with Twitter that Mary is out of touch and I certainly don’t agree with her.

Fans of the hit Channel four show Gogglebox have been left frustrated by one of the show's favourites in tonight's episode. Former model Mary Killen and her husband Giles Wood watched back Susanna Reid's interview with Boris Johnson.

Gogglebox's Mary confused RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne for Katie Price in an epic blunder that left fans in hysterics.During Friday night's episode of Gogglebox, Mary and Giles were tuning into Celebrity Hunted – a Channel 4 programme that stars drag queen The Vivienne. Watching the popular programme, when the winner of Drag Race UK appeared on the screen Mary turned to Giles and said: "Is that Katie Price, the one on the left?"Giles said: "No," to which Mary replied: "But she gets her face redone every so often." "Well, that might be her new face," Giles suggested.Fans were quick to take to Twitter to talk about the hilarious blunder, with many completely taken aback by the mix up.

Channel 4 hit show for six years, but at the beginning she was not so convinced she wanted to be watched by millions as she sat at home. The reality television star, who is based in Wiltshire, believed the programme was an “invasion of privacy”.However, thanks to some persuasion from her husband and co-star Giles Wood, Mary agreed to appear in the show.Now she is happy about her final decision and considers Gogglebox a “brilliant idea”.She said: “In the beginning, nobody thought it could possibly work.”“It would just be absurd. I didn’t want the invasion of privacy but Giles wanted to be on, so I agreed.“But it’s a very simple, brilliant idea.

Gogglebox favourite Mary Killen has teased a major career change as the current series of the Channel 4 show came to an end on Friday night.The TV star joined the cast for the fifth series back in 2015 alongside husband Giles Wood.Friday marked the final episode of the current series and Mary told Giles that she'd love her own show.Speaking to Giles, Mary explained: "What I'd like to be doing at 76 is having a late-night talk show, not talk show, sort of phone-in with people ringing in who can't sleep."Insomniacs ringing me.

Gogglebox favourites Mary Killen and Giles Wood left fans in hysterics after clashing once more on the hit Channel 4 show. During Friday's episode, the kooky couple were seen playfully bickering over Giles' choice of language.Mary hit back: "You are not allowed to swear in this room."After Giles tried to explain the history of the word was 'Anglo Saxon', she interrupted: "Right, I am not speaking to you again for ten minutes."The spat quickly sparked of flurry of social media posts from amused viewers.One fan wrote: "'You’re not allowed to swear in this room...

Gogglebox fans were floored after Mary Killen's racy confession to husband Giles Wood that she very much enjoys being 'patted down' by security.

Gogglebox stars Mary Killen and her husband Giles Wood are fan favourites on the Channel 4 show for their witty banter, as they tune into the latest British TV highlights.The couple, who have nicknamed each other “nutty”, have become stars since their first appearance on the programme.However, Mary recently admitted there has been some tension in their home due to the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions.The television personality divulged that although she recently realised Giles is “busier than he looks,” they haven’t stopped bickering in the past few months.She divulged: “The arguing has remained steady over all the lockdown, however. “Giles is not allowed to knock on the kitchen ceiling (the bathroom is above it) to ask what I am

Gogglebox's Mary Killen is making the most of a sober lifestyle after ditching booze three-years-ago, following a severe case of food poisoning.The reality favourite who appears on the hit Channel 4 programme alongside her husband Giles Wood, said that despite previously loving a glass of wine, it now makes her "recoil".Etiquette expert Mary was left shaken when she was struck down by campylobacter food poisoning and was left ill for five days, an illness she believes she picked up after eating "grubby" vegetables from the garden.After falling ill, she was prescribed a series of antibiotics that left her thinking twice about booze."Immediately afterwards, I found I couldn't face alcohol," she revealed.The Spectator agony aunt author added:

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine As one of the longest-standing members of the family, Giles and Mary are firm fan favourites on the hit Channel 4 show.From their dry sense of humour and quick wit to wallpaper that matches their furniture, this married couple's TV reviews are what we live for. But what else do we know about Giles and Mary? Mary Killen and Giles Wood are a married couple living in Wiltshire.