Rob Rinder addresses if Celebrity Gogglebox is 'authentic' after stint with Susanna Reid

express.co.uk:

Gogglebox star Rob Rinder has opened up on whether popular Channel 4 show Celebrity Gogglebox "authentically" represents his relationship with ITV newsreader Susanna Reid.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Judge Rinder star, 43, who has appeared on the programme alongside his close friend, Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid, revealed that the funniest behind-the-scenes moments weren't shown on camera.Addressing whether the show is a true representation of their friendship, the legal expert explained how the programme is edited.Rob said: "We're completely authentic but you're conscious of the fact there's a camera there."You didn't really see what we consider to be the funniest bits of us."Just the stuff that we would actually chat about, it's like the stuff you think would be most interesting, but would be utterly dull to anybody else," he added.The GMB newsreader and the barrister have a friendship spanning almost a decade.Last year, Robert joined the mother-of-three on the Good Morning Britain desk following the departure of host Piers Morgan.Reflecting on his friendship with the former BBC Breakfast presenter, Robert told how they hit it off straight away while meeting for work.Rob said: "It was just a random series of events, she asked me the cleverest question that I've ever been asked in any interview."I remember that, I don't remember what the question was, but I just thought, 'Oh, God, that's so clever.'"It's like a type of, we used to call it the ring fencing type of thing."Like how one of my heroes at the bar might ask a witness not yet on the ropes in a cross examination," he explained.He went on to tell how they pursued a friendship off-screen, before gushing over his co-star's talents.Rob.