The undoubted stars of Channel 4’s Gogglebox love drinking at their Grade I listed Lutyens designed £3.5 million home in Sandwich, Kent. Be it champagne or gin, the alcohol is always flowing when Dominic and Stephanie Parker watch and share their views on television programmes. Of Downton Abbey, as an example of their booze fuelled commentaries, Stephanie Parker remarked: “I wonder how many windows they’ve got? We’ve got 63” whilst when asked about what people think of them stated: “We are ordinary people, we just happen to live in a bigger house”. The couple have also taken part in the series Four in a Bed, have nearly 100,000 fans on Facebook and use the hashtag #Chinchin on Twitter.
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The Cross Word Couple (AKA ‘The Crossword Couple’)
Though never a cross word was uttered between this duo during their visits to the sadly now defunct Chelsea restaurant La Brasserie, their dislike of what they perceived as “loud music” (and other forms of noise) made them retreat to a quiet corner. Known to occasionally ‘share’ a cocktail – though firm believers in “one […]
June and Leon Bernicoff
Channel 4 Gogglebox stars June and Leon Bernicoff met at teacher-training college in 1955.
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Another of your posh features. How surprising.
Brings back memories of the days in Africa under the British Crown……There were many posh pukka Englismen around living in big houses with a army of servants waiting hand and foot on them, no wonder there is a unhealthy obsession with political correctness,by the ruling class.
What a boring life you must lead Gillian. These two are hilarious. Now Trott on.
I would be surprised, Gillian, if their were NOT a number of pieces about amusing, successful people living in attractive surroundings. That sort of thing is what the site is all about, is it not?
Successful people support campaigns like Find Madeleine: JK Rowling, Sir Richard Branson, Sir Philip Green, Theresa May, Lady Meyer……….. FIND MADDIE.
Love them! Bring on the booze.
They need their own chat show. They make Richard and Judy look like amateurs.