Original Gogglebox families now from heartbreaking deaths to marriage splits

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02-05-2025

Original Gogglebox families now from heartbreaking deaths to marriage splits
Gogglebox has seen plenty of families come and go over the 12 years it has been airing.
Scarlett Moffatt with her parents during their first year on Gogglebox in 2014
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Gogglebox airs on Channel 4 and the reality series first graced screens back in 2013, since becoming a huge hit.
Known and loved for the stars' observations and reactions, the series has won numerous awards including a BAFTA and an NTA.
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The concept of Gogglebox was criticised before the show aired, but it has become one of the network's most-loved shows.
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There are now versions of the programme all over the world, including Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Mongolia and Norway.
Here is all you need to know about the former families and where they are now, over a decade later.
The Tapper family in 2024
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The Tapper family
Dad Jonathan, mum Nikki and their children Josh and Amy, became one of the first Gogglebox families.
Since Gogglebox, Amy has starred in reality shows Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity Coach Trip, alongside her dad Jonathan.
Josh, worked in politics and communications, having gained a place on the Government Communications Apprenticeship scheme.
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Amy and her dad revealed a couple of years ago they had managed to shed six stone between them.
They both look unrecognisable after taking part in Do The Unthinkable Diet with Muscle Foods.
Scarlett Moffatt now has a son
(Image: Scarlett Moffatt on Instagram )
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The Moffatt family
Scarlett Moffatt is one of the biggest names to come out of Gogglebox as after only two years on the show, she entered the I'm A Celebrity jungle.
She was crowned Queen of the Jungle during the 16th series and joined Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as a presenter.
The whole family went on to star in the controversial Channel 4 series The British Tribe Next Door, where they lived alongside the Himba tribe in Namibia for four weeks.
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In 2023 Scarlett, 34, revealed she was pregnant with her first child and gave birth to her son in June of that year.
Sandi Channer and Sandra Martin in 2015
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Sandi and Sandra
Sandra opened up about how her fortunes changed after she left the series almost eight years ago.
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The grandmother-of-five was left jobless, living in temporary accommodation.
Her friend Sandi hinted the pair have got a big project coming up that could change everything.
Speaking in the summer of 2024, she told Money Talks: 'Let me tell you, we have a big secret coming up. We're going to be doing a TV show together.
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'We can't tell you anything else but watch this space, it's going to be amazing.'
Dom and his wife now run a gin company
Steph and Dom Parker
Steph and Dom were part of the series until 2016 and then ran a bed and breakfast at their Grade I listed house in Kent.
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Their business went into liquidation in 2021 and they moved to their holiday home in the Canary Islands that year.
They now run their own gin company.
Stephen and Daniel are still living together
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Stephen and Daniel
Stephen and Daniel announced back in 2024 they had divorced after six years of marriage.
They quit Gogglebox in 2023, saying they wanted to "explore other opportunities".
It was an amicable break-up as they vowed to remain friends. In January 2025 Daniel revealed they were still living together while they sold their apartment.
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Speaking on Best's Suddenly Single podcast, he said: "We cohabit really well together. (The split) was quite a slow process, for a while we were still sleeping in the same bed.
"Then when Stephen went on Celebs Go Dating we agreed we'd sleep in separate bedrooms. We've found a way to work together, live together and be dog dads. It's always been about friendship."
They both still run their salon together.
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June and Leon Bernicoff
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Leon and June Bernicoff
Leon and June were the first couple to be cast for Gogglebox and both of their deaths shook the nation.
Leon died in December 2017 at the age of 83, and June left the show shortly afterwards.
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She went on to write her first book about their 60-year relationship, titled Leon And June: Our Story.
June then died in May 2020, at the age of 82, following a short illness.
Former Gogglebox stars, the late Mary Cook (left), and Marina Wingrove
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Mary Cook and Marina Wingrove
Mary and Marina joined in 2016 and they admitted they loved being cheeky, saying the show had given them a new lease of life.
Mary, who worked in the hospitality trade, died in August 2021 at the age of 92.
Marina, meanwhile, announced her retirement from fundraising back in October 2024, at the age of 89.
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She had spent 17 years working with charities in the south west.
She announced she was ready to stop and rest now, as she would be turning 90 that Christmas.
Gogglebox star Viv Woerdenweber (centre), graduating at University of Liverpool ceremony
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The Woerdenweber family
German-born Ralf Woerdenweber, his British wife Viv and their daughter Eve joined the cast for season two.
Ralf works for Bosch and Viv runs a goth-themed shop called Twilight, while Eve is working towards a PhD in Psychology Research.
She also announced her engagement to her boyfriend Alex in 2020.
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Gogglebox airs on Fridays on Channel 4 at 9pm