Hit Irish TV show returns to screens this autumn with bosses looking for fresh faces to join cast
Virgin Media bosses have launched a new casting call ahead of the eleventh season of their award-winning series
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Gogglebox bosses are looking for fresh faces to join the cast
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The hit show is back on screens this autumn and comfy couches across the country are being prepped as some familiar faces get ready to return.
Fan favourites will be back with plenty to say about what's on the box - but the team are also hoping to add a few new faces to the mix.
This year, bosses are keen to hear from groups of friends in their early 20s, the
A new family is also on their wish list, especially those with younger members aged 12 and up.
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So if you watch telly with your mam, dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, granny, grandad, it might be worth getting in touch.
The casting team are also on the lookout for intergenerational households and lovers of all things news and current affairs.
If
To apply, email casting@kiteentertainment.com with your contact details, a bit about who's in your gang, where you're based, what you like to watch together and a photo of you all together.
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During last year's season, a Gogglebox Ireland star revealed how
Danielle Grufferty, who first appeared on the hit show when she was just 12-years-old, announced her engagement to her long-term girlfriend, Naomi.
Huge popstar signs up to Celebrity Gogglebox in first ever reality TV appearance alongside TV favourite
The TV star proposed to Naomi on the beach while they were a holiday in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria last week.
The pair have been together for five years and Danielle had been planning on popping the question since June of this year.
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Virgin Media TV shared a preview clip and in it Danielle revealed the mistake that happened.
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Speaking to her dad, Des, mum, Laura, and brother Alex, she explained: "It was a disaster. I was on the beach, doing it on the beach, it was grand.
"I got down on the knee, started crying, it was all good. And I put it on the wrong finger.
"Then, I took it off the finger to put it on the right finger, and I dropped it in the sand.
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"And I had the doggy paddle during the sand."
Laura gave out to her son Alex for keeping it a "secret" as he Danielle had told him of her plans.
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