Gogglebox's beloved duo Giles and Mary, who have been hitched for an impressive 30 years, have become household names over the past nine years, charming viewers from their quaint Wiltshire abode they affectionately call 'The Grottage'.
Known for their candid commentary on the Channel 4 hit show, the pair's off-screen life is surprisingly more subdued. Earlier this year, in a candid chat with Idler, Giles mused about the quietude of countryside living during lockdown, remarking: "You see, I've had six months of not talking to anyone. That's the thing about living in the country, who do you talk to?"
He lamented the closure of local social hubs, questioning, "The pub's shut. I don't go to church. Who am I supposed to talk to." When probed about conversing with his other half, Mary, Giles quipped: "Mary hardly talks to me, we're incompatible."
He revealed that their exchanges are mostly limited to deciding on evening TV selections, confessing: "We're distracting our lives away." This isn't the first glimpse into the couple's unique dynamic; Mary once described Giles as "The thing about Giles is he's 48% bad but 52% good. It gets worse every year" noting a yearly decline.
Mary and Giles have been on the Channel 4 series since 2015 (Channel 4)Currently, the Gogglebox cast is enjoying a hiatus post the wrap-up of series 23 earlier this month, with Celebrity Gogglebox now filling the Friday night slot on Channel 4. Fans can anticipate the return of the original series come September.
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It comes after Mary recently spoke about the "dismal ending" of her childhood home, with her suggesting that it was targeted by "vandals" and later bulldozed.
The columnist - who has appeared on the Channel 4 show with her husband Giles Wood since 2015 - reflected on her life for their book Country Life. It was originally published last year but is now about to be re-released in paperback.
One story in the book - in which the couple "share their hard-earned lessons" about life in the countryside - that has attracted attention recently relates to Mary's upbringing in Northern Ireland. She's said to have grown up in Larne before moving on her own to London when she was 18.
According to OK! magazine, Mary's childhood home was located next to a church and was where her father, who was a GP, worked. It reports that she wrote that it was targeted by "vandals" and ended up being bulldozed some years ago.
Mary commented in the book: "Vandals broke in and tried to set fire to it on more than one occasion. They broke a stained-glass window on the landing just out of malice, not because they needed to come through that window."
The author added: "The church said they had no option but to bulldoze the lovely property." Mary further stated in one of the book's chapters: "It was a dismal ending for a house that had been of such service to both medical and social life - the centre of so many parties given by my parents."
Mary is said to have relocated from Northern Ireland to England when she was 18. She's understood to have lived in London for a while before moving to the countryside, with her now residing in a cottage in Wiltshire with Giles.
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