Hull favourites Lee Riley and Jenny Newby shared a heartfelt thank you with Gogglebox fans after the Channel 4 show won Best Factual Entertainment at the National Television Awards
Lee and Jenny from Gogglebox have shared a message with fans(Image: Instagram/jennyandlee_gogglebox)
Hull’s Gogglebox favourites Lee Riley and Jenny Newby have shared a heartfelt message with fans of the Channel 4 show.
The best friends appeared in a video shared on Gogglebox’s official Instagram page ahead of the latest episode airing tonight (Friday, Septemebr 25).
Lee proudly held up the trophy in the clip as the pair thanked viewers for helping the show win Best Factual Entertainment at the National Television Awards earlier this month.
A smiling Lee opened with “Hi everybody!”, a greeting Jenny echoed. He then said: “We would just like to thank you all so much for this” before showing the award to the camera.
Lee continued: “Thank you so much for voting for us at the National Television Awards. It means the world to us, to all of us, and our families, and the crew and the runners and the edit.”
A giggling Jenny was quick to add: “And me. Don’t forget about me.” Lee reassured her: “You’re in it, Jenny. You’re in it.”
He then handed the trophy to his best friend, who exclaimed “Thank you” before joking: “Oh it’s heavy ain’t it. Take it back.”
Fans filled the comments section with congratulations for the Hull pair and their fellow Gogglebox stars. One wrote: “So well deserved love watching you all my favourite programme.”
Another said: “Congratulations guys so well deserved.” A third added: “Thank you for entertaining us on a Friday night.” Another viewer commented: “Congratulations to everyone at Gogglebox.”
Gogglebox won the Best Factual Entertainment going, beating The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, Sort Your Life Out, 24 Hours in Police Custody and Secret Garden.
The show, which first aired in 2013, sees families and friends give their verdicts on the week’s television from their sofas.
The latest episode featured The Great British Bake Off, Emmerdale, Tempting Fortune, Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley and I Like A Good Spanking.
Lee and Jenny have been part of the Channel 4 show since 2014 when the joined the cast for series four.
The pair met at The Crown Inn pub in Paull, where Jenny was the landlady and Lee was a regular customer.
Gogglebox airs Fridays on Channel 4 at 9pm