GOGGLEBOX fans spat out their dinners in hysterics last night when Giles claimed The Masked Singer was more fun to watch after taking drugs.
Giles made the deadpan comment from his armchair in his Wiltshire cottage after seeing Westlife singer Mark Feehily unmasked on the ITV talent show.
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Giles saw Mark dressed as Robobunny with a mini greenhouse full of carrots on each shoulder.
Not breaking his gaze from the telly, Giles said to wife Mary: “I imagine you would enjoy this more Mary if you had just taken some crystal meth.”
His wife replied: “Just taken some?”
His line was picked up by dozens of viewers who repeated it across Twitter.
Giles and Mary are much loved by viewers.
They met when they were just 21, when Giles was studying at Wimbledon Art School and Mary was working as a model.
Before their Gogglebox debut, Giles dedicated his life to art and is an acclaimed artist, while Mary is a journalist whose columns feature in a number of different publications, including The Spectator.
Mary is credited as being an etiquette expert and in 2012 she published a book called How The Queen Can Make You Happy.
They are parents two adult daughters who prefer to stay out of the limelight.
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They can regularly be heard on-screen referring to each other as ‘Nutty’ during Gogglebox episodes.
“We call each other ‘nutty’, because we both consider the other to be a bit mad,” Mary said.
“Certainly Giles has multiple personality disorder so he’s all sorts of people and one of them is a bit of a genius. The truth is we’re a bit neurotic.”
The couple joined Gogglebox in 2015 for the fifth series and have been an integral part of the much-loved Channel 4 show ever since.
Fans have fallen in love with their quirky views, eccentric style choices and their adorable nicknames for each other.
Mary has spoken out about finding fame on Gogglebox; in a column for The Spectator she explained: “The public’s reaction is entirely benign. People approach me, their faces wreathed in smiles. ‘You’re Mary from Gogglebox, aren’t you? I just want to say – your husband makes us laugh.”
She also revealed the show saved the couple’s marriage.
She said they were like “ships that pass in the night” as the marriage teetered on collapse before appearing on Gogglebox.
“Giles and I were like ships that pass in the night. I got up early, he went to bed late and we rarely even ate together,” Mary said.
“Sitting down and watching television reminded us how much we enjoyed the same jokes.”
Mary also revealed that lockdown was a breeze for them, even though many couples suffered during the difficult time.
She said: “Lockdown wasn’t a great hardship for us; more like an open prison with comfortable beds, but I know a few couples who have split up because they have decided they can’t stand one another.”
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