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AIBU to think that 'Leon' from Gogglebox ...

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SageSeymour · 09/11/2014 21:28

Is extremely rude and horrible to his wife?

I used to like him and find him funny. But over recent weeks I'm gob smacked at some of the stuff he comes out with. He tells June to shut up constantly and his comments about women are a bit off recently .

I'm watching it now on catch up and he's told her to shut it twice - and not in a ' jokey' way.

Horrible man

So , am I alone in this? Anyone else noticed ?

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nutty123 · 10/11/2014 19:16

Love, love, love Gogglebox.
Steph and Dom, the Seddiquis and the hairdressers are my favourites.
I just wish they would repeat the first series as I missed it.

Seriouslyffs · 10/11/2014 20:19

Avon...and he said "Fucking hope so" , v deadpan
You see I saw a look of contempt there!

brainfidget · 10/11/2014 20:27

Leon is a bit sexist, but of his time, and a good soul with liberal views. I like him.

The Brighton guys make me laugh out loud every week without fail. If I was to spend an evening in the company of one of the houses occupants, it would be theirs.

Lovely to see Halloween baby Amelia Siddiqi - how cute??

LOVE LOVE LOVE Gogglebox - one of the best progammes on telly!

Thebodynowchillingsothere · 10/11/2014 20:34

Love them all.

Good god would you have them all be boring politically correctict middle of the road twats?

They are all different and all decent people. That's why it's interesting.

NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/11/2014 20:48

Daddy: that article on Leon and June is great. I love that he brings her breakfast in bed and cooks the dinner.

bauhausfan · 10/11/2014 20:52

I love Gogglebox too. I was just saying to DH the other night that it makes me laugh out loud more than most comedies on TV. Also, I think you get a real glow from it as you get to see actual families, in all shapes and colours, just being close and happy together. That's why I really like it.

Marylou2 · 10/11/2014 20:52

I just love them both.I remember the one where he held her hand and said he couldn't live without her.Sniff...

rednsparkley · 10/11/2014 20:57

I love Gogglebox and quite like most of the families in it - My favourites are Chris and Steven the hairdressers, the Greek family, Steph and Dom and the Siddiquis. The Moffatts are growing on me, especially the daughter.

I'm not so keen on the vicar, the new mancs and the older pair - and I don't miss the CBB ones at all.

I do like the Tappers (although the daughter gets on my wick, can she really be THAT stupid!!) and the family with the German dad are quite funny too. I can't believe that a TV prog about people watching TV could be so funny and adictive.

CarpetCrawler · 10/11/2014 21:00

I like Leon.

Thebodynowchillingsothere · 10/11/2014 21:07

Love Charlotte Moffat.

Bakeoffcakes · 10/11/2014 21:11

I remember when they were watching a clip about dog racing and Leon said to June "We've been dogging haven't we love"

I don't know what June said as I was laughing so much.

Iloveweetos · 11/11/2014 04:07

I love June n Leon. I tell DH to shut it now n vice versa lol
The Greek family when the mum said she'd had some Greek in her lmao the daughter seems to be more aware of her reactions etc in front of the cameras.
Saddiqus daughter was so cute!!
Scarlett needs to lay off the terrible fake tan (but love her!)
The moffats? With the shouty mum and whiney daughter are bloody annoying! Lol sandy and sandra. DH hates them
I'd love to go on gogglebox! Say it to DH every week

ElizaPickford · 11/11/2014 05:39

I said it the other night that Leon seems to have changed from loveable old liberal to rude bad tempered sexist this series.

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Bambambini · 26/03/2015 16:49

Can't remember it exactly but there was a recent episode where he got quite emotional about June and if anything happened to her. Pish couple got emotional too.

We don't know what they are really like, they are under pressure to compete with each other and perform to the cameras and entertain. We also don't know if they are being directed by the crew to a degree.

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AdeleDazeem · 26/03/2015 17:05

I frickin hate the pervy old gobshite. He's why I stopped watching Gogglebox.

Cunderthunt · 26/03/2015 17:24

The Greek family from Brighton aren't in it anymore as the dad is running as a UKIP candidate!
Shame they left, liked them. I love them all actually, best show on TV!!

Fauxlivia · 26/03/2015 17:25

A couple of weeks ago there was a new family, a couple with a young boy and girl. Haven't seen them since. They were only on for a couple of minutes. Did I imagine them?

Seeing far too much of the vicar. Find her very irritating!

Cunderthunt · 26/03/2015 17:29

Faux I saw that family you didn't imagine it, not been on since weird. Either bad reaction on social media or not enough programmes they can watch with young kids maybe?

Fauxlivia · 26/03/2015 17:41

Glad it wasn't all in my head Smile

Dooberrydoo · 26/03/2015 17:54

I had forgotten about that family!
There was also a couple who were always in bed. They seem to have disappeared too.

RandomNPC · 26/03/2015 18:03

I know this is a bit of a Zombie thread, but that new ?couple who were in it last week were dreadful. The ones where the chair matched the wallpaper, he's an artist or something similar.

RandomNPC · 26/03/2015 18:05

That weird looking posh family from London? I didn't like them.
I love all the regulars though.

ilovechristmas1 · 26/03/2015 18:35

i think hes great

he's old school of course he is gonna say things that to some will get their knickers in a twist

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