Gogglebox star reveals how hit Channel 4 show is filmed in behind-the-scenes glimpse

A GOGGLEBOX star has revealed how the Channel 4 show is actually filmed, giving us a sneak peek behind the scenes.

The popular TV show is a fly-on-the-wall programme that follows people watching the TV and records their reactions.

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The show also has a celebrity version which has taken us into the front room of various famous faces.

While it all looks natural, in fact, it takes quite a lot of behind-the-scenes work and setting up.

After being selected for the show, Mel Owen from Wales, revealed that softbox lights are placed over the TV and directed at the sofa.

She and her housemate, Mirain Iwerydd, were filmed sharing their opinions on programmes.

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However, fans were shocked to learn that they weren't watching their own TV.

In fact a smaller TV was provided for watching the shows, placed in front of her own screen and next to a camera.

"This was to ensure that everyone's eye lines were in sync," Mel shared after a curious fan asked on TikTok: “So they don’t watch it on their TVs? What?"

Another viewer asked: “Do the people who set it up stay while you watch the programmes?” before asking about the show options.

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She answered: “They’re in another room, so it’s not too intense. The team choose what we watch so that everyone is reacting to the same shows.”

Recently, fans tuned into the Celebrity version to find it was a 'repeat' of a previously broadcast episode.

The episode included TV fashionista Gok Wan, Fearne Cotton and Martin and Roman Kemp.

But it turned out that Celebrity Gogglebox bosses had compiled the last series' best bits into a compilation episode.

One seething fan wrote: "Really getting f****d off with the TV recently! EVERYTHING seems to be repeats! Got settled to watch Celeb Gogglebox thinking it was a new series, or a Christmas special! Oh how wrong am I! YET AGAIN ANOTHER REPEAT!"

A second fumed: "A Christmas compilation episode on the last Friday before Christmas is very disappointing."

Gogglebox airs on Channel 4 and is available online now.