‘Gogglebox’ family the Michael’s from Brighton have been axed from the Channel 4 show after it was revealed that dad Andrew is running as a Ukip General Election candidate.
The popular family were nowhere to be seen during last week’s episode after it was discovered that the retired hotelier had been picked to contest East Sussex seat, Hastings and Rye.
Despite being regulars on the show since it began, 55-year-old Andrew, his wife Carolyne and their two children, Louis and Alex, will no longer appear.
A Channel 4 spokesperson told The Sun: “Sadly any cast member becoming a party candidate will have to step down from involvement in Gogglebox.
“The Michaels have been excellent contributors and we are very grateful.”
The family, who have often discussed Ukip on the show, took to Twitter to tweet their frustration at being edited out of last week’s episode.
It’s not the first time a family has been axed from the show. The Gilby family were dropped after son George appeared on the last series of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
However, Dom Parker, one half of popular posh couple Steph and Dom, will still be appearing despite signing up for the next series of 'The Jump'.
WTF Dom is doing The Jump and will still be in the show !!!!
How did they think they wouldn't be dropped? He'll be forgotten about come May
The comment you made suggested that you thought that the people on the other side of the debate to you were just "militant breastfeeders". I was merely pointing out that that wasn't the case.
If I needed to breastfeed outside my home I would do it discretely so that no one around was aware of what I was doing. I would also have the intelligence to understand that some people are offended by a woman whipping her boobs out in public and would consider that when choosing where to feed.
And being discreet about her breastfeeding is exactly what the woman who was asked to cover herself up in Claridge's was doing. In fact, Claridge's actions made it more, not less, obvious that that's what she was doing.
I'm having a go at woman saying that they have to feed when the baby is hungry. Hence they should be allowed to feed wherever they choose, yet at the same time they can orchestrate a mass breast feed in. Seems strange to me.
Sometimes people exercise rights that others are trying to suppress to show that they have those rights and won't be bullied into giving them up. Other times they'll exercise rights that they passionately believe that they should have in order to point out the absurdity that they legally aren't available to them.
Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr were in the latter camp often, and most people appreciate that they fought a good fight peacefully, but from what you've just written I think it's fair to say that you probably saw them as seditious criminals up to no good rather than honest, noble-intentioned human rights activists.
What a handful of women did to protest Claridge's absurdity was both legal and morally right.
But mostly I hate bullies and people imposing their views on others simply by weight of numbers. The protest was crass and shameful and makes something that is beautiful - a mother feeding her baby naturally - into a method of forcing people to accept something they are reluctant to. I hate it and I hate them all for it.
You hate bullies? Great. It's because mothers were being bullied into breastfeeding in toilets (which isn't sanitary), etc that the law to protect their right to breastfeed in public without harassment was passed in the first place. And, as I've said already, the protest wasn't about "forcing people to accept something they are reluctant to" it was about getting a multi-million pound hotel to respect the law. If you must "hate" something or someone over this then "hate" Claridge's and the staff that demanded that the woman draw more attention to her breastfeeding than was necessary, causing her embarrassment and distress in the process.
Even though I stopped watching weeks ago, no real reason just haven't caught it, I am not pleased the Michaels are going...I thought the Mum was crazy but the kids were cool especially Louis. He's so dramatic about everything. I bet they're all well pissed off with the Dad now.
You hate bullies? Great. It's because mothers were being bullied into breastfeeding in toilets (which isn't sanitary), etc that the law to protect their right to breastfeed in public without harassment was passed in the first place. And, as I've said already, the protest wasn't about "forcing people to accept something they are reluctant to" it was about getting a multi-million pound hotel to respect the law. If you must "hate" something or someone over this then "hate" Claridge's and the staff that demanded that the woman draw more attention to her breastfeeding than was necessary, causing her embarrassment and distress in the process.
The restrooms in Claridges are gorgeous, I'd happily eat my dinner in them.
I like the Michaels, i think they make some good points to be honest.
Not read the entire thread but as far as the breastfeeding goes, personally i dont think it is appropriate to do this in a busy restaurant, yes it is natural but so are lots of other activities but it does not mean i want to see it being carried our while im trying to enjoy a meal. I am sure you can express breast milk, bottle it and take it along with you if you think your child may want it....Bitty
Also a big thumbs up for adult only restaurants ./ pubs, nothing against people who take their children out with them but sometimes its nice to enjoy a peaceful meal without having the couple next to you constantly screaming at their kids or even worse just leaving their kids run around doing whatever they feel like.
I like the Michaels, i think they make some good points to be honest.
Not read the entire thread but as far as the breastfeeding goes, personally i dont think it is appropriate to do this in a busy restaurant, yes it is natural but so are lots of other activities but it does not mean i want to see it being carried our while im trying to enjoy a meal. I am sure you can express breast milk, bottle it and take it along with you if you think your child may want it....Bitty
Also a big thumbs up for adult only restaurants ./ pubs, nothing against people who take their children out with them but sometimes its nice to enjoy a peaceful meal without having the couple next to you constantly screaming at their kids or even worse just leaving their kids run around doing whatever they feel like.
But babies need warm milk which happens when its breastfed.
Why should a baby have to miss out because you dont want to see it? We have all been breastfed at 1 point in our lives
But babies need warm milk which happens when its breastfed.
Why should a baby have to miss out because you dont want to see it? We have all been breastfed at 1 point in our lives
Ye im pretty sure that keeping bottled breast or non breast milk in a fridge is quite common and then obviously warming it up using a bowl of hot water.
Why should i be put off my meal by a baby suckling on the tit ? We have all wanted to eat in peace at 1 point in our lives.
I just think there are better places to feed your child than in the middle of a restaurant.......Bitty
Ye im pretty sure that keeping bottled breast or non breast milk in a fridge is quite common and then obviously warming it up using a bowl of hot water.
Why should i be put off my meal by a baby suckling on the tit ? We have all wanted to eat in peace at 1 point in our lives.
I just think there are better places to feed your child than in the middle of a restaurant.......Bitty
A baby deserves fresh milk just as much as anyone deserves fresh food if you dont like it dont look its the 21st century now
In an election year it would be hard to see how the Michael's could remain in Gogglebox. Back in 2010 The Apprentice moved from a Spring slot to an Autumn slot due to Alan Sugar being a Labour Lord.
As for why George was axed for appearing on Big Brother that has more to do with it being on Channel Five than anything else. Dom and Steph can appear on the Jump because its a Channel 4 show
Sorry but I agree with Farage on this. I think women should not be able to breastfeed in the open. It's just another step into a complete liberalising of this country, part of which has been to overly sexualising every aspect British life. I think it's disgusting breastfeeding in public. The feminist movement has gone too far.
There is a place and time for everything. If women want to breastfeed in public then they could easily find a restroom. How long before allowing sex in public, claiming its natural? There has been a complete breakdown of British society. It just seems to me anything goes. I'd don't want to sit in a restaurant and have a woman across me breastfeeding her child. It's disgusting. I am there to eat food not throw up.
I see the militant breastfeeders are out in force!
I fed my baby before leaving home and never found it necessary to feed in public. Perhaps these who do find it necessary should review their time management skills?
And wasn't it amazing how all those breastfeeding mothers managed to synchronise their babies feeding times so that they could all feed at the same time during the protest! Amazing!!
Wow! Seems like Time Travel is a reality after all! Breast feeding is the most natural thing in the world and anyone who tries to sexualise it or make it shameful are the ones with the problem. If you are really that offended perhaps you could ask to eat your dinner in the restrooms away from it all. After all if it is good enough for a new born baby it must be good enough for you!
It's 27 years since I breast fed my baby and I never once came across attitudes like the ones shown here then.
Wow! Seems like Time Travel is a reality after all! Breast feeding is the most natural thing in the world and anyone who tries to sexualise it or make it shameful are the ones with the problem. If you are really that offended perhaps you could ask to eat your dinner in the restrooms away from it all. After all if it is good enough for a new born baby it must be good enough for you!
It's 27 years since I breast fed my baby and I never once came across attitudes like the ones shown here then.
Perhaps people were uncomfortable with it but just too polite to say it to your face?
Wow! Seems like Time Travel is a reality after all! Breast feeding is the most natural thing in the world and anyone who tries to sexualise it or make it shameful are the ones with the problem. If you are really that offended perhaps you could ask to eat your dinner in the restrooms away from it all. After all if it is good enough for a new born baby it must be good enough for you!
It's 27 years since I breast fed my baby and I never once came across attitudes like the ones shown here then.
With people disapproving to this i wonder how they will react to sex itself?
Seeing as they interviewed Farage (I didn't watch that show) surely that is a bias of the posh couple? Very
Well favouritisim did cross my mind, but perhaps more its popularity. They seem to know that Dom and Steph are popular, especially as they asked them to do a 'spin off'.
As for that show, in some ways, it wasn't really biased, there was hardly any political talk. (Although its hardly balanced only having one party even though no major policies were discussed).
And as they were showing him to the door, Dom did tell Farage that he shouldn't expect him to vote for UKIP in May. Which was hilarious.
Well that might have something to do with it. lol I suppose Jump is a channel 4 show?
Well favouritisim did cross my mind, but perhaps more its popularity. They seem to know that Dom and Steph are popular, especially as they asked them to do a 'spin off'.
As for that show, in some ways, it wasn't really biased, there was hardly any political talk. (Although its hardly balanced only having one party even though no major policies were discussed).
And as they were showing him to the door, Dom did tell Farage that he shouldn't expect him to vote for UKIP in May. Which was hilarious.
Steph and Dom are the most annoying and fake thing about this programme
I thought the concept of Gogglebox to be absolutely absurd with people sitting at home watching people sitting at home watching tv, but now these families are becoming celebrities themselves
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How did they think they wouldn't be dropped? He'll be forgotten about come May
The comment you made suggested that you thought that the people on the other side of the debate to you were just "militant breastfeeders". I was merely pointing out that that wasn't the case.
And being discreet about her breastfeeding is exactly what the woman who was asked to cover herself up in Claridge's was doing. In fact, Claridge's actions made it more, not less, obvious that that's what she was doing.
Sometimes people exercise rights that others are trying to suppress to show that they have those rights and won't be bullied into giving them up. Other times they'll exercise rights that they passionately believe that they should have in order to point out the absurdity that they legally aren't available to them.
Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr were in the latter camp often, and most people appreciate that they fought a good fight peacefully, but from what you've just written I think it's fair to say that you probably saw them as seditious criminals up to no good rather than honest, noble-intentioned human rights activists.
What a handful of women did to protest Claridge's absurdity was both legal and morally right.
You hate bullies? Great. It's because mothers were being bullied into breastfeeding in toilets (which isn't sanitary), etc that the law to protect their right to breastfeed in public without harassment was passed in the first place. And, as I've said already, the protest wasn't about "forcing people to accept something they are reluctant to" it was about getting a multi-million pound hotel to respect the law. If you must "hate" something or someone over this then "hate" Claridge's and the staff that demanded that the woman draw more attention to her breastfeeding than was necessary, causing her embarrassment and distress in the process.
The restrooms in Claridges are gorgeous, I'd happily eat my dinner in them.
Not read the entire thread but as far as the breastfeeding goes, personally i dont think it is appropriate to do this in a busy restaurant, yes it is natural but so are lots of other activities but it does not mean i want to see it being carried our while im trying to enjoy a meal. I am sure you can express breast milk, bottle it and take it along with you if you think your child may want it....Bitty
Also a big thumbs up for adult only restaurants ./ pubs, nothing against people who take their children out with them but sometimes its nice to enjoy a peaceful meal without having the couple next to you constantly screaming at their kids or even worse just leaving their kids run around doing whatever they feel like.
But babies need warm milk which happens when its breastfed.
Why should a baby have to miss out because you dont want to see it? We have all been breastfed at 1 point in our lives
Ye im pretty sure that keeping bottled breast or non breast milk in a fridge is quite common and then obviously warming it up using a bowl of hot water.
Why should i be put off my meal by a baby suckling on the tit ? We have all wanted to eat in peace at 1 point in our lives.
I just think there are better places to feed your child than in the middle of a restaurant.......Bitty
A baby deserves fresh milk just as much as anyone deserves fresh food if you dont like it dont look its the 21st century now
Big Brother is on Channel 5 though ;-)
As for why George was axed for appearing on Big Brother that has more to do with it being on Channel Five than anything else. Dom and Steph can appear on the Jump because its a Channel 4 show
Favouritism maybe?
Seeing as they interviewed Farage (I didn't watch that show) surely that is a bias of the posh couple? Very
Wow! Seems like Time Travel is a reality after all! Breast feeding is the most natural thing in the world and anyone who tries to sexualise it or make it shameful are the ones with the problem. If you are really that offended perhaps you could ask to eat your dinner in the restrooms away from it all. After all if it is good enough for a new born baby it must be good enough for you!
It's 27 years since I breast fed my baby and I never once came across attitudes like the ones shown here then.
Perhaps people were uncomfortable with it but just too polite to say it to your face?
With people disapproving to this i wonder how they will react to sex itself?
Well favouritisim did cross my mind, but perhaps more its popularity. They seem to know that Dom and Steph are popular, especially as they asked them to do a 'spin off'.
As for that show, in some ways, it wasn't really biased, there was hardly any political talk. (Although its hardly balanced only having one party even though no major policies were discussed).
And as they were showing him to the door, Dom did tell Farage that he shouldn't expect him to vote for UKIP in May. Which was hilarious.
Steph and Dom are the most annoying and fake thing about this programme
What, in Claridges.
You can live an entirely normal life for 100 years without coming across attitudes you can find in five minutes on Digital Spy.
This should be clearly stated when signing up for DS.
Last episode tomorrow, anyone know when it's back?
What is going on here?
I was living in Glasgow at the time, I'm pretty sure if people were uncomfortable they would have let me know.
Hahaha - yes I can imagine the rubber gloves coming out.
That really ought to be on the front page of Digital Spy - possibly one of my favourite quotes ever.