{"id":27414,"date":"2022-12-19T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1757916"},"modified":"2022-12-19T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:07:34","slug":"gogglebox-stars-quit-show-after-5-years-its-been-an-epic-journey","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gogglebox-stars-quit-show-after-5-years-its-been-an-epic-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogglebox stars quit show after 5 years: \u201cIt\u2019s been an epic journey\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 19 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>If you\u2019re a fan of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-z57v96\/gogglebox\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gogglebox<\/a>, you\u2019ve undoubtedly grown to know and love the same faces over the years \u2013 so it\u2019s always sad to see any of the cast of the fan-favourite show depart.<\/p>\n<p>This time round, the news of departure comes from Mica Ven and Marcus Luther, who have announced they have left the hit Channel 4 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-gogglebox-stand-up-to-cancer-2020-lineup-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, who have become on-screen favourites over the five years they have appeared, took to Instagram to break the news.<\/p>\n<p>In a post, they wrote a joint statement saying: \u201cWe just want to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to @c4Gogglebox for having us for the last 5 years, even though we had to travel so far for filming (downstairs &amp; through the corridor) it was so worth it, it\u2019s been an epic journey! You guys are the bestest of the best.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;primary-cli\" cli=\"\" cli-text=\"\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had so much fun with you all tuning in at home &amp; the hardworking Gogglebox crews but it\u2019s time to put down the remote and see what else God has in store for us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;primary-cli\" cli=\"\" cli-text=\"\">\n<p>\u201cTo everyone that has tuned in &amp; sent us messages of love and encouragement over the years, we appreciate every last one of you. Thank you so much. To the amazing cast, you\u2019ll forever be our G\u2019box brothers &amp; sisters 4life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-726368\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/The-Vens3648RT-HP-dc863f5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The Ven family Gogglebox<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;primary-cli\" cli=\"\" cli-text=\"\">\n<p>They concluded: \u201cAnd lastly, To all our Yardie friends &amp; family that always big us up to whoever will listen, when you\u2019re chatting about our departure, the program\u2019s called GOGGLEBOX not GOOOOOGLEbox, it\u2019s not a damn search engine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;primary-cli\" cli=\"\" cli-text=\"\">\n<p>\u201cWe love youuuuuuu,\u201d the couple added.<\/p>\n<p>The South London-based duo made regular appearances on Gogglebox and often featured alongside their daughters Sachelle and Shuggy.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the show in season 11 in 2018, viewers were full of praise for their jokes and outgoing personalities, which will now be missed on the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gogglebox airs on Channel 4, with episodes available to stream on All4. 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