As a child Giles learned the unfortunate trick that being annoying earned him attention – a behaviour he has continued through 30 years of spectacular marital clashes. That is not advice not to read it - it really is very enjoyable This is a delightful "peep behind the scenes" of a couple who are fun to watch on Gogglebox, the writing styles are comfortable but sadly the book seems to be too short, leaving me wanting more - much more. Together they sift through the unhelpful dreamy myths and offer their own, two-handed pragmatic reality, obtainable for all. In The Diary of Two Nobodies, you will have the unique opportunity to discover, first hand, what occurs when a man who sees himself as a cross between Mr Bean and Basil Fawlty shares his life with a woman who identifies closely with the Queen.

It’s probably the only time we talk to each other, on Gogglebox, isn’t it Mary, apart from making admin arrangements? The couple have been a regular fixture on Channel 4's couch-surfing programme since 2015, happy to analyse the week's television from their countryside 'grottage' for our viewing pleasure. Two teenage boys stabbed to death in Bristol 'were in the wrong place at the wrong time': Horrified locals.Half an hour later, they are back at their country cottage near Marlborough, Wiltshire, bickering mildly, chatting about topics ranging from Gogglebox to life in the sticks, the subject of their latest book, Country Life. In a preamble they say that Gogglebox has saved their 30 year marriage as all that TV watching has got them to sit down together and communicate as well as giving us all a chance to see how frustrating Giles can be! The couple, who got married after meeting aged 21, had been living in Chelsea before purchasing their Wiltshire home and starting a family.

For now though, "the jury's out" on whether they'll actually up sticks, so the Gogglebox production team can rest easy. Gogglebox fans have grown accustomed to seeing Giles and Mary's brand of forthright, no-holds-barred humour on the Channel 4 show.It’s too much of a nuisance to visit someone who lives in the country, no matter how much you love them. It's too much of a nuisance to visit someone who lives in the country, no matter how much you love them," Mary continues. The painter earlier revealed that he'd been able to retire at 21, and Mary had no hesitation about shutting him down when he suggested Covid had come along just as he was about to "start enjoying" his retirement.