Gogglebox announce best friends Jude and Sherry are joining cast for 2026 series
The pair will make their debut on Friday nightGogglebox has added best friends Jude and Sherry as its newest cast members.
The pair arrive with a friendship spanning more than 50 years, shaped by family, loss and travel.
Jude, 76, and Sherry, 77, first crossed paths after their sons were born at the same maternity hospital. Their bond later deepened after both were widowed one year apart, in 2009 and 2010.
Now they are taking their close bond and many opinions into the hit Channel 4 series.
How Gogglebox stars Jude and Sherry’s friendship began
Their friendship began at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, where both women had just become mothers.
Jude recalled meeting Sherry while they pushed their newborn sons along a hospital corridor.
Sherry explained how far their bond goes: “We have been close friends since we met at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital on the day our sons were born.”
Life sometimes left them seeing less of each other, but their connection endured across the decades.
After losing their partners, Jude and Sherry began spending much more time together.
Sherry said: “There have been periods when we haven’t seen so much of each other, but since we have both been widowed, we have been together much more, especially since we started travelling together in 2017.”
Jude added: “As Sherry said, we met 51 years ago, on the day after our sons were born, pushing them along the hospital corridor. Through the childhood years as we both went on to have 2 daughters and then a year apart in 2009 and 2010 we were both widowed, which is when we became even closer and our travels began.”
Their travels have taken them to Sri Lanka, Mexico, Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Malacca and Goa. Chile is the next destination they hope to visit.
Those adventures should give them plenty to discuss between programmes on the Gogglebox sofa.
What Jude and Sherry said about Gogglebox
Sherry is eager to discover how filming works and which new programmes the pair will watch. She also highlighted the upbeat attitude they plan to bring to Gogglebox.
She said: “We are both very positive people and it is great to be doing something completely new together.”
Jude described joining at this point in her life as a fresh experience and challenge.
She added: “A challenge definitely, but an exciting one.”
Their usual travel plans are giving way, temporarily, to evenings spent reacting to television. Their sofa set-up may include chilled chocolate and wine, alongside the opinions viewers expect.
For Jude and Sherry, the attraction also lies in sharing another unfamiliar experience together. Their friendship has already crossed family milestones, bereavement and far-flung journeys.
Gogglebox now offers a more domestic test: strong reactions, new shows and plenty of time side by side.
When Jude and Sherry join Gogglebox
Jude and Sherry make their first Gogglebox appearance on Friday October 2 at 9pm.
The episode will air on Channel 4, introducing the friends to viewers from their shared sofa.
Their long history is set to shape the conversation as they settle into the familiar format. It also marks a new kind of adventure after years spent exploring destinations around the world.
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Gogglebox airs Friday October 2 from 9pm on Channel 4
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