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Gogglebox’s Jenny missed last episode as she was in hospital, co-star and friend Lee confirms
Fans of the pair were worried by their absence during Friday night’s episode
Gogglebox favourite Jenny Newby ‘isn’t very well’ and is in hospital following an operation, her co-star and friend Lee Riley has confirmed.
Jenny and Lee have been a staple part of the Channel 4 show since 2014, and have gained a loyal fanbase thanks to their antics and comical television commentaries from their caravan in Hull.
However, fans were concerned on Friday (May 6th) when the pair were absent from the evening’s episode, with many taking to social media to ask where the beloved duo where.
And on Sunday, Lee then appeared alone at the Bafta awards, where he gave an explanation for Jenny’s absence from the show.
Speaking to the Daily Star from the red carpet, Lee confirmed that his friend ‘isn’t very well’ having recently undergone an operation in hospital.
He explained: “She is not very well, she is having an operation, a mini one, but she is recovering well though.
“She was invited but the appointment was in Bafta week. You can’t turn down an NHS operation down can you? But she is doing well.”
Lee also told The Sun that Jenny’s operation was ‘minor’ and that ‘she’ll be watching [the Bafta Awards] from her hospital bed’.
Gogglebox went on to win the prize for Best Reality and Constructed Factual show at the Bafta Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.
Following the win, Lee took to the stage with a number of other cast members to give a speech, where he paid tribute to those who lost their lives, saying the award was for the ‘past and present families who have been on Gogglebox… it is an honour to get it for them’.
Following Gogglebox’s win, Stephen Lambert, chief executive of Studio Lambert, then addressed the UK government’s plan to privatise Channel 4.
He said: “Gogglebox might have ended when it started nine years ago as it got modest ratings, but a publicly owned risk-taking Channel 4 believed in it and they stuck with it.
“If the government go ahead with its destructive plan to end Channel 4, these kinds of risks will not be taken and a big part will have ended for no good reason.”