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Amy Fenton & Monde Mwitumwa

Channel 4 Gogglebox stars earn £1,500 wage and other perks for appearing on the show

Gogglebox stars have been entertaining the nation every Friday night with their hilarious reactions on the week's best television.

Since it first aired in 2013 they have all shot to fame with many viewers always wondering just how much the Gogglebox stars are paid for appearing on the Channel 4 show.

Each family is paid £1,500 a month which they split between them, as well as getting a takeaway or tasty treats to snack on during filming.

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Now in its 19th series fans of the show have their favourite families, and if you've ever fancied becoming a regular on the show the good news is that the crew are currently looking for new families to take part.

Fan favourites Izzi and Ellie Warner (Channel 4)

According to Lancs Live, instead of auditions, new members are discovered by scouts as there is no official application process as the production team usually travel around the country looking for personalities who fit the bill.

Speaking about the casting, the show’s creator Stephen Lambert said in 2015: "Everybody on Gogglebox has been found and persuaded to be on the show and I think that’s the key to why they are likeable and why the show works, because we get to know these people. We’ve never advertised for people on Gogglebox."

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