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Katie Fitzpatrick

Gogglebox star wished well as she swaps the UK for overseas after end of series

She's been a Gogglebox favourite since joining the Channel Four armchair critic show in 2017 with her brother Pete, and Sophie Sandiford has received well wishes after swapping the UK for Belgium. On Gogglebox Sophie commentates on the week's best TV along with Pete and the siblings are known for their comical commentary and colourful mug collection.

Sophie has now given an insight into her life away from the TV screen as she took a break in the city of Bruges. In a snap shared on on her Instagram Sophie, from Blackpool, posed in a black hooded coat to ward off the chill, and she wrapped up in a cosy scarf as she wrote: "In Brugge."

One follower pj4757 asked her: "What's it like?" and she told them: "Absolutely stunning!! X" phil.greaves told her: "Love Brugge. Enjoy." Another follower said: "One of my fave places, have the best time." alisonalexander1965 commented: "Lovely city. Have a good time. Lots of beer and chocolate xx"

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Another well-wisher hendylouise said: "Was there a couple of weeks ago and I fell in love." And jay__marsden joked: "That’s not Blackpool tower."

In December Sophie and Pete delivered the news that the hit series, which launched in 2013, was drawing to a close for the year. They posed on their side-by-side on the sofa as Sophie wrote on Instagram on December 9: "Last one of the series."

Thankfully fans don't have long to wait long until the show is back on their screens again. Fellow fan favourites Jenny Newby and Lee Riley confirmed in a Christmas message that the show would be returning for a new series in February.

Gogglebox fans sent their congratulations to two of the show's stars last series as they revealed they are expecting new additions to their families. Ellie Warner, who appears on the show with sister Izzi, announced she was expecting her first child with long-term partner Nat Eddleston, while dad-of-one Pete revealed his wife Paige Yeomans is also pregnant again.

Pete and Sophie were sitting on the sofa with Pete's son Jimmy when they discussed Paige's pregnancy with their second child. Pete told his son: "Jimbers, you're going to have a little brother or sister coming. You're going to have to milk it."

Sophie, who was holding her nephew on her knee, added: "You’re going to be a big brother." Paige, an emergency services call handler, married Pete in May 2021, and the couple welcomed baby Jimmy in September that year.

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