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Kirstie McCrum

Gogglebox stars praise Meghan's bravery for speaking out in Oprah interview

It was the TV event of the week, so of course Gogglebox stars were going to have their say on Oprah with Harry and Meghan, which aired on ITV on Monday (March 8).

As the US national treasure sat down with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so our favourite Channel 4 regulars took a pew on their sofas.

Nothing was off-limits for the Gogglebox crew, but the biggest reaction had to be when Meghan said that she had thought about suicide.

Sisters Ellie and Izzi were horrified, with one commenting: "Nobody deserves to feel like that."

Pete and Sophie were astonished that Meghan said she was told that she couldn't go for mental health help because of how it would look.

"B*llocks to how it looks. If you're not not well, you're not well," Sophie declared.

But there were plenty of viewers who were unhappy with what they felt was an unbalanced reaction to the interview.

Tina said on Twitter: "Always been one of my fav programmes, but the reactions to the Meghan interview has really annoyed me. Feels very scripted!"

Another tweeter, Lorian, said: "I am just wondering how they managed to get no one who disagrees with the Megan and Harry interview!"

Robert tweeted simply: "We haven’t forgotten she’s an actress have we?"

On the pro-Sussex side, James tweeted to Pete and Sophie: "Spot on with everything you said tonight about the interview."

Tracy added: "At last, some decent, normal, humane responses to Meghan's revelations regarding her suicidal thoughts. There's been too many callous comments this week (not just from the GMB moron) that have shocked and saddened me."

  • Gogglebox is on Fridays on Channel 4 at 9pm
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