Leeds United player Kalvin Phillips appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox this evening alongside rapper Aitch as part of Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer night.
The premier league football player took a break from Leeds United duties to take part in the fundraising campaign which aims to bring the UK together to speed up progress in life-saving cancer research.
The 25-year-old appeared on the sofa alongside Manchester United fan and rapper Aitch as they passed comment on this week's prime time television highlights.
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Fans of the footballer were excited for his Gogglebox debut with many of his supporters even saying they don't usually watch the show but would be tuning in for him.
Many took to Twitter ahead of the show in anticipation.
One fan posted: "Looking forward to watching our very own Kalvin Phillips on Gogglebox stand up to cancer tonight #lufc"
A second said: "Can’t wait for all the Leeds DA’s to meltdown when they see Kalvin Phillips chilling with Aitch whos a Man United fan later on Gogglebox."
A third added: "Are we all excited for the Yorkshire pirlo on Gogglebox."
However, viewers have been left disappointed after the professional footballer appeared only briefly on the Celebrity Gogglebox segment.
Some took to social media to express their frustrations.
One upset fan penned: "@Kalvinphillips been done dirty on Gogglebox, hardly on" followed by a crying emoji.
While another added: "Watched Gogglebox for first time for Kalvin Phillips, what a load of s****."
The segment was so short that some viewers even missed it.
"Has Kalvin Phillips been on Gogglebox yet?" another fan asked.
Other celebrities who starred in the special episode included Graham Norton, Michael Sheen, Suranne Jones and Matt Lucas, alongside his mum.
Gogglebox favourites the Siddiqui family and Marcus and Mica were among some of the show’s regular cast who also appeared in the special episode.
The celebrity edition of Gogglebox was a collection of special programmes on Channel 4 hosted by Davina McCall, Maya Jama, Alan Carr and Adam Hills.
The episode which aired at 9pm tonight will be available to catch up on All4.
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