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Tom Malone Snr of Gogglebox rants as he and wife Julie suffer holiday travel blues

Tom Malone Snr and wife Julie of Gogglebox fame suffered a double whammy of bad luck on the way back from a weekend break.

First one of the tyres on the car burst, and then they discovered their spare was flat, reports BirminghamLive.

In the end, the Channel 4 favourites got a lift from the AA. The couple were supposed to have been enjoying a stress-free break in Wales. Tom ranted in a video on Instagram: "Nice weekend in Wales Julie said.

"I'll be a nice relaxing couple of days she said. You know just get away from it all, no stress. F****** right it was. Tyres f***ed up on the way down. Cars whizzing past me at 60mph three inches from my a*** on the side of the 55.

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"F****** k******d trying to get the wheel off and the spare is f****** flat." He continued jokingly: "Relaxing weekend with Julie...this is what drives me to drink."

The couple said they had to go to Chester and pick up a hire vehicle to get back to their home in Stretford, Manchester. This is the third holiday disaster the unlucky duo have suffered this year so far.

In April as they jetted abroad for a holiday they were stopped at security at Manchester Airport. On their way back, the plane broke down.

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