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Jessica Sansome

Who are Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on Celebrity Gogglebox?

Celebrity Gogglebox waaback on screens tonight and it underwent more changes.

Some new famous faces made their debut on the Channel 4 show, just a week after other familiar faces were added to the line up.

Chris Eubank and Chris Eubank Jr made a returned to the show alongside Zoe Ball and her son Woody while singer and It's A Sin star Olly Alexander made his Celebrity Gogglebox comeback but this time alongside MNEK.

And The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah also made their debut.

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This week, Jools Holland and Vic Reeves returned to the show but two faces viewers won't have seen on the show before are Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.

"We’re Derry excited as @SaoirseJackson & @JamieLeeOD join the #CelebrityGogglebox fam THIS FRIDAY, 9pm on @Channel4," a tweet from the official Gogglebox account read earlier this week.

For those who may not be familiar with the pair, Saoirse-Monica and Jamie-Lee are actresses.

Saoirse-Monica is best known for playing Erin Quinn in Lisa McGee's hugely successful comedy Derry Girls, while Jamie-Lee plays the role of Michelle.

Saoirse-Monica, 27, told RadioTimes : "Gogglebox is one of my absolute favourites so to be on there with my pal and fellow Derry Girl Jamie-Lee is a bit of a thrill.

"We’ve had in depth snack discussions already so are raring to go."

Orla (Louise Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), James (Dylan Llewellyn) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) from Derry Girls (PA)

Filming on the third series of the 90s-set comedy had been pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic but Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, who plays Clare, has confirmed that filming will resume this year.

Derry Girls, which is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, during The Troubles, first hit screens in 2018 with a second series following in 2019.

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