Gogglebox Boss Denies Show Is Faked After Jenny Guesses Royal Baby Name

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The creator of Gogglebox has denied the show is faked after some viewers questioned how one of the show’s stars could have correctly guessed the name of the royal baby.

On Friday night’s show, regular Goggleboxer Jenny predicted that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby would be called Archie.

But some viewers called out the scene because the royal baby announcement was made in the daytime, while Jenny was reacting to an evening news report.

That clip of Jenny “guessing” the name was clearly recorded after the name was made public 🙄 #gogglebox

— One of the Jilted Generation (@fountainpen15) May 10, 2019

It's all just so fake now....we know they watch all the shows in 1 or 2 sittings.....and still they make on they're surprised that the baby has arrived and pretending they're guessing it's name....come on now, nobody could've avoided that news haha #gogglebox

— Carl Johnson (@carljtweets) May 10, 2019

It’s so fake now... there’s no way in hell none of them knew about the baby’s birth or the name before they watched the news? It was 2 separate events, 2 days apart, and they’re all wearing the same clothes? #Gogglebox pic.twitter.com/gHWDXQYcZr

— Valentina ☕ (@ValsCappuccino) May 10, 2019

The response prompted the Channel 4 show’s creator Tania Alexander to deny suggestions that Jenny was told about the baby’s name before the announcement was made.

She tweeted: “I would just like to confirm that our Jenny did genuinely guess the name Archie before it was announced @leegogglebox #gogglebox #geniusjenny.”

I would just like to confirm that our Jenny did genuinely guess the name Archie before it was announced @leegogglebox #gogglebox #geniusjenny 😂

— Tania Alexander (@Tanialalexander) May 10, 2019

It’s worth noting that Gogglebox is filmed across two nights of the week, so the stars of the show don’t watch everything as it’s being broadcast live.

So it’s likely that segment was filmed before the announcement was made and the final edit, which is done on a Thursday, made things look confusing.

Jenny appears on the Channel 4 show with her best mate Lee.
Jenny appears on the Channel 4 show with her best mate Lee.
Channel 4

So, as Tania tweeted, Jenny is basically a genius.

Last month, former Gogglebox star June Bernicoff admitted she finds it too difficult to watch TV since the death of her husband and former co-star, Leon.

June and Leon were among viewers’ favourites throughout their time on Gogglebox, which saw them passing commentary on the week’s TV in their own unique style.

In late 2017, it was announced that Leon had died at the age of 83, with June deciding to leave the show shortly afterwards, and she’s now revealed she’s given up watching TV completely.

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