Gogglebox star Giles Woods opens up on death as he makes makes unusual request

On Friday night, Channel 4 viewers tuned in for a brand new episode of Gogglebox,which opened with husband and wife duo Giles Wood and Mary Killen.

The pair, who have been part of the programme since 2015, have become firm fan-favourites on the series for their hilarious dynamic and witty remarks.

Recently, Giles left people in disbelief after sharing a throwback photo of himself online.

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However, during the most recent episode, he made an unusual demand when it came to his funeral plans.

He told his wife: "By the way, if I do die, Mary, I want to insist on something. I don't want Frank Sinatra's song 'I did it my way'."

She replied: "You didn't do it at all, let alone doing it your way!" The Channel 4 star also told his wife he didn't want the song Bohemian Rhapsody played.

Mary asked: "No? What do you want?" He commented: "I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday,=."

Laughing at his remark, she said: "You wouldn't want that! That would be so annoying." He added: "Annoying right until the last minute!"

It wasn't long before people commented on his hilarious request, with one person on X saying: "Giles wanting, 'I wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' as his funeral song is just the most Giles thing ever. I love it, but pray it doesn't come for many, many more years to come."

Although Mary and Giles have been regulars on the series for 10 years, this series welcomed a plethora of fresh faces, including mother and daughter-in-law Sara and Lara, mates Jake and Calum, and family Andre, Sarah and daughter Chee.

This comes as the show bid farewell to Scottish couple Roisin and Joe, who first appeared on Gogglebox in 2022. Earlier this year, they announced they won't be in the new series as they weren't asked to return.

In a statement at the time, they wrote: "After three and a half years of sitting on the sofa Channel 4 have decided it's time for Joe and I to stretch out legs and have not asked us back for season 26.

"Therefore we are leaving the Gogglebox family. We couldn't be more grateful to Studio Lambert for the opportunity, the experience has actually been so mad and we will miss watching TV with you all on Friday nights!

"It's been an honour to represent Scotland as some of the first Scottish people on the show and prove we don't actually need subtitles."

Gogglebox is available to watch on Channel 4.