Gogglebox: Malone family share rare picture of unseen son Lee
Tom and Julie Malone have four children, two of whom have never appeared on Gogglebox
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Your support makes all the difference.Gogglebox fans have been treated to a rare glimpse at the Malone family’s son Lee.
The family, which includes husband and wife Tom and Julie and their sons Shaun and Tom Jr, have appeared on Channel 4’s popular TV show since 2014.
However, many viewers are unaware that the couple actually have two other children, Lee and Vanessa.
On Sunday, Tom and Julie shared a series of photos from a family walk in Cheshire with Lee and his partner Sarah.
“What a great walk yesterday! 12,000 steps before 12 o’clock. The views were amazing,” they captioned one photo stood in front of the White Nancy monument.
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In another photo, the family stopped to pose for a selfie by a small waterfall.
Earlier this week, Tom Jr revealed that he had taken on an unlikely new job testing chairs since leaving Gogglebox earlier this year.
Shelving and supplies retailer BiGDUG announced in a light-hearted video that Malone is now their “Head of Chair Testing”, thanks to his experience on the Gogglebox sofa.
“Want to know what it’s like to be a grown man paid to test chairs?” asks Malone in a voiceover. “Check this out.
“After all my years on Gogglebox getting really good at sitting on my arse, BiGDUG offered me a new job sitting on my arse. It’s a hard life being a chair tester but you know we make it work.”
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