Gogglebox stars Mary and Giles 'incompatibility' in bid to 'save' their marriage

Giles Wood and Mary Killen are a much-loved couple on . The creatives have been on the show for the last nine years, giving viewers a glimpse into their relationship and home.

While many people believe they have a happy marriage, after tying the knot more than 30 years ago, the couple has admitted that it isn't all plain sailing. The pair documented their thoughts and feelings about each other in journal entries, which they shared with a few years back.

Giles wrote: "Working together on - watching telly at the same time - meant Mary and I suddenly no longer lived like two intimate strangers," highlighting their misaligned daily schedules as a reason for their drift. "It has definitely saved our marriage," he added.

The artist also pointed out that these issues were nothing new, noting: "The signs of incompatibility were always there: and socially incontinent, while I am downwardly mobile."

Mary also wrote that they didn't spend much time together, but filming Gogglebox brought them closer together which ultimately saved their marriage. She penned: "While we wait for each Gogglebox programme to begin, we end up chatting to each other, amounting to about three hours a week in total.

"But we had got out of the habit of discussing things. Gradually, we realised we were enjoying the Gogglebox preambles - indeed, they became an essential cog in the wheels of our marriage because we had to take it in turns to speak. And then we realised that we had a huge amount in common."

In an interview with Idler last year, Giles also opened up about how little the couple talk. He said: "You see, I've had six months of not talking to anyone," he wrote. "That's the thing about living in the country - who do you talk to? The pub's shut. I don't go to church. Who am I supposed to talk to?"

When prompted that he could talk to Mary, he joked: "Mary hardly talks to me at all because we're incompatible. The only time we talk is to say, 'Shall we watch or Apple TV tonight?' We're basically distracting our lives away."