Gogglebox star Joe Baggs reveals which former co-star snubbed him after show saying ‘I thought we were close’
FORMER Gogglebox star Joe Baggs has hit out at one of his co-stars for snubbing him after the show.
The reality TV personality left the Channel 4 factual entertainment show after four series on air.
Joe, his brother George, mum Lisa and dad Terry all joined Gogglebox for series 16 in 2020.
They later returned for series 18 before leaving the show for good in 2020.
The 27-year-old now hosts a popular podcast with his brother and they have welcomed many celebrities into their bespoke studio.
Rylan Clark, Pete Wicks, Katie Price, Georgia Harrison, Chloe Burrows, Kerry Katona, have all appeared on the Not My Bagg podcast.
However, Joe has now revealed that some of his former Gogglebox co-stars have snubbed him since he left the show and have declined to appear on his audio programme.
He told The Sun: “There are some cast members where, like we thought we were close to it.
“And then I’ve asked them to come on our podcast afterwards, and they’ve declined, and I’ve been a bit like, ‘Oh, so whatever’.
“Yeah, like it’s a strange one cos you feel like once you’re in the bubble and in the community, it’s like, you know, you’re really you’re really close to people and then afterwards you’re like, Oh, OK, maybe not so.”
He was then asked in particular which cast members he used to think were his friends.
Joe replied: “I don’t mind saying – it was Stephen who was on Celebs Go Dating.
“I asked him to come on and the management declined and I thought it was really strange.
“On the show we were very supportive, but the rest of the experiences in person with all the other families has been amazing!”
The Sun has contacted Stephen’s representatives for comment.
The podcast personality also opened up on his mental health as a figure in the public eye as he helped to raise funds as part of the Movember campaign.
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Joe has joined forces with the likes of Dr Alex George, Max Whitlock OBE for the annual fundraising campaign in aid of men’s health.
He admitted that there were struggles when he first shot to fame, saying: “I think the adjustment for me from going from just working in a recruitment office to then doing what I’m doing now was obviously like a huge strain mentally.
“It’s been a lot to get around, and I had to seek external support cos I was like, ‘how do how can I speak to friends about this and family when no one else is going through the same thing.’
“And you feel like, quite isolated … Well, that’s what I did. I went out and spoke to professionals and got help with that because it was pretty difficult and challenging.
He added: “I think that I’ve always been honest and vocal about my my mental health, and I’ve always reached out to people spoken to friends and family, and I just feel like it’s a really important thing to always voice.
“I’m first to say I’m having a really bad day, and I just need to like, you know, put this in a box and whatever, So, yeah, I just think it’s really important to speak about.”