Gogglebox star Sue Sheehan broke her silence about her Bell’s Palsy diagnosis during the Channel 4 show on Friday night.
Sue and her husband Steve, who live in south London, appeared on the hit show after being absent from recent episodes.
Sue spoke candidly about the side effects of living with Bell’s palsy, which causes weakness or temporary paralysis in the muscles on one side of the face.
She explained: “I mean, I’ve had to relearn how to do a couple things since Bell’s palsy.”
‘One is to speak out of the side of the mouth and the other is to chew. Chewing takes a long time.
“I offered to chew your food, but you refused,” Steve added. “I must say you haven’t lost the sharp side of your tongue, have you?”
Gogglebox star Sue Sheehan broke her silence about her Bell’s Palsy diagnosis during the Channel 4 show on Friday night.
Sue and her husband Steve, who live in south London, appeared on the hit show after being absent from recent episodes and spoke candidly about the side effects of living with Bell’s Palsy.
“No, it’s actually sharper than ever,” Sue replied jokingly.
Fans quickly rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their well wishes for Sue and some thanked her for raising awareness.
‘Best wishes for suing #Gogglebox while you recover from Bell’s Palsy x; Sending love to Sue; Poor Sue. I hope your Bell’s palsy goes away soon.
“Fair play to Sue on #gogglebox for appearing with Bell’s palsy.” Raising awareness can only be a good thing, speaking as someone who (hopefully, temporarily) suffers the same thing after brain surgery. I imagine how much courage that takes.
‘I didn’t know Sue had Bell’s Palsy, I hope she’s okay; Thoughts with Sue x one of my favorites on #gogglebox.’
During the Gogglebox episode, the cast reacted to Jamie Cooks Christmas, You Bet!, The 1% Club, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Netflix’s new spy thriller, Black Doves.
Netflix’s new eight-part series Black Doves, which premiered last Thursday and earned a perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes just one day after its release, is a thriller starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw.
But despite featuring spies, murder and killers, the show has been labeled a “Christmas series” by delighted viewers, who claim the festive soundtrack and setting gave them the “Christmas feeling”.
She explained: ‘I mean, I’ve had to relearn how to do a couple of things since Bell’s palsy. One is talking out of the side of the mouth and the other is chewing. Chewing takes a long time
Fans quickly took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their well wishes for Sue and some thanked her for raising awareness.
During the Gogglebox episode, the cast reacted to Netflix’s new spy thriller, Black Doves. The new eight-part series is a thriller starring Keira Knightley (pictured) and Ben Whishaw.
Set in London in December, before the big day, the thriller follows Keira’s character, Helen Webb, as an agent who passes on the secrets she has managed to uncover from her politician husband (Andrew Buchan) to the Black Doves organization.
Helen has been providing political information to the company, headed by the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), for 10 years, but her position is compromised after Jason (Andrew Koji), the mother of two’s secret lover, is murdered.
However, all the fighting and killing in the series isn’t enough to stop fans from calling it a festive offering, thanks to the Christmas tunes playing in the background and the timing of the drama.
Gogglebox airs on Fridays on Channel 4 and all episodes are available to stream on demand.