Gogglebox star Giles Wood has actually confessed that he utilized to shoot birds when he was a boy, admitting that he feels ‘regret’ over his ‘beastliness’.
Giles and his other half, Mary Killen, have actually been on the Channel 4 program given that 2015, are considered being among the poshest households to participate in the reality program.
In his brand-new book, Country Life: A Story of Peaks and Troughs, Giles supposedly discusses the stunning bird-shooting activity that he participated in throughout his younger years, stating that it was a ‘rite of passage’.
‘I did get an air rifle when I was about 12 and, having loved garden birds, I started shooting them,’ he penned.
‘According to the old school, this behaviour would be a very natural feature of adolescence.’
Giles kept in mind that it was obviously considered a ‘rite of passage’ to ‘graduate from a catapult to an air rifle’.
Recollecting the violent activity, he mentioned: ‘I am not proud of my short-lived cruel streak. But at the time I wanted to show my skill in downing small birds – starlings, wood pigeons – and I even shot a blackbird in my garden.
‘Almost as soon as I had done it, I regretted it. It is just a stage of beastliness that boys go through.’
Earlier this year, Gogglebox audiences were left shocked by an interaction in between Giles and Mary on the program, when they argued over the high street grocery store Waitrose.
Fans of the series revealed their awe over Mary swearing at her spouse throughout the heated dispute, specifically thinking about the subject of discussion.
Last year, Mary opened about the deals that she’d received to star on other television programs, while resolving her future on Gogglebox with Giles.
‘People come up to us and say, “We love you on Gogglebox”. We get recognised even when we’re abroad,’ she said in December.
‘It’s occurred in Italy, Belgium and Australia. It’s unexpected. And it’s individuals from all strolls of life.’
Assuring her most faithful fans, she included: ‘We have been offered other shows. But we’re happy with Gogglebox.’
Gogglebox returns on Friday at 9pm on Channel 4.
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