Josh Tapper, known for his appearances on the popular Channel 4 show Gogglebox, has been chosen as the Labour candidate aiming to unseat Tory Deputy PM Oliver Dowden.
The former TV star, who was a regular feature on the show with his family, expressed his excitement and gratitude on Twitter, saying: "I'm thrilled and honoured to have been selected as Labour 's parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere.Thank you so much to local members for your support - I won't let you down.The work to unseat the Deputy Prime Minister starts now! " Josh, who joined the Labour Party under Keir Starmer's leadership, first appeared on Gogglebox at the age of 15.The Tapper featured on the show between 2013 and 2018 and they were made up of dad Jonathan, mum Nikki, daughter Amy and son Josh.
In 2022 he told Jewish News it "suddenly blew up out of nowhere". He went on: “I spent the next five years living that life while also trying to live a normal life.
But I was the guy who was on TV. My days were long as we were filming the scenes in addition to school." He left the show in 2017 to pursue a career as a civil servant, with a source telling The Mirror at the time: "Channel 4 will, of course, keep the door open for him but it's a really exciting opportunity for him.
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