{"id":485435,"date":"2025-10-09T10:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/485435\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:39:19","slug":"gogglebox-fans-in-tears-as-malone-family-pay-tribute-to-beautiful-co-star-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/485435\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogglebox fans in tears as Malone family pay tribute to &#8216;beautiful&#8217; co-star after death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Malone family on Gogglebox have faced their fair share of heartbreak in recent years<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_1cc836\">Joe Crutchley<\/strong> Screen Time Reporter<\/p>\n<p>08:08, 09 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_JS292663135.jpg\" alt=\"Gogglebox fans in tears after Malone family pay tribute to 'beautiful' co-star\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Gogglebox fans in tears after Malone family pay tribute to &#8216;beautiful&#8217; co-star<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/gogglebox\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Gogglebox<\/a> fans have flooded <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/inside-lives-goggleboxs-malone-family-34889247\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Malone family<\/a> with support after they shared a heartbreaking tribute online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The clan &#8211; consisting of Tom Malone Senior, wife Julie and sons Shaun and Tom Jnr &#8211; made their debut way back in 2014 on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/channel-4\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Channel 4<\/a> show. Daughter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/gogglebox-malone-familys-secret-siblings-24015727\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanessa has also made several appearances <\/a>over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Since then, the family, and their gang of Rottweiler <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/teamdogs\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">dogs<\/a>, have become firm favourites with fans thanks to their hilarious quips, never failing to make viewers laugh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">And although Tom Jnr left in 2021, the rest of the family have remained on the sofa, and have returned for its 26th series that premiered earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4_SDC_MDG_-CHP_30195JPG.jpg\" alt=\"The Malone family on Gogglebox\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The Malone family are firm favourites with viewers(Image: Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Away from the programme, Julie and Tom &#8211; who have been together since 1982 &#8211; are not strangers to keeping their 292k <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> followers updated on their day-to-day life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">And this week, the family left fans emotional as they paid tribute to their former four-legged friends. Sharing a photo of them with their late dogs, the Malones captioned the post: \u201cAwww Bobby, Dave, Izzy and Lucy Gone but never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_The-Malones-20195047RT-HP.jpg\" alt=\"Tom is part of Gogglebox's Malone family\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The family paid tribute to their dogs(Image: Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Rushing to the comments section, one person wrote: \u201cBeautiful pups. Lots of love.\u201d Another added: \u201cA heartbreak like no other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A third chimed in: \u201cBeautiful picture of you all. Very sad when dogs leave us.\u201d Someone else also commented three crying face emojis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">In June this year, son Shaun announced on Instagram that beloved pooch Bob had passed away. Alongside touching clips and pictures of the dog, he wrote: \u201cToday is the day we had to say goodbye to big Bob, an absolutely great dog like a big cuddly bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Gogglebox.jpg\" alt=\"Gogglebox\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>They have faced heartbreak in recent years(Image: Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Meanwhile, mum Julie shared: &#8220;Today we said goodbye to our beautiful protective Bobby, he spent his last day doing what he loved, watching over the Grandchildren playing in the garden . We are heartbroken. RIP our beautiful Big Bob xx.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Bob was the fourth dog that the Malones have lost since 2018. Their beloved boxer Frank died in 2018 and four years later their other pup called Lucy died. In 2023, the family were dealt heartbreak again when Dave also died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Gogglebox airs every Friday at 9pm on Channel 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Malone family on Gogglebox have faced their fair share of heartbreak in recent years Joe Crutchley Screen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,70257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-485435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gogglebox","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115343784369903727","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}