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<\/p>\nGiles Wood has shared he and his wife Mary Killen have \u201ckept very very quiet\u201d about their earnings enabling them to pay off their rural Wiltshire home.<\/p>\n
The Channel 4 TV stars also admitted their surprise over how people \u201crecognise them\u201d away from screens as they live a \u201cquiet life\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland\u2019s The Afternoon Show podcast about their success after appearing on Gogglebox for eight years, Giles said: \u201cI think we were able to pay off the mortgage.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added the pair \u201ckept quiet, very quiet” about their earnings, saying: \u201cI leave all the paperwork to Mary, because she\u2019s more interested in the details of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their Wiltshire home is as zany as you might expect, the couple who met when they were 21, have lived there for 30 years now.<\/p>\n
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READ MORE <\/strong> Inside Mark Labbett’s health woes to gastric band, marriage split and show fears<\/strong><\/p>\n In a previous interview with\u00a0<\/i>The Telegraph, the couple confessed they have no central heating, paint was peeling from the ceilings, and they even resorted to creating their own double glazing using bubble wrap.<\/p>\n They went on to describe parts of the home as “worse than Benefits Street” due to the mould problem.<\/p>\n In their latest book, Country Life: A Story of Peaks and Troughs, Giles and Mary suggested they may even relocate back to London.<\/p>\n The armchair critics moved from Chelsea to Wiltshire 30 years ago as they could get more for their money in the West Country at the time.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> “Were I a shrub, I would say I have only tentatively put down roots here in Wiltshire,” Giles wrote in the book, which was released last month.<\/p>\n “They are not yet thick or stubborn enough to prevent me from uprooting myself for the final chapter of my life.”<\/p>\n The artist added: “After 30 years, I am now ready to transplant myself again.”<\/p>\n “As a woman who can\u2019t drive, I have been exiled these past three decades to a village without a bus service,” Mary shared.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n “It means that, over the years, I\u2019ve missed at least 600 London parties, gallery openings and book launches, to say nothing of memorial services and lectures and art exhibitions.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m certain that a London dwelling would be the best choice for the final decade of life.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s too much of a nuisance to visit someone who lives in the country, no matter how much you love them.”<\/p>\n
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