UNBELIEVABLE: Gogglebox fans were LEFT IN SHOCK as Reverend Kate Bottley took to Social Media with 𝘕𝘶𝘥𝘦 snaps as she posed on The Beach after A Skinny Dip In The Sea
Reverend Kate, who rose to fame on the Channel 4 series in 2014 before walking away two years later, shared the cheeky moment with her followers on Instagram.
Kate, 50, joined hundreds of other people for the charity dip in the sea, alongside her husband Graham, who also posed 𝘕𝘶𝘥𝘦 for a photo.
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The TV star, who also appears on BBC Radio, lay down on the sand for one snap, covering her chest with her hands as she smiled for the camera.
In the second shot, she bared all alongside her husband, as they looked out onto the seawater and protected their modesty with two red heart emojis.
Kate penned to her followers: ‘Immaculate vibes at the North East Skinny, but hilarious that I had a Sunday off BBC Radio 2 and I was up and out of bed earlier than I usually am!
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Gogglebox fans were left in shock as a show star Reverend Kate Bottley took to social media with 𝘕𝘶𝘥𝘦 snaps as she took part in a skinny dip
Reverend Kate, who rose to fame on the Channel 4 series in 2014 before walking away two years later, shared the cheeky moment with her followers on Instagram
‘Thanks to everyone who said hello and didn’t ask for a selfie.’
Finding the funny side of the snaps, her fans rushed to the comments to praise the TV stars sense of humour, and her ‘bravery’ for baring all.
One wrote: ‘Can’t decide if you’re brave or crazy, I think maybe a perfect mix of the two,’ while a second penned: ‘My god, you’re braver than me! Well done!’
Kate walked away from Channel 4 show Gogglebox in 2016, and his since slammed the series as ‘exploitative’, as she revealed the had to lie to quit and made no money.
The Church of England vicar hit out that signing up for the show ended up damaging her family’s home life, as the modest fee was swallowed up by hidden costs, and their family meal times disrupted by filming.
Speaking on the Walking the Dog podcast, Kate revealed: ‘I wish I’d known how much it took over our life for two and a half years.
‘It’s reality TV, it’s by its nature consensual exploitation.’
The mother-of-two, who originally wanted to take part in a bid to help change how people of faith were seen on screen, also hit out that filming was ‘quite intrusive’.
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Kate previously hit out at Channel 4 over her family’s involvement in Gogglebox saying the series was ‘exploitative’ of families that take part
Speaking of her son Arthur, who she described as on the ‘autistic spectrum’ and daughter Ruby, Kate explained how her kids would hide in their rooms twice a week while the production crew set up in the home.
She continued: ‘My kids spent two-and-a-half years sat in their bedrooms every Tuesday and Thursday night or whatever nights they came to film.
‘My kids didn’t have friends round for a lot [of the time], didn’t have help with their homework. Things like that.’
While she and Graham were paid a small fee, Kate also said that being part of the show meant she couldn’t take better-paid offers elsewhere.
‘There was stuff coming in that I wanted to have a go at that I just wasn’t able contractually to do,’ Kate revealed of being approached to take part in shows like Would I Lie To You?.
Walking away from the show, Kate had to come up with a cover story to break the contractual clauses of her time with Channel 4.
She revealed: ‘It so happened that it came around the time that Ruby was doing her GCSEs so the excuse we gave was, “We’re going to take some time away while she does her exams.” But we were just a bit overwhelmed.’
Gogglebox airs Fridays on Channel 4.
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Kate and her husband Graham quit the Channel 4 show in 2016
