Prime Minister Andy Burnham is swapping Number 10 for the sofa this week as he joins Gogglebox for a special episode in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. Burnham will watch and react to the week’s television alongside Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram, with the pair joining a growing celebrity line-up that also includes Sugababes members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy, as well as Joe Lycett with his aunties Margaret and Pauline.

The special airs on Friday 23 October at 9:05pm on Channel 4.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram Join the Sofa

Burnham, who became Prime Minister in July 2026 after previously serving as Mayor of Greater Manchester, will appear alongside Rotheram as the pair settle down to review some of the week’s biggest television moments. Channel 4 has already shared a short teaser of them together, with the special mixing the usual Gogglebox reactions with stories connected to Stand Up To Cancer.

The appearance also makes Burnham the first sitting Prime Minister to take part in Gogglebox, with the episode filmed at Number 10.

Sugababes and Joe Lycett Are Also Taking Part

Sugababes are also joining the special, with Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy watching together, while comedian Joe Lycett will be joined by his aunties Margaret and Pauline. More celebrity guests are still expected to be announced before the episode airs.

The one-off episode is being made in support of Stand Up To Cancer, the fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. Since launching in the UK in 2012, the campaign has raised more than £127 million to support cancer research, clinical trials and new treatments.

For CultureCues, celebrity Gogglebox specials are usually good fun anyway, but this is definitely one of the more unexpected sofas we’ve seen. Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram alongside Sugababes and Joe Lycett is quite the line-up, and we’re excited to see who else joins them and what they make of some of the week’s biggest TV moments. We’ll definitely be tuning in on Friday.

Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer airs Friday 23 October at 9:05pm on Channel 4.

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