Gogglebox star reunites with cast amid dementia diagnosis
The Gogglebox Australia cast has reunited with beloved grandma Emmie Silbery over the weekend, amid her ongoing battle with dementia.
The 94-year-old TV star personality was showered with love and affection from co-stars Tim Lai, Faye Kontos, Kate and Matt Dalton, and Keith and Lee Riley in a clip shared on Instagram.
"It was great to see our darling Emmie again..❤️" the captioned read, with Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely playing in the background.
This is the first time the cast have seen Emmie since her dementia diagnosis last year.
In the clip, Keith and few other cast members were filmed hugging Emmie.
Emmie, her daughter Kerry Silbery and granddaughter Isabelle Silbery first appeared on the show in 2016.
After almost seven years and 14 seasons of the trio being couch critics, they announced that Emmie would not be joining them in the latest season because of her dementia diagnosis.
But the Silbery's have been sharing updates on Emmie's health, and the moment she met her great-granddaughter just last month.
In another post shared by co-star Kate Dalton, she revealed that the cast members also met Isabelle's newborn daughter, Ruby, who was named after Emmie's aunt.
"Meeting the newest Gogglebox family member, Ruby," Kate captioned the photo, tagging Isabelle.
"Special guest Emmie ❤️" she added.
Fans of the show have shared how much they miss seeing Emmie on TV.
"So good to see her looking so well…miss seeing her on the couch," one wrote.
"How wonderful! Miss seeing Emmie so thank you so much for sharing this with us! ❤️" added another.
"Miss seeing her on the couch," commented a third.
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