Bez refuses to watch Celebrity Gogglebox

Bez won't watch 'Celebrity Gogglebox' because he "hates" seeing himself on television.

The Happy Mondays dancer - who won 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2005 - admitted he has never watched the Channel 4 reality show, which he appears on with bandmate Shaun Ryder and reacts to the week's biggest TV moments.

Speaking to The Big Issue magazine, he said: "Who would ever have thought that at our age me and Shaun would be on the telly sitting on our sofa?

"We are so out there in terms of the establishment’s idea of the norm. But somehow we’ve been embraced by the mainstream. What an incredible thing to have happened, no one could have predicted it.

"I think 'Gogglebox' shows our friendship as it is. But I’m not sure because I’ve never watched it. I hate myself on television. I think I sound so thick it’s unbelievable."

Meanwhile, Bez insisted not tuning into 'Big Brother' meant he was able to be free when he went onto the celebrity version 17 years ago.

He explained: "My saving grace was that I had never actually watched the show. So I had no preconceptions of how I should behave or how I should play the game.

"I was just my usual self – I try to be well mannered and polite and nice to people.

"I was slightly rebellious, but I was always pleasant and I supported people when they needed support.

"Like Jackie Stallone – I think that got me in with the blue rinse brigade. People who would normally not look at me twice."

However he suggested the main reason he was able to win the show that year was due to fans of the band throwing themselves behind him, rather than winning people over.

He added: "But a lot of my win was down the support I got out there as a Happy Monday. I don’t think people realise what a huge support base we have."