{"id":86118,"date":"2023-09-30T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86118"},"modified":"2023-09-30T11:04:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:04:35","slug":"gogglebox-legend-devastated-by-sudden-death-of-her-sister-after-losing-four-family-members-to-covid-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/tv-movies\/gogglebox-legend-devastated-by-sudden-death-of-her-sister-after-losing-four-family-members-to-covid-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogglebox legend devastated by sudden death of her sister after losing four family members to Covid | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
GOGGLEBOX star Sandra Martin has revealed she is devastated by the sudden death of her sister.<\/p>\n
It comes after the reality star – who is best known for starring on the hit Channel 4 show with best friend Sandi Bogle – previously lost four family members to Covid.<\/p>\n
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Sandra, 61, announced the sad news<\/span> about her sister Jennifer on\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n Sharing pictures of herself with her beloved sibling, she wrote: "My sister Jennifer Richards has passed away… I LOVE YOU JEN."<\/p>\n Posting another photo of the pair together, Sandra added: "R.I.P JENNIFER RICHARDS."<\/p>\n This is further heartache for Sandra as four family members died during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n In April 2020, she broke down in tears in an emotional Twitter post as she revealed her sister-in-law's daughter had passed away.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, this is further pain for Sandra, who earlier this year admitted to The Sun that she was back on benefits, four years after leaving Gogglebox.<\/p>\n As the show\u2019s popularity grew, duo Sandi and Sandra were invited to every red carpet event, and enjoying the life of luxury<\/span>.<\/p>\n But, in 2016, Sandi left to pursue other career opportunities, including a stint on Celebrity Big Brother.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was hard,\u201d Sandra told The Sun in March. \u201cI had a panic attack, thinking I was going to go back on benefits<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n Sandra managed to find a friend to go on the show with her, but claims producers weren\u2019t keen on having someone with an American accent, so she eventually opted for her daughter Chanchez Martin.<\/p>\n However, she eventually left Gogglebox, two years years after Sandi.<\/p>\n Since then Sandra has appeared on a number of other shows including Celebrity<\/span> First Dates and 100 years younger in 21 days.<\/p>\nREAD MORE IN Sandra martin<\/h2>\n
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