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Jeremy Corbyn is set to appear on Gogglebox next week in a bid to raise awareness of cancer.

The Labour leader is due to feature in a celebrity special of the hit Channel 4 show as part of a Stand Up To Cancer campaign.

A source said: “He’s really excited, though he’s more a fan of EastEnders.”

He will be following in the footsteps of Hollywood star Steve Coogan, A-list actress Anna Friel and Olly Murs who took part in last year’s series.

Promotional material for this year’s version says only: “A firm favourite of Stand Up To Cancer, the Gogglebox Celebrity special will once again return.

“This very special edition of the TV review programme will see some surprise famous faces join the show’s favourite families as they pass judgement on a vast array of TV goodness.”

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The Labour leader has not appeared on the cult programme before, but he has been featured.

During a Goggelbox episode in August last year, one reviewer, Christopher from Brighton, described the party boss as “the kind of person that would be on that programme about hoarders”.

Other armchair reviewers mocked the state of his home and garden in Islington, north London.

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Stephen in Brighton cried: “Urgh! It’s like a squat. You can imagine inside there are piles of magazines and bags of tins everywhere.”

Seeing the way he had to clamber through his overgrown garden, reviewer Giles quipped: “He hasn’t had the sense to cut that shrub which says a lot about him. He must be a terrible muddler.”

Mr Corbyn has previously ventured onto Channel 4 light entertainment.

At the height of last year’s EU referendum campaign he appeared on The Last Leg in a white fur coat, apparently stepping out of a white Bentley Continental GT sports car with the words “cor blimey” emblazoned across the number plate.

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Jeremy Corbyn makes hilarious entrance to Channel 4 chat show in FUR COAT and BENTLEY

On the sofa, he revealed his passion for remaining in the EU was “seven, or seven and a half” out of 10.

The admission triggered dismay among pro-EU Labour MPs and activists.