FANS of television phenomenon Gogglebox on Channel Four will be delighted to see their favourite Wirral family back on air this month as the fifth series starts.

The heavy metal and rock loving Woerdenwebers will invite us back in to their Tranmere front room from February 20.

Vivien, husband Ralf, daughter Eve and her boyfriend Jay found fame on Channel 4’s hugely popular Googlebox – the show that invites us to watch everyday people watching and commenting on a section of the week’s best - and worst - TV.

Gogglebox first blasted onto our screens in 2013 with its unusual concept which has grabbed the hearts of the nation.

Its success was cemented following its move from Wednesday to a Friday primetime slot with the third series pulling in more than three million viewers each week.

The Woerdenwebers have made quite an impact since they first took to the air during the second series of the cult-viewing show after Viv was approached by producers at work.

Speaking exclusively to the Globe last May when senior reporter Emma Rigby was invited to their Tranmere home, 53-year-old Viv said: “They asked if we wanted to take part in the show and I said I didn’t think so. But my daughter Eve was in the shop at the time and she’s studying drama at university,” explained Viv.

“She asked if we could try it because she wanted to learn more about production.

“They came around and gave us a screen test which they phoned to say had gone very well.

“I hid behind a cushion at the start but now it’s just normal, it’s part of our routine.”

To celebrate their return to the small screen, the Woerdenwebers are holding an open day at the family business in Pyramids Shopping Centre.

Viv and daughter Eve work together at their Birkenhead store.

In Twilight, on the ground floor, Viv sells tarot cards, crystals and alternative items, while upstairs, 20-year-old Eve runs her tattoo parlour Pretty Inked.

Viv said: “We’re inviting people to come down and meet us, see what we do and have a cup of tea. For that day we’ll be selling special tickets for £10 which includes a mini psychic reading and an introduction to a therapy whether it is reiki, colour therapy or tapping and Eve is offering 10 per cent off all tattoos.”

Guest holistic therapists will be in store, but Viv, a qualified crystal healer, will also be doing some of the psychic readings herself.

Both women are happy to embrace their newfound television fame to help promote their businesses which moved into Pyramids Shopping Centre in August last year.

Viv said: “It’s going really well. All our former customers have found us but we get a lot of new clients coming past and discovering us so it’s a good spot.

“People do come in because they’ve seen us on the telly and if they end up buying things in the shop that’s great. We’re hardly celebrities, but anything to promote the business has got to be good.

“I do occasionally get people coming in who say they want a tattoo from the Gogglebox lady,” added Eve.

As the latest series kicks off more viewers will discover the charms of the Woerdenwebers as they settle into their sofa with Viv’s husband Ralf, aged 52, and Eve’s boyfriend Jay, 22.

Even though there is a small camera crew in their home each week, the family feel very comfortable to comment freely, as after a while they forget they are being filmed.

Viv said: “We are just so used to it now. It becomes natural and we stop noticing them and just talk as we normally would.

“We all rush home from work for six to get ready to start filming. Then we watch a series of things, some live, some recorded, and on some occasions it can go on until quite late”.

Eve added: “It’s really good fun, but sometimes when you’re watching a show late into the evening it can be quite tiring if you’ve an early start.”

With the crew fully installed in the family’s small Tranmere home, Viv describes them as being like a visiting extended family, although it does present challenges when it comes to meal times.

She said: “The crew are based in the kitchen with their mini studio so sometimes it’s difficult to make dinner. We were having takeaways but there are only so many you can eat and I’m seriously trying to lose some weight so I’m not sure what we’ll do this time.”

Although it’s a packed 12-weeks of filming, twice a week, Viv says she always misses it once the crew leave, but can’t bring herself to watch the resulting footage.

“I can’t look at myself on the telly. The others do, but I couldn’t.”

Eve added: “I do watch it, but only to see the other people as we’re all so different. I think that’s why it works.

“When we started doing it we thought it wouldn’t last. When you think about a TV series of people watching TV it didn’t sound that interesting so we didn’t think it would last.

“Now we’ve just won a BAFTA and no-one ever expected that.”

To meet the Woerdenwebers in person, visit the open day in Pyramids Shopping Centre on February 21, from 10am to 5pm or to catch their next on screen appearance tune in to Gogglebox the night before at 9pm on Channel 4.