CELEBRITIES were left in tears after watching the much-loved Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story on Channel 4\u2019s Celebrity Gogglebox this week.<\/p>\n
Famous faces including actor Michael Sheen, radio presenter Fearne Cotton and The Inbetweeners\u2018 James Buckley were shown watching the film, which was filmed in Shetland.<\/p>\n
The film focuses on Billy and Susan Mail, who came to care for a wild otter \u2013 the Molly of the title \u2013 who appears outside their house desperate for food.<\/p>\n
It became a massive festival success in late 2024, and has since scooped numerous awards \u2013 including two Emmys.<\/p>\n
Friday night\u2019s Celebrity Gogglebox episode showed a host of well-known personalities \u2013 which also included environmentalist Chris Packham \u2013 sitting down to watch Billy and Molly.<\/p>\n
Cotton called the film \u201cthe cutest thing I\u2019ve ever seen in my whole life\u201d, while comedian Maisie Adam and former I\u2019m a Celebrity winner Vicky Pattison were both seen crying at a shot of Molly swimming in a ball pit made by Billy.<\/p>\n
Other celebrities shown watching the film included former Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, ex-rugby player Joe Marler and TV presenter Denise van Outen.<\/p>\n
Susan and Billy told Shetland News in November 2024 that they were initially puzzled by the interest in filming their story, and had never seen it as a possible film.<\/p>\n
Billy said he was expecting whatever was filmed to be \u201ca small documentary that wouldn\u2019t be seen by many\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had no idea it would grow to the level it\u2019s grown to,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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