Celebrity Gogglebox is back for a second series – and returning "critic" Denise Van Outen is just one of a host of Britain's famous faces ready to give their verdict on the week's top TV. Gemma Dunn speaks to her.

With the nation consuming more TV than ever before, what better time to welcome back Celebrity Gogglebox? For while we love checking in with Britain's sharpest armchair critics on the regular version of the iconic reality show, there's something rather special about hearing from a bunch of famous faces – and having a quick peek around their living room too.

And one fan favourite keen to get back into the fold mid-lockdown is actress-cum-singer-cum-presenter Denise Van Outen, who will be reporting from her Essex home alongside partner Eddie Boxshall.

"I love Gogglebox, we watch it all the time!" quips Van Outen, 46. "It's nice to be able to be at home and be together – and it's what we've been doing for the past couple of months anyway!"

Why did you decide to return for a second series? I just loved it the first time. I mean, who wouldn't? When you're in this situation it's only what we've been doing anyway, sitting down together, watching loads of different things on TV. So yeah, we're at home, and we have a laugh doing it. It's also nice having a little nose into people's homes.

Which celebrities did you enjoy watching last time? Well, I love Rylan [Clark-Neal] and his mum. I think they're hilarious; she just makes me laugh and those classic lines she comes out with always crack me up. We also love the Eubank [family], as well. I loved when they watched Titanic and Chris Eubank was getting all emotional.

Which TV shows have you been watching in lockdown? We watched Netflix's Tiger King at the beginning when everyone was watching it. We've been watching a lot of dramas; we watched Save Me, which we loved, and we've started on series two. A lot of films. I've also watched loads of reality stuff which is my guilty pleasure – stuff like The Real Housewives Of Cheshire, Gemma Collins: Diva On Lockdown, Ferne McCann: First Time Mum... Eddie's not really a fan of [reality TV], so he watches shows like Wheeler Dealers and Salvage Hunters.

How did you enjoy your stint on The Masked Singer? I just loved the concept of it. The fact that it drives you mad because you have no idea [who's behind the mask] and you've just got to try and guess. It's a good game to play. I really enjoyed it."

Are you excited to get back to it all, once allowed? Yeah, I'll try and get back to everything, but some things will have changed. Let's just pray for a vaccine; I hope they get one soon and then we can all get back to 'normal'."

Celebrity Gogglebox returns to Channel 4 on Friday, June 5.