Gogglebox’s Dave and Shirley told to ‘move house’ over horror ‘Caerphilly tarantula’ scare

Most wouldn’t need to be arachnophobes to feel the fear after a huge spider was spotted at Gogglebox couple David and Shirley Griffiths’ home. However, the advice they received from fans was a little extreme. It comes after the couple shared a photo of the beastly insect in view of their 149,000 followers this week, alongside the caption: “Found this out the back, any ideas.”

The unusually large creature drew fear from the pair’s Instagram followers, with one, @tracy.webb18, urging the pair to “Set fire to the garden and run”.

@peterbassett55 exclaimed: “It’s the dreaded Caerphilly tarantula, avoid at all costs.”

Meanwhile, @guymaxmum1961 used an emoji modelled on the Edvard Munch painting The Scream, adding: “Flame thrower should sort that one.”

@angiehans simply stated: “Omg! Move house xx”.

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Dave works as a cleaner in a factory, but is also a keen baker, raising speculation as to whether he could make an appearance on The Great Celebrity Bake Off.

Meanwhile, 66-year-old Shirley is working in retail.

Besides that, the pair – who have two grown up children – are also engaged in sharing the care of their two year old bulldog, Blue.

According to The Sun, each family appearing on Gogglebox receives £1500 per month, which can be shared out between themselves.