Sweethearts and soulmates for 60 years, June and Leon Bernicoff had a lifetime of love and laughter together.
We fell in love with them on Gogglebox, where their warmth, cheeky gags and unending love for each other shone through our screens. When Leon sadly died at Christmas 2017, after spending every day since 1955 with his beloved June, the nation was left heartbroken. In this nostalgic, beautifully written book, June looks back at their time together, sharing treasured memories of a life truly well-lived.
She tells of their courtship as students in the 1950s - how they fought to marry despite their parents' disapproval, and just what living in 1960s Liverpool was like. Building a life together, creating a family in their loving home, Liverpool was a place Leon and June would never move from.
They experienced their fair share of highs and lows, but always got through everything together. As Leon often reminded himself: 'As long as June's here, I'm all right.'
*Previously published as Leon & June: Our Story* June Bernicoff was born in South Wales in 1937, and is best known and well-loved for appearing on the award-winning television show Gogglebox. June was married to her husband of 57 years, Leon, who passed away in 2017. They met in 1955 at teacher training college, and were together for the next six decades, having two daughters together, Helen and Julie.
The first to be cast for Gogglebox, Leon and June were viewers' immediate firm favourites, becoming national treasures for their heartwarming relationship and brilliant wit. So great was their direct, down-to-earth, spot on commentary, they helped the show win many major awards, including a Bafta.
You can find June on Twitter @LeonAndJune, where she would love to hear from you. A heartwarming true story of long-lasting love and friendship from Gogglebox favourite June Bernicoff, in tribute to her much-loved husband Leon. June and Leon were the most popular and longest-serving couple on Channel 4 hit show Gogglebox, with 244K Twitter followers. Gogglebox has won a BAFTA and four NTA awards and five years on it is watched by over 5 million people every week. Leon and June were the cover stars of the best-selling official Gogglebox book which sold 55,000 copies TCM. Other books from stars of the show include, Scarlett Moffatt who has published two books Scarlett Says (almost 50K copies TCM) and Me Life Story (28.6K hardbacks), The Wit and Wisdom of Gogglebox (21,800 copies TCM) and Steph and Dom's Guide to Life (17.5K TCM). Other successful comparisons include Lynda Bellingham's second memoir There's Something I've Been Dying To Tell You (354K hardbacks TCM) and Sheila Hancock's memoir of her life with John Thaw, The Two of Us (750K TCM) After a summer break Gogglebox will return to the screens in September for 15 weeks with potential trails for the book. Previously the Gogglebox cast have been limited to broadcast PR through Channel 4 only, but June will be able to promote through all major channels. She will also hold back on any interviews until the launch of the book. December will mark the first anniversary of Leon's death
