Irish couple's 2m hits; BLOG LOVEBIRDS BECOME INTERNET STARS WITH SHOW.(News)

Byline: MIRROR REPORTER

An Irish couple have become internet sensations and globally famous by uploading their daily lives on to YouTube.

Cork woman Anna Saccone and her Dublin fiance Jonathan Joly have been starring in their Truman-style show every day for the last year.

But the grand finale for the couple's two million web fans worldwide will be in September when they upload their wedding day special.

The Irish lovers - both 23 - celebrated a year of living their very normal lives online yesterday with their 365th episode.

Their series The Saccone Jolys has attracted millions of loyal fans from across Europe and America and has made its stars one of the most-watched couples in the world.

However, Jonathan said the secret to the show's success is simple.

He added: "I graduated college at probably the worst time ever and I was trying to look at a way of doing something innovative and unique and interesting and work in creative media. I was thinking about the best way of getting an interactive response from people.

"I thought about filming the boring stuff and the stuff that life is and the stuff that happens while you are having your breakfast but at the same time being slightly entertaining about it and people responded."

The YouTube lovebirds - who are set to tie the knot in September - met in April 2007 while they were in college in Cork and got engaged last year.

But instead of going about their daily business in private, they decided to share it with the rest of the world.

Jonathan gushed: "On an average day I wake up and have breakfast and I might walk the dog.

"When you're on autopilot and doing normal things, in the back of your mind is your inner voice. It's singing songs and day-dreaming about stuff and I like to express myself and I allow the inner idiot to come out."

He told the Colm Meaney Show: "People are moving away from television. Media is progressing and evolving into the online platform. People are looking to be more interactive and you can interact with us on Facebook and Twitter."

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SUCCESS Johnathan Joly and Anna Saccone on their hit show