The origins of Valentine’s Day are very disputed, but the most common explanations are narrowed down to the festival of Lupercalia and the martyr of St. However, recent Christmases have seen the whole world go gonk crazy, with devoted fans including Stacey Solomon. Gonks are popular throughout the year but particularly around Valentine’s Day as they are cute and a way to show that special person in your life how you feel about them. Steph is an experienced journalist with more than 12 years under her belt working across the UK’s leading craft and interiors magazines. Thousands commented and tagged fellow gonk fanatics, with many saying that they might have trouble getting their other halves on board with the new gonks.

This gonk features a nice, blue hat, purple outfit and is holding a heart shaped item with the word “Love” on it. Christmas sweatshirt: Keep toasty while you eat your roasty in this fantastic and funny Grinch sweatshirt. This may sound odd, but it might be time to change the typical roses and chocolates for something more unique. Make a feature of your mantlepiece by swapping frosty garlands for spring foliage and flowers for your Easter gonk to nestle in. Gnomes are particularly popular during Christmas because of their resemblance to Santa’s elves, but should we swap out roses for gnomes instead on Valentine’s Day?These two Valentine’s Day gnomes make a very cute couple and would like great in your house around your sofa or placed on a shelf. What’s more, there are now Easter gonks that come in pastel shades, from green and yellow to pink with little bunny ears sticking out.

Yes, many people associate them with good luck particularly during the winter and Christmas seasons. At Christmas, you couldn't scroll on social media without spotting a jolly gonk adorning a mantlepiece.Whether you pick up a large standing statue for your hallway or a small and sweet tree decoration, we're sure having a Gonk around will make you smile. The figurine’s hat has 3D roses with bow elements that are sure catch the eye on any surface it lands behind – whether its an office desk or bedroom wall mirror (or even both! Before stepping into the world of interiors, she worked as a Senior SEO Editor for News UK in both London and New York.

Mrs Gnome holds a heart-sealed envelope which we can only assume is a romantic love letter from Mr Gnome. Centuries later, societies still blindly celebrate this event annually by exchanging candies, flowers, and other gifts between loved ones.

The emperor struggled to recruit young soldiers because they did not want to leave their loved ones. To pass on some kindness recently shown to me, I would like to post one of the 4 gonks available from Poundland to the first 4 people who cannot maybe access one and want one.