diff --git a/src/strings/en-gb.json b/src/strings/en-gb.json
index 4783202498..2b18dc8807 100644
--- a/src/strings/en-gb.json
+++ b/src/strings/en-gb.json
@@ -1303,9 +1303,9 @@
     "MessageSyncPlayGroupDoesNotExist": "Failed to join group because it does not exist.",
     "MessageSyncPlayPlaybackPermissionRequired": "Playback permission required.",
     "MessageSyncPlayNoGroupsAvailable": "No groups available. Start playing something first.",
-    "MessageSyncPlayGroupWait": "<b>{0}</b> is buffering…",
+    "MessageSyncPlayGroupWait": "{0} is buffering…",
     "MessageSyncPlayUserLeft": "{0} has left the group.",
-    "MessageSyncPlayUserJoined": "<b>{0}</b> has joined the group.",
+    "MessageSyncPlayUserJoined": "{0} has joined the group.",
     "MessageSyncPlayDisabled": "SyncPlay disabled.",
     "MessageSyncPlayEnabled": "SyncPlay enabled.",
     "MessageNoGenresAvailable": "Enable some metadata providers to pull genres from the internet.",