Now, maybe I’m just being a big old sceptic but in the advertising for this show, there was something rather how-the-mighty-have-fallen-ish with regard to Kirstie’s role in it, but in actuality, it was still a show for those who have money… there was really very little evidence of credit-crunch-busting homemaking, despite her much touted “skip-diving” which sounds more like a ’specialist’ nightclub to me, but hey ho.

I love Kirstie; she still managed to look ladylike and upper-crust as she scoured markets, charity shops and of course skips for bits of gubbins that she could do up and use in her “homemade home”

And she was her usual enthusiastic, bouncy, boobtastic self about the “project” which entailed the total renovation and furnishing of a house in Devon that was a total wreck when she bought it… Read more & comment »

Kirstie Allsopp is on a mission to transform a dilapidated country cottage in Devon into the ultimate “homemade” home, with everything either made in the UK, or made by her. Each week, Kirstie renovates a room, starting today with the room that’s going to be at the heart of it all, the kitchen. For inspiration, Kirstie noses around Lanhydrock House, with one of the finest Victorian kitchens in the country, and gets queen of vintage nostalgia Cath Kidston’s advice on quirky table design. She also visits her parents’ home and reveals the inspiration that has shaped her take on interiors.

Thursday 16 April 2009
8:00pm, Channel 4

Channel 4 TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has described her empathy for co-host phil Spencer who recently had to lay off staff in his property business.

Speaking to The Sun Allsopp said: “I felt very sorry for him. He is a very decent person. We are such good friends. It’s rare to find someone who you get on with and with whom you have that kind of relationship,” she said.

“With a lot of people, there is a TV image and then there’s the real thing. But with Phil, you get what you see.”

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