So, what for you are the highlights of the new series?
Kim: We’ve got some doozies! We really had some of the most horrific homes. One of the first ones was a couple on a farm. They were a lovely couple – very much in love but their house was covered in filth. They can certainly teach us a lot about love! And there was the painter in Wales. Her cat just peed all over her lounge. The carpet was sodden with it. Our clothes still stank of it when we left.
Aggie: The one that touched me the most was the 63 or 64-year-old woman that lived on her own. It was the most amazing story about her transformation. I think the programme really changed her life – it was hell on earth the way she was living. With all the clutter, she couldn’t even get into the bathroom so she had to wash in the tiny corner sink in the loo without hot water because the gas people couldn’t get access.
Are you still shocked by what you saw making this series?
K: Well, put it this way – we’re not shocked by much, but flaming Nora!
Do you ever fear these people will sink back into the same state again?
A: Yes, it must be very easy because it’s kind of the natural state they’re in. Each of the different people is as bad as the other in their own ways - the couple on the farm had hair and straw all over the bedroom and I don’t think we made the slightest bit of difference!
K: I think they do slip back into it. Some don’t, but it’s rare. It’s lovely when you see it. And I think we do help viewers, but old habits die hard.
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