Love What You've Done With The Place

H from Steps used to live in a 30-bed Sussex mansion with a chapel and a ballroom. These days, his more modest Cowbridge home is built around his family, although there’s obviously still plenty of room for fabulous parties. Even the guests occasionally get held up on the way…

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan.

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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It’s a lucky person who gets to admire the view from athlete and presenter Colin Jackson’s living room window - a sweeping vista of Cardiff Bay. The man who was once described by Hello magazine as ‘insanely tidy’ tells us that his ideal level of minimalism is ‘you’ve been robbed!’ and lets us in on the secret perks of being neighbours with your mum.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan.

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Sophie Ellis Bextor is a maximalist. She’s big into wallpaper, a huge fan of a glitterball and the creator of a fun and cosy home. And she’s absolutely fine with the kids drawing on the wall. After all, it runs in the family…

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan.

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Interior designer (and Wales Home of the Year judge) Mandy Watkins lives in an old creamery and is an expert at cooking whilst wearing a head torch. We find out about a previous occupant of her house who shares her name, wonder how banquette should be pronounced and discover what it was like growing up in Graceland.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

Assitant Producer: Chloe Monaghan.

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Darlings, you join us on a little summer breakette! We’ve been rifling through the kitchen drawers to bring you another compilation of our absolute favourite moments from the series so far. 

In this glorious round-up, Owain revisits fabulous chats with Dr Ranj, Nicki Chapman, Tom Allen, Frankie Rowan-Plowden, Divina De Campo, Rev Kate Botley, and Colleen Ramsey.

Expect everything from Gran Canarian cave houses and DIY bucket rat traps, to thirty kitchen disco balls and a glowing "Jesus Arms" home bar. We also settle the ultimate decor-ista debate: what really goes on in the downstairs loo? 

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.

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Editor: Adam Whalley.

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Hello darlings! As we take a little summer break, we’re looking back at some of the most unforgettable moments from the series so far. From the Reverend Kate Botley’s space-saving prison toilet to Tom Price’s rooftop urination nightmare, we’ve gathered all the finest design secrets in one place. Join Owain as we also revisit the fabulous homes of Tom Allen, Angellica Bell, Dr Ranj, Catherine Bohart, Mark Rogers and Paul Kinsella. 

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan

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Editor: Adam Whalley.

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(Woo!) Gary Davies lives in a 4-storey townhouse. Which is a lot of stairs. He explains why light coloured carpet in high traffic areas is actually fine (clue: it’s someone else’s job to clean it) and why he didn’t mind getting rid of his extensive vinyl collection.

Follow Gary on Instagram: @djgarydavies

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan.

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Drag icon Divina De Campo splits her time between Manchester (modern flat) and Gran Canaria (cave house). We chat about both - from a drag flood on Canal Street, to a Canarian rat invasion. Expect to find glitter and sequins in all your darkest and spookiest corners, and learn why it’s incredibly important to learn the difference between Agave and Aloe Vera.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan

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Comedian Catherine Bohart has just climbed onto the property ladder, and she couldn’t be happier on the rung. She’s getting to know the neighbours, she’s got a live-in DIY guru and they have the John Lewis rug of dreams. And she’s absolutely fine for ornaments, thanks - so why don’t you just save your money for something lovely for yourself?

Follow Catherine on Instagram: @catherinebohart

Catherine’s website: https://www.catherinebohart.com/

Buy tickets for Catherine’s ‘Borrowing Trouble’ on tour: https://tinyurl.com/CB2026Tour

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

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Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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TV chef, author, and wife of Welsh football star Aaron Ramsey, Colleen Ramsey once moved 3 times in six months - and one of the houses had just been vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo... Moving around a lot has shown her that home is where the family is. And the washing machine, the pantry ladder and - maybe, just maybe - the ghosts.

Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleen_ramsey

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Influencer Paul Kinsella is known as the ‘DIY Housewife of Drumcondra’, and he joins Owain alongside his husband - beauty influencer Mark Rogers.  We find out the secret to creating an instant gallery wall, that virtual jetwashing can be preferable to real jetwashing and whether Lego or books are more deserving of display space…

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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TV and radio presenter Nicki Chapman would never flush her pet fish down the toilet - they’re perfectly happy swimming around by the cistern.

In this episode, we learn about the luxury (and the downside) of heated windows, Lazy Susan tables and the time Nicki’s house played host to a Spice Girl’s mum.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Presenter Angellica Bell’s home is packed with stunning period features - some original and some lovingly restored - but she’s got plenty of flair and is never afraid to add a modern touch. She joins us from her velvet throne (direct from a French chateau), and we’ll rummage through her grandmother’s drinks cabinet to find what could well be the most showbiz bottle we’ve ever had on the pod.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

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Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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DJ, podcaster and self-professed ‘dog weirdo’ Tom Price had to underpin his house when he was still in his twenties. And nobody wants to underpin in their twenties. In this episode we find out about the joys of cul-de-sac life, what to do when you find a man weeing off your roof in the middle of the night and why a party wall agreement isn't as much fun as it sounds.

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Assistant Producer: Chloe Monaghan

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Interior designer and Traitors legend Frankie has a bow on her front door and 200 disco balls hung from a tree in her garden. In this episode, we learn that you’ll confuse decorators if you paint over recently set plaster with a colour called ‘setting plaster’. We’ll also find out why the Traitors castle is so incredibly hot and discover that she’s unknowingly danced under the disco ball in Owain’s drinkette loungette (probably).

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

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Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Doctor, author and presenter Ranj Singh wants everyone to feel welcome in his water tower abode (bought and renovated after an appearance on ‘Escape to the Country’). But please - do put your shoes neatly in the cupboard, and don’t do a poo in the downstairs loo.

Follow Ranj on Instagram: @drranj

Ranj’s new book ‘The Human Body Encylopedia’: https://dk.com/products/9780241681633-dr-ranjs-human-body-encyclopedia

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

Exec Producer: Steve Austins. 

Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Presenter and real-life vicar, Rev Kate Bottley, will always keep you safe upstairs in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Not afraid of sledgehammering in her slippers, Kate reveals in this episode her love for religious tat and how an unlikely source funded her “Jesus Arms” home bar. 

Follow Kate on Instagram: @revkatebottley

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

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Editor: Adam Whalley. 

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Comedian, author, podcaster and the incredibly dapper Tom Allen will never make you take your shoes off at the door. In this episode, we learn about Tom’s struggles to keep his sofa tidy, how he helped his childhood home come out and how a grandfather clock can add a touch of class to one’s home!   

Follow Tom on Insta/TikTok: @tomindeed

Tom's new novel 'Common Decency' is out now: buy it here: https://bio.to/commondecency

Tom’s podcast Pottering can be found here: https://podfollow.com/pottering-with-tom-allen/

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Producer: Lyndsay Fenner. 

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Editor: Adam Whalley. 

A Bengo Media Production.

Love What You've Done With the Place is the new interiors podcast, where the fabulous Owain Wyn Evans chats to people with great taste about their homes. Forget fashionistas, this podcast is all about DECOR-istas, with upcoming guests including Tom Allen, the Rev Kate Bottley, Dr Ranj, Angellica Bell, Tom Price, Catherine Bohart, Frankie Rowan Plowden and many, many more.