Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It
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New series and what a belter, can't believe nobody commented on here even Kirsty and Phil seemed a bit suss. Twitter was going crazy with people hash tagging 'savebrian'
Brian in his 70's and Amy in her late 20's early 30's, 45 year age gap so what could possibly go wrong. He lives in a bungalow and wants to move, she wants to stay. Just throughout the whole programme the poor guy barely got a word in, she clearly wore the trousers in that relationship and it appeared was playing the long game with her eyes on the eventual prize.
In the end they spend £33k, she sold a lot of his stuff to pay for it and all Brian got was a cupboard for his guitars.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/kirstie-and-ph...
Brian in his 70's and Amy in her late 20's early 30's, 45 year age gap so what could possibly go wrong. He lives in a bungalow and wants to move, she wants to stay. Just throughout the whole programme the poor guy barely got a word in, she clearly wore the trousers in that relationship and it appeared was playing the long game with her eyes on the eventual prize.
In the end they spend £33k, she sold a lot of his stuff to pay for it and all Brian got was a cupboard for his guitars.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/kirstie-and-ph...
Friends of family were in one of the very first episodes of this, many years later they’re still in the same house. I think the general issue is that if one party wants to move and the other doesn’t then generally they stay put.
As an aside they said that both Kirsty and Phil were delightful and they really enjoyed making the programme with them, though the friends are good value themselves (I think they were in the first ever episode as they provided some good TV moments to kick off the format).
As an aside they said that both Kirsty and Phil were delightful and they really enjoyed making the programme with them, though the friends are good value themselves (I think they were in the first ever episode as they provided some good TV moments to kick off the format).
She had a maniacal grin all the time on camera.
This one was a bit baffling as all the list it houses seemed to me at least, to be no better at all to the existing house.
This show worked well when things were on the up, now things are stalling & money is tighter the concept might struggle.
I know I would struggle to spend big money & then ‘maybe’ put the house on the market at the best of times let alone when the merde is starting to fly.
This one was a bit baffling as all the list it houses seemed to me at least, to be no better at all to the existing house.
This show worked well when things were on the up, now things are stalling & money is tighter the concept might struggle.
I know I would struggle to spend big money & then ‘maybe’ put the house on the market at the best of times let alone when the merde is starting to fly.
Phil was shafted from the go due to big ‘move’ demands with a tiny budged but it was deff Phil’s worst 3 ever options, they were all far worse than what they had. Brian wanted land and privacy, all the houses shown had less of both.
The 33k of changes didn’t really add anything and no way increases the house value by the same amount.
As stated above I think this show is in for a tough time so I expect more tweaking of reality.
The 33k of changes didn’t really add anything and no way increases the house value by the same amount.
As stated above I think this show is in for a tough time so I expect more tweaking of reality.
Edited by paulw123 on Friday 6th January 11:27
Tuned into this halfway through and was a bit confused, assumed she was his daughter or carer to start with, but each to their own!
paulw123 said:
The 33k of changes didn’t really add anything and no way increases the house value by the same amount.
Yeah was also slightly amazed at spending £33k without adding a single sq ft!I only watched it due to it being mentioned by others, twitter is quite damning of the wife
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The family dynamic must be quite strange when your children are significantly older than your wife.
I like how on the episode intro Phil is upsetting Kirsty with his driving style.
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The family dynamic must be quite strange when your children are significantly older than your wife.
I like how on the episode intro Phil is upsetting Kirsty with his driving style.
I know Newtownards very well. I recognised the location, very much a "bungl-area" for old folks. What Brian wanted was unobtainable - just like the rest of the UK people all want to move to semi-rural since the pandemic and prices have risen accordingly. The only thing he could have bought with his budget was a plot of land and a tent.
It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
nicanary said:
I know Newtownards very well. I recognised the location, very much a "bungl-area" for old folks. What Brian wanted was unobtainable - just like the rest of the UK people all want to move to semi-rural since the pandemic and prices have risen accordingly. The only thing he could have bought with his budget was a plot of land and a tent.
It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
It's grand looking down on it from Scrabo, I suppose.It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
iphonedyou said:
nicanary said:
I know Newtownards very well. I recognised the location, very much a "bungl-area" for old folks. What Brian wanted was unobtainable - just like the rest of the UK people all want to move to semi-rural since the pandemic and prices have risen accordingly. The only thing he could have bought with his budget was a plot of land and a tent.
It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
It's grand looking down on it from Scrabo, I suppose.It was amusing how they only showed footage of the town that showed it in its best light. Most of 'Ards is a dump. Like a massive council estate with private houses tacked on the outskirts.
. Most of the view would be the West Winds estate, home of the East Belfast UVF. Like most of NI, it's all so much better since the GFA, but there's no cash for urban improvemensts since we left the EU and its hand-outs.sutoka said:
New series and what a belter, can't believe nobody commented on here even Kirsty and Phil seemed a bit suss. Twitter was going crazy with people hash tagging 'savebrian'
Brian in his 70's and Amy in her late 20's early 30's, 45 year age gap so what could possibly go wrong. He lives in a bungalow and wants to move, she wants to stay. Just throughout the whole programme the poor guy barely got a word in, she clearly wore the trousers in that relationship and it appeared was playing the long game with her eyes on the eventual prize.
In the end they spend £33k, she sold a lot of his stuff to pay for it and all Brian got was a cupboard for his guitars.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/kirstie-and-ph...
Age gap is 34yrs, they said it on the show. At the time of filming she was 38, Brian 72. No less icky, but hey ho it takes all sorts!Brian in his 70's and Amy in her late 20's early 30's, 45 year age gap so what could possibly go wrong. He lives in a bungalow and wants to move, she wants to stay. Just throughout the whole programme the poor guy barely got a word in, she clearly wore the trousers in that relationship and it appeared was playing the long game with her eyes on the eventual prize.
In the end they spend £33k, she sold a lot of his stuff to pay for it and all Brian got was a cupboard for his guitars.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/kirstie-and-ph...
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