It may surprise you that I adore Kim and Aggie from How Clean is your House? (Channel 4, Monday, 8pm). I normally loathe the self satisfying pious morons who clutter up our screens with advice for us (the mindless proletaria mucking it all up for middle class twits). We’re too fat, lazy, smelly… we have smelly lazy dogs and need a quick chemical peel and a naked photoshoot (10 points for each show you spotted in there).
Well, Kim and Aggie don’t really fall into that category. Why? Well, Kim and Aggie seem genuinely enthused when helping people. Everyone likes a clean house don’t they? I mean, who wants a dead rat under their pillow? Or a wellington boot full of sick? Shall we talk about something nicer? Read on then…
Sorry if I’ve fooled you into thinking that this is going to end up a pleasant preview… on reflection, there is nothing I can really do about it. I mean, Kim and Aggie spend all their TV time up to their necks in pure filth. Biblical filth. The weirdest bits of Revelations filth. Poo, things that make you go blind, scum that contains the plague… this pair of camp troopers have faced it all… and brilliant tackle it all with a loving mix of joy, down-to-earth fun and genuine helpfulness.
Helpful? How helpful is being barked at to clean up your horrible house!? Well, that’s the thing… Kim and Aggie ham it up on first inspection. They squeal at mucky carpets and mildew and scurry around looking like they want to cry. Then, they drop their voices and call everyone ‘love’. Instead of berating the mucky beggars, they put their vinegar in some water to clean windows, as opposed to pouring down the ear hole of those in need. You may well think that they’re as bad as Gillian McKeith, but I think you’re wrong. They’re a loving arm round your shoulder while you clean out your mountainous toilet bowl. [Mof Gimmers]
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