How to be on TV with Stacey Solomon
How to be on TV with Stacey Solomon
Sort Your Life Out, which is fronted by Stacey Solomon, is looking for families or shared households in Wales to take part in the next series
From left to right: Stacey Solomon and her team of experts Iwan Carrington, Dilly Carter and Rob Bent on Sort Your Life Out
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The popular BBC One programme, Sort Your Life Out, is returning and on the hunt for Welsh families or shared households to feature in its upcoming series.
Fronted by Stacey Solomon, the BAFTA-nominated show aims to help families declutter and reorganise their homes. Solomon, along with a team of makeover experts, guides participants through assessing their belongings, encouraging them to part with unnecessary items, and transforming their living spaces into more practical and peaceful environments. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter .
The series blends elements of home renovation, organisation, humour, and personal narratives to underscore both the emotional and practical facets of decluttering.
The BBC show aims to help people transform their homes
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And now the show is looking for Welsh participants who fancy having their home completely revamped by Stacey and her expert crew.
The production company, Optomen, says: "Stacey and her team of organising fanatics - made up of Dilly Carter, Rob Bent and Iwan Carrington - can help you let go of the things you don't need, and streamline what you do.
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"Plus they'll create space-saving storage and put systems in place to save you time and money in the future.
The Sort Your Life Out presenter vows to guide participants through assessing their belongings and encouraging them to part with unnecessary items
(Image: BBC )
"Whether you have a new baby on the way, want to run a business from home, find it hard to let go of sentimental items or just want to create calm in the chaos, the Sort Your Life Out team would love to hear from you."
As is the usual format of the show, participants will get the chance to see all their household items laid out before them, decide what to retain and what to discard.
Through a life-altering decluttering process, an extensive spring clean, and clever carpentry solutions, this procedure aims to restore joy to people's homes.
Its most recent series - its fifth series, aired in February of this year.
In the past, the show has helped a family who has received diagnosis on incurable cancer, a family who spent years saving for their dream home only to be swamped by clutter due to various challenges, and a family who have had their home for 40 years.
For further details, potential participants can email SYLO@optomen.com or to apply online, please visit: www.optomen.com/sort-your-life-out.
Alternatively, potential participants can head over the BBC Take Part website, which you can find here.
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