TV duo Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer 'don't socialise' ever
Location, Location, Location stars Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer have revealed they rarely spend time together off-camera.
Kirstie, 53, and Phil, 55, have presented the Channel 4 property programme since 2000, in addition to spin-off Relocation, Relocation between 2004 and 2011.
The presenter did not know each other before their 25-year-long TV partnership, but were called in by the broadcaster for a screen test due to their respective careers as property searchers.
Despite being a TV host duo for more than two decades, Kirstie admitted the pair 'don't socialise' because they 'work so much together.'
Yet they were quick to quash any suggestion of bad blood, explaining they were 'great friends.
Phil told The Telegraph: 'We're very, very fond of each other. There's no one else who's been through this experience. I put Kirstie among the most important people in my life.'
In agreement, Kirstie added: 'Ditto. In the most significant parts of our lives, we've been there for each other. I think Phil was one of the first people I ever told I was pregnant.'
In 2020, Kirstie revealed how much they were paid when they were first offered Location, Location, Location.
It originally started as a half-hour slot, with the duo helping one person find their dream home before moving on to an hour slot with two couples.
In the early days, Kirsite and Phil received a £600 pay cheque each per day of filming.
She previously told The Guardian: 'They offered us £600 each for a day's filming, which was a lot of money. The idea was to shoot at weekends so we could keep our businesses going.'
Kirstie also revealed that her 'biggest mistake' when she first started filming was wearing her own clothes.
'I had a red leather coat with a huge zip, but this meant I got recognised more than I'd like. When we started, it was a more innocent time. I don't think I could have made the series if social media had been around then,' she continued.
The mum-of-two even made the rookie mistake of giving house-hunters her phone number – which has led to people ringing her when they were drunk.
Phil also lifted the lid on some secrets, including the staggering number of pubs they have visited. More Trending
He added: 'I think we've filmed in every county in the UK and helped keep the pubs going because at the end of every show we'd usually end up discussing the deal in one. I reckon we've been to about 2,000 pubs over the years.'
And despite their strong friendship, Phil admitted they do bicker over pub choices.
Poor Phil went on to add that his biggest humiliation during the show was when he was attempting to find two women a flat in London – and while he was trying to 'big' up the area, a policeman told them that someone had just been murdered around the corner.
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