Laurence turns his back on the UK make-over show (Image: Getty) Changing Rooms: Anna labels Laurence's advice 'codswallop' Exclusive Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the one-time king of TV home improvement shows, has trashed the make-over TV genre that made him famous, claiming they’re now only made for people in "need". The design guru helped to make BBC ’s Changing Rooms into a global hit in the late Nineties, with his outspoken comments, flamboyant outfits and witty asides. Now he’s turned his back on the make-over format, launching Outrageous Homes on Channel 4 later this month.
He said: “One of the things I find very difficult about home television programmes in Britain is that there's often a big need attached to it. “Often you know, you only get your house made over if something's gone wrong in your world.” Asked if he meant shows such as DIY SOS, he replied: “Yes, all shows like that.
” He added: “Why not make a programme about people who just don’t care, who are happy in their own skin, that they will do whatever they want to their house because it is their house, and it should be something that they have complete control over. “This is one of the great messages of the show that there is only one little part of our world in which we can, in fact, control without fear of judgment – and that’s the way our homes look inside.” Outrageous Homes lives up to its title.
In the first episode he meets Dawn whose incredible home was once owned by multi-milli.
