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00:00Sharon, do you like your eye massager?
00:02Are we ever going to use it?
00:03Brian uses it.
00:05Good, but under.
00:07We all hold on to stuff that we just don't need.
00:11It's one of her kids' belly button clamps.
00:13Stop it.
00:14So me and the gang are coming for your clutter.
00:17It's a room of doom.
00:20Oh, my word.
00:22We're emptying chock-a-block homes
00:25and laying out every single item.
00:28Oh, my God!
00:29Wow.
00:31I can't speak.
00:33Could you part with half?
00:35That doesn't seem fair.
00:36That's non-negotiable.
00:37This is such a great start.
00:39To transform your home.
00:41Goodbye, whoa!
00:43And let the joy back in.
00:45I'm speechless.
00:47Wow!
00:48Oh, my!
00:50That is going to change our lives.
00:51It's the best thing in the world.
00:54Mission accomplished.
01:01I was so excited to come to work in London.
01:04I was like, oh, I'm going to get there early, get home early.
01:07But there's so much traffic.
01:09Quickest commute ever for me today.
01:11Me and the gang are in South London to help a family say a final goodbye to all their clutter.
01:16You can fit a bus in there, come on.
01:19Oh.
01:21I reckon you're about a foot away from the girl.
01:23I'm not.
01:23It's a wide van.
01:25Oh, did you see the look you just got?
01:28Morning!
01:28Hey!
01:29How are we doing?
01:30Oh, you look so happy in blue.
01:33Nice to see you.
01:33Big hugs!
01:34Come on, come on, come on.
01:35Aw.
01:37So, this is Almarie's house.
01:39She is a single mum and she lives here with her daughter Maria.
01:42And is about to go to secondary school.
01:44This is Almarie's dream home.
01:46But recently, money is tight and she needs to rent out a room to a lodger.
01:49But she cannot do it the way the house is right now.
01:52A lodger?
01:53That's new for us, isn't it?
01:54I know!
01:55Shall we go and see what's inside?
01:57Right, you ready?
01:58Okay.
01:58Let's go.
01:58Come on, come on.
01:59Oh, okay.
02:00This looks like my hallway.
02:02Look, all you have to do is this.
02:03What?
02:03There's nothing here.
02:05You know what this says?
02:06Done.
02:06The calm before the storm.
02:09In this family home, there are three bedrooms, a loft conversion and an open-plan kitchen
02:15and living room.
02:16Oh.
02:17I found the stuff.
02:18Oh, wow.
02:20This is a playroom.
02:21Sorry, Rob.
02:21No, this must be the front room.
02:23I mean, it looks like a playroom.
02:24There are so many toys.
02:27Oh, my God, how many shoes.
02:28Look.
02:28Why have none of these been worn?
02:30These are men's.
02:31More bricks.
02:32Oh, I love this one.
02:33More bricks.
02:33Look how intricate that is.
02:35Tell me you are a proud mum without telling me you're a proud mum.
02:39That is like a time machine.
02:42I love a memory, but how many memories can you have out at one time?
02:46Yeah.
02:47Do we think they're actually watching TV in here?
02:49I think this person that sits on the very edge of this sofa might be, but no-one else.
02:52So, I do think it's one of those rooms where they have just lined the sides, but it's
02:56starting to spill into the centre of the room because there's just no zones.
03:00Right, let's keep going, gang.
03:02Well, this is a beautiful kitchen.
03:05Oh, God.
03:06Isn't it?
03:06What is that?
03:07Oh, God.
03:07What is it?
03:10Wow.
03:10Who puts lanyards on a fridge?
03:13Welcome to the world, beautiful baby girl.
03:15This is ten years old.
03:16I think that screams sentimental.
03:18Yeah.
03:18It screams, I'm not able to let go of periods of time.
03:22Oh!
03:23Three toastie makers.
03:24There are more toastie makers than people in this house.
03:28This is definitely the room that they spend the most time in.
03:31Yeah, definitely.
03:31It's just that it's been overrun with duplicates.
03:36Upstairs, Dilly and I find what appears to be a bedroom, but no bed.
03:41Oh, my gosh.
03:44What is this room?
03:46This must have been a bedroom at some point.
03:48There's wall drives, a telly.
03:49I imagine a bed went here.
03:50But then what?
03:51I think it's just become too overwhelming.
03:53Stacey.
03:55Oh, this is like Macho Libre.
03:57Oh, I feel it.
04:01There's a doll's house up my bum.
04:04You're heavier than you look.
04:05I am not.
04:06You are.
04:08You're dense.
04:09Dense.
04:10Ooh.
04:11Nice space.
04:12Nice big double bed.
04:14Mm-hmm.
04:15Next door, Ewan and Rob have found the bed.
04:18There's a cot.
04:19How old is Maria?
04:19Maria is ten.
04:20She's definitely outgrown this.
04:22Can we get into this?
04:23Move this out the way here.
04:26Oh, it's empty.
04:27Oh, stop it.
04:29You've got babies clothes, kids clothes, adult jackets.
04:33Whose room is it?
04:34Rob, look at this.
04:35My new bedroom.
04:37I love the fact she's put through the middle a footpath.
04:39Yeah, I like that.
04:40Bathroom.
04:42A bathroom.
04:42You've got time to knock in the bathroom.
04:44Yeah, I think I'm going to be able to...
04:45You can pop one in there.
04:45Yeah.
04:47On the top floor, me and Dilly have found another room full to the brim.
04:52From one dumping ground to another.
04:54This is the loft.
04:55I do find these rooms are hard to know what to do with
04:57because they've got pivoted ceilings.
04:59Another car seat.
05:00The third car seat.
05:02Baby books.
05:03I feel like literally nothing is leaving.
05:05Everything that's ever been in this house has remained in this house.
05:09Why?
05:1041 belts!
05:11She's like the heavyweight champion of the world.
05:17There's no bedroom in here.
05:19No bedroom downstairs.
05:20All these bedrooms and not one is a bedroom.
05:24Outside, Ewan and Rob have discovered a time capsule of forgotten clutter.
05:30Rob!
05:32Look at all these chairs.
05:34One, two, three, four, 19, 20, 21.
05:38Rob, I'm so confused.
05:40DJ Dex.
05:41The vibe was held in this room.
05:43This is all motorbike stuff.
05:44This is screaming man cave.
05:47Man cave, now furniture showroom.
05:49Yeah.
05:50I found this another tube.
05:52Oh, man.
05:54No, I'm actually wedged.
05:55Stacy!
05:57Dilly!
05:58Whoa!
06:00Wait.
06:00Can someone tell me why there is just a room full of seating?
06:05Did something happen at some point where you just forgot to let go of stuff?
06:09Yeah.
06:09We went into two bedrooms and did not find one bed.
06:12What did you find?
06:13Well, the bedroom we were in had a double, so maybe both of them were in that room.
06:16Yeah.
06:16So they are rooms that are just housing stuff.
06:19Right, let's get out of here and meet this family and find out exactly what is going on.
06:23All right.
06:23Hello!
06:26Hello!
06:27Hi!
06:28Hello!
06:29Nearly as tall as me.
06:30How are you both?
06:32Excited.
06:33Are you?
06:34Yes.
06:34Oh, good.
06:34That is a beautiful house you've got there.
06:37Incredible.
06:38It's gorgeous.
06:39It is full.
06:40Yes.
06:41Yeah.
06:41How long has it been like this?
06:43Years.
06:44Oh!
06:45Maria has not got your back.
06:48Who's the messiest person?
06:49Maybe I'll say my mum.
06:52Please?
06:52Because you keep perfume bottles that are out of date.
06:58Alan and her husband Marcus bought this South London semi 11 years ago.
07:03Woo!
07:04I grew up in the very tall high rise on the 19th floor.
07:08My background and Marcus's are very similar.
07:11His parents didn't come from money and so when we moved into this house it was a big achievement for
07:17both of us.
07:19The talent developed.
07:21When Maria was born the following year with a chromosomal condition, Al gave up her career in the city to
07:26support her.
07:27Well done.
07:28My mum does everything.
07:31She cooks, she cleans, she takes me to school.
07:34Come on, Maria.
07:36And with a part-time job, the time at home allowed Al to fulfil a long-held ambition.
07:41I always wanted to foster, knowing that I've had friends that have grown up in the care system.
07:46Speaking to Marcus about it, he said, why not? Because we would love to give back.
07:51And so we started fostering.
07:54Maria would always call them her siblings.
07:56She's like, come here and sit down, can I get you something to drink?
07:59It was just lovely just to watch them together.
08:06But when Maria was just six years old, family life changed overnight.
08:11In December 2021, Marcus was unwell.
08:16It came to light that he had a diagnosis of bile cancer and that had spread to the liver.
08:26It looked like it was going to be a busy week.
08:30They had said survival was five years, but he passed away within the two months.
08:41It was very surreal because it was like one moment life was perfect and then the next day the whole
08:49dream just shattered.
08:52Maria, quick, quick!
08:54Yeah?
08:54I've just seen the rainbow.
08:56During that time, Al's childhood friends, who'd known her for over 45 years, stepped in.
09:01And it's not even rained. It's not even rained today.
09:04It's like Daddy's Rainbow, like your book.
09:06I honestly don't know where I would be without Nat and Vanessa.
09:10They stayed here.
09:12There was a rota where they slept on the sofa and helped me.
09:14They said, you can't do this on your own, it's a lot.
09:17It was a very traumatic time.
09:20But we all just did what we had to do.
09:23Normally wine, but hey.
09:25Since Marcus has passed away, the house has really taken a back seat.
09:29We've tried over the years, but we've been tiptoeing around on eggshells.
09:35But now I feel like they're ready to start looking forward to the future.
09:41You've had a really difficult time over the last few years.
09:44It's been three years and I need the weight to be lifted.
09:49Just to remain in the same house, but with a fresh start.
09:52Yeah.
09:53That is why we are here.
09:54But for us to be able to actually help transform it into a house that's functional.
09:59Yeah.
09:59We need you to let go of at least 50% of what's in the house.
10:03Yeah.
10:03I'd say.
10:0498% of chairs.
10:06Yes.
10:06Oh my God.
10:07So shall we get packing?
10:09Yeah.
10:09Yeah.
10:10Yeah.
10:13Hey girls.
10:13Hi girls.
10:15Hi.
10:15I'm Stacey.
10:17Hi.
10:18We've just 12 hours to pack the entire house.
10:21To be full girl power.
10:23Me and Al get cracking in the memory filled living room.
10:26Let's start anywhere.
10:28If you see something, let's pack it.
10:30As you can see I've got lots of pictures everywhere.
10:33Oh yeah.
10:33Every picture you've ever taken I think is up in this room.
10:37This is Maria's domain.
10:40I can see.
10:41Her toys, all the Lego.
10:42Careful not to walk barefooted so you don't step on any.
10:46Me and Marcus fostered for five years and that's why we've got so many toys.
10:50That makes more sense.
10:51I do think this is a lot for one child.
10:54If I stopped fostering after Marcus passed away it was a lot for me on my own.
11:01I never thought I'd become a single mum and it's something I've had to adjust to.
11:06Financially it's very hard going down to one income and having to pay the mortgage.
11:12It's a massive struggle.
11:14Yeah.
11:15I can't see.
11:15You've taken on a massive mortgage.
11:18Did you ever consider downsizing?
11:21Yeah.
11:21I'd be looking every evening because I'd be so stressed out and it would upset Maria because she would see
11:26me looking at houses.
11:27Especially with her SEN needs she needs to be in a familiar place.
11:32And coming from a council estate me and Marcus worked so so hard and put a lot of love and
11:38effort into this home.
11:40You don't want to let it go.
11:41Would that feel like you'd let Marcus down?
11:44In a way yes.
11:45Matt and Vanessa actually suggested getting a lodger because I do have a spare room.
11:49Yeah.
11:50Then it would be that second income that you really need.
11:52Yes.
11:53But obviously you can't have a lodger as the house is now.
11:57And then you do this.
11:59Yeah.
12:01Yeah.
12:02Couldn't work it out there's only one double bed.
12:04When Marcus passed away Maria stayed in my bed and now she's ten and to be honest it's been like
12:11a comfort I think for us both.
12:16What's it like sharing a room with your mum?
12:19The idea that sharing a room with your mum.
12:20We found a book here, your notes.
12:24Bedroom set up would your mum be in this one too?
12:27That's me.
12:27Oh okay.
12:28As much as you love sharing with mum you want your own space.
12:31I don't have to say whatever.
12:34What?
12:37Well I think it's because you have like lots of garlic and onion.
12:41Here you go Nat.
12:44Careful on the stairs.
12:45We can't have any injuries now.
12:47A couple of hours in and we are on a roll.
12:50Oh my God.
12:52There's a space she would fill it.
12:54Ooh look at all of these.
12:56Do you reckon that's a fake?
12:57There is so much of Marcus' stuff here.
12:59Have you ever been through any of it?
13:01No.
13:02I've not faced any of it.
13:03Do you definitely feel ready for this process?
13:06I do.
13:07Yeah.
13:07It's time.
13:09Maria looks at me as her role model and I just want her to see her mum in a happy
13:14place.
13:16What would Marcus say?
13:17He'd be looking down at me and he would have said this a long time ago.
13:21Al, it's time to let go.
13:23He only wanted me to be happy.
13:25He always made me happy.
13:27He treated me like a queen.
13:29He was amazing.
13:32You are a queen.
13:34Let's wait till we get to the warehouse.
13:36It might be another story.
13:38Don't you set me up like that.
13:40Marcus, set up.
13:42With two vans already on their way to the warehouse.
13:44I don't even remember this.
13:46Nat and Vanessa are packing the decades of clothes lying untouched in Al's wardrobes.
13:51I remember Al, 14 years old, wearing this and looking so proud.
13:57I never got to borrow it.
13:58I don't think any of us did.
14:00No.
14:00Oh, she wouldn't let anyone.
14:02I finally get my moment.
14:05Al's very sentimental.
14:07So who do you think is going to be on my side in the warehouse?
14:10Do you think you're both going to be tough?
14:12It is Nat.
14:12I would be a bit like, oh, guys.
14:15I used to keep bus tickets and stuff.
14:16Like, do you remember?
14:17Because there was this boy that I liked.
14:18So I got this bus ticket.
14:20Growing up, this one here to my right was definitely the goody two-shoes of the bunch.
14:25Polished.
14:26And then Al was a little bit of the cautious one.
14:29And I was the one that was pushing a few boundaries.
14:33Who is even playing tapes anymore?
14:36So this tape is over 30 years old.
14:38Wow.
14:39Almarie, at one point, fancied herself as a bit of a DJ.
14:42Did she?
14:43DJ Virgo.
14:44She's DJ Virgo.
14:44DJ Virgo.
14:46She's been somewhere before and then gone up to the DJ booth.
14:49No.
14:49And said, move over.
14:51No.
14:51I love that.
14:53Honestly, we are halfway through packing and we're not halfway through this house.
14:57How strong are you feeling?
14:58Very strong.
14:59The vibe is so good.
15:00Whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:01You made that look like light work.
15:02Right, V, let's do this.
15:03I feel like I'm part of the girl tribe.
15:05How old are your kids?
15:06My kids, 32 and 28.
15:08What?
15:09I also really need to find out their whole skincare routine.
15:12You're 50?
15:13Oh, I'm not going to look like you when I'm 50.
15:15Yeah, all three of us.
15:16We look the same age.
15:17No, you...
15:19I'll just have to...
15:22Go for this look.
15:24Let's put the baby bath in there.
15:28Oh my God, this was my favourite.
15:29I loved it.
15:31I can't put it off any longer.
15:33What's with the empty boxes?
15:35It's time for me and Nat to face a furniture warehouse.
15:38What is this room, Nat?
15:40Originally, this was Marcus' man cave.
15:43So why are there so many chairs and pieces of furniture in here?
15:46After Marcus passed away, Al was talking about having an art centre
15:52for grieving children to come and get creative.
15:55So she did actually start making this like an art room?
15:58As much as it was a beautiful idea,
16:01she just didn't have that energy and drive.
16:04She's still processing it.
16:06Yeah.
16:06She'll never get over the loss of Marcus and Eva with Maria,
16:09but Marcus would want Al to live a bit more.
16:13I feel like she's putting on such a brave face.
16:15She does.
16:17And she does that a lot to protect Maria
16:21and just to show Maria that Mum's the strong one,
16:24carrying them through.
16:26Ah!
16:27Ah!
16:30Right.
16:31Let's start pulling things out.
16:33I'm going to take the double buggy.
16:37It's all hands on deck as the final van gets ready to leave.
16:41Right, Maria.
16:42We've got to get these on the van.
16:43Let's go.
16:44They brand new again.
16:46Maybe worn once.
16:47Worn once.
16:48You'd think she lives in the countryside.
16:52Well done.
16:53Oh, wow.
16:53Look how much stuff.
16:59Al has never looked through Marcus's staff.
17:03So I think that will be difficult for everybody
17:05and we're just going to have to go at a pace that they're comfortable with.
17:09This will make a huge difference to their financial situation.
17:13There's an opportunity for Al to have someone living here,
17:16paying towards the mortgage,
17:17to make sure that they can stay in this house.
17:19And I think that's a massive extra reason as to why we are doing this.
17:23What is it?
17:28Kitchen.
17:30Arts and crafts.
17:31I'm just worried who's going to be hard on me.
17:33Who do you think is going to be hard on you Al?
17:35Come on.
17:35Duh duh duh!
17:37Oh, my goodness.
17:39Yay!
17:40Morning!
17:41Morning!
17:46How is everyone?
17:48I'm a little nervous, I'm not going to lie.
17:49Are you?
17:50Yeah, sympathy paying.
17:51Yeah.
17:51Shall we go and have a look?
17:53Yeah, let's do it!
17:55Come on!
17:57Three, two, one!
18:00Oh, my God!
18:03Wow!
18:08No way!
18:12Out of 370 boxes unpacked from our Maria's home,
18:17we found 156 framed photographs,
18:23204 pairs of shoes
18:24and 2,765 plastic toys.
18:31Welcome home!
18:33I can't believe I filled this warehouse.
18:35This is unreal.
18:37I don't know how I would have done this by myself.
18:39I don't think anyone can do these things by themselves.
18:43It's OK to turn around and go,
18:45actually, I really need some help with this.
18:47Yeah.
18:48Can we start?
18:49Can we start?
18:50I like this attitude, Maria.
18:52I love it.
18:52We will get started ASAP.
18:54But first, I want to know how many seats
18:56you have got in your house.
18:5853.
18:59What?
18:59Oh, my goodness.
19:01We can have our own conference.
19:03You could literally host
19:04the next big meeting for the UN.
19:06Oh, my God!
19:08Shall we go over to toys?
19:09Woo-hoo!
19:10Maria, you have 157 dolls.
19:13I only had three dolls.
19:16Two Barbies and one Cindy.
19:18Are you overcompensating?
19:20Yeah.
19:20We could probably choose our favourite 10.
19:23Does that sound good?
19:25Mm-hmm.
19:26I'm going to burn this sucker down.
19:32Bye-bye.
19:34Bye.
19:35Is she a keep or bye?
19:37Oh, goodbye!
19:39Wow!
19:39Well done, Maria!
19:41Because Maria is doing so well,
19:43you want to tackle the little bits and bobs
19:44that we all tread on.
19:46Oh, yes!
19:47Thank you, girls.
19:49So, I know you love your bricks.
19:52Do you have some favourite ones
19:53that you would love to have up in your bedroom?
19:55So, this one.
19:57Favourite?
19:57This one.
19:58I really love Lego.
20:00Daddy made that one for you.
20:02Oh, wow!
20:04Did Daddy get you into bricks?
20:06Yeah.
20:08My dad really likes Lego.
20:10I said that he should go on Lego Masters.
20:13Yay!
20:14I found this hair again.
20:16Ah!
20:16This one, Marcus built.
20:19He loved to build with Maria
20:21quite a few pieces that she's still got today.
20:24He was like a big kid himself.
20:26He was an amazing father.
20:29Maria adored him and he adored her.
20:32I think for her,
20:34it's having the memories of her dad in the house
20:36is the most important thing.
20:39If we want to keep all this,
20:40I think that's absolutely fine
20:41because it's your hobby.
20:42Do you want to play for a little while
20:44or do you want to keep going?
20:45Let's keep going.
20:46You want to keep going?
20:47Well done, Maria.
20:48No matter what our let's go of that Marcus is,
20:51we are going to keep it safe
20:53and over the next few weeks,
20:54if she regrets letting anything go,
20:56she'll have the opportunity to say,
20:58I really need that back.
20:59What's your favourite doll's house?
21:01Because I think instead of 11,
21:02we should probably have one special one
21:04that we love and play with all the time.
21:06This one was on loan.
21:07From where?
21:08A friend.
21:09That's a auntie Nat.
21:10Oh, I see.
21:13Auntie Nat.
21:14Because Maria only had 10 doll's houses,
21:17you're like,
21:18let me just loan her an 11th one.
21:20Coming straight back.
21:22Well done, Maria.
21:22To the Nat residence.
21:25At Al's house,
21:27the team has plans to give Maria her dream bedroom.
21:30I think the fact that they were both sharing,
21:32which is completely understandable,
21:34meant that the room was just so full of stuff.
21:37I think they both said they're ready now for their own space.
21:39Maria is definitely ready.
21:41Oh, yeah.
21:41She has the design.
21:42She wanted her workspace.
21:44I think the en suite might be a little bit ambitious.
21:46It might be a bit ambitious.
21:48But I do think we need to give her
21:49all of the other elements that she's dreaming of.
21:51She was teaching us a dance routine,
21:52and she loves singing too.
21:54Somewhere in here,
21:55she can dress up
21:56and then have her mic and kind of,
21:57like, perform and practice.
21:59Oh, yeah.
21:59She would love that.
22:00Be the superstar that she is.
22:01Exactly.
22:02We've got our wardrobe,
22:03and then we'll have our dressing table there.
22:05And then over here,
22:06that's where we'll have the stage.
22:08Piste resistance.
22:09Exactly.
22:09We always like to make stuff multifunctional,
22:11so we're going to have storage underneath that stage.
22:14We'd be the backing dancers.
22:15Right, come on.
22:16To the left, to the right.
22:19It's going to be fun, this room.
22:20Pop stars are divas,
22:22so get it right.
22:24Are you going to be a singer when you're older?
22:26Well, I wanted to,
22:27but then I wanted to be a vet,
22:29and for some reason,
22:30I wanted to join the army.
22:31Do you know what?
22:32I never wanted to join the army,
22:34but I always wanted to be a singer or a vet.
22:36How weird is that?
22:38We're like twins.
22:40With almost half the day gone,
22:42it's time to divide and conquer.
22:44Oh, okay.
22:45While Maria and Nat tackle the books,
22:47we're battling the excess in the kitchen.
22:50First question.
22:52Why?
22:53Why so much stuff, Val?
22:55It's family life, isn't it?
22:57I think we choose a set for you and Maria,
23:00and then you have enough for guests.
23:03Yeah, okay.
23:03You've got two of your plates.
23:05If there's a set of, like, eight,
23:06you keep those.
23:07And so we're hoping to get a lodger at some point.
23:11Yeah.
23:11So I think you need an empty cupboard for their stuff.
23:14Yeah.
23:15Let's go.
23:16How often do you all meet up and go around to ours?
23:19All the time, if we can.
23:20Do you?
23:21Almarie's been like that since we were at school.
23:24Oh, really?
23:24Yeah, my mum had that open door policy.
23:27And her mum used to let us just raid the kitchen.
23:29Do you feel like you've inherited that from everyone?
23:31The house of the feeder.
23:32Yeah.
23:33Did your parents have this much stuff?
23:35Yes.
23:36I don't understand, because it's not like we had much.
23:38I think because they worked so hard,
23:41it was like their achievements,
23:42and there were certain things you couldn't even touch.
23:44Like, there would be plates like this in a cabinet,
23:46and it'd be like, no, we're saving that for special.
23:49Do you feel like you've adopted that?
23:50Yeah, I think definitely.
23:52My mum came over to this country from Jamaica,
23:55with two suitcases that I still have.
23:58My dad, the same.
24:00But they didn't have much money when they came over.
24:03And they did say to me,
24:04it'd be nice one day if you could actually own your own home.
24:07And so that was always my goal.
24:09They were very proud of me.
24:11So, OK, we're going to keep...
24:13If you're keeping this lovely blue set...
24:15Yeah.
24:15..you don't need any more plates.
24:17You've lost quite a bit, and then that's chips.
24:20So then you've only got two actual plates.
24:21OK, get rid of it.
24:25I'm keeping up, though.
24:26I hope you're all still friends after this.
24:28Maria, you're doing amazing.
24:30We've done two sections.
24:32Well done.
24:33Well, you done.
24:34Do you like this plate that Mummy's got?
24:36This is the one that Grandma bought you.
24:38I don't think I've actually seen it before.
24:40I did not foresee the kitchen
24:43being the sentimental room in the house.
24:46I haven't even seen how you've...
24:49She's calling you out, Al.
24:50Which one are you referring to?
24:53Ooh, look at the tone, the tone.
24:57That's travelled miles.
24:58These pots have come all the way from Jamaica.
25:01My mum used to cook with these.
25:02How many pots do you have?
25:05What are you asking her for?
25:06Three Dutch pots.
25:07No, no, you've got more than that.
25:09How many pots have you got?
25:11Wait, how many pots have you got?
25:11Nat and Vanessa are, like, our sisters.
25:13You can make gravy in one pot.
25:15So close, and it's no different
25:17to family members coming into the warehouse.
25:20Hold on, hold on, hold on!
25:22It's supposed to be on my side, Maria.
25:24Sorry!
25:25We can't sort our life out.
25:27And you're not going to let go.
25:29Yeah.
25:29You're going to have to do this.
25:31You've raised such a strong, independent, incredible woman.
25:35This is your fault.
25:36Okay.
25:37You need to watch.
25:38Watch it go.
25:41Aw, well done, Al.
25:43No, this is good.
25:44This is the push that I need.
25:50I'm so glad we all survived Kitchen.
25:52You did really well.
25:54Everyone's still friends.
25:56At the house, the gang are on a mission
25:58to turn Al's art studio dream into a reality.
26:02I know that after Marcus passed,
26:04Maria really embraced drawing.
26:07So, have an amazing art studio.
26:09She can invite her friends here.
26:10Oh, I like the idea of that.
26:12You know those pottery cafes?
26:13Yeah.
26:13They're all colourful and creative.
26:15It should be that kind of vibe.
26:16Yeah.
26:16Vibrant.
26:17Yeah.
26:18With the plan set,
26:20Rob also has a massive task ahead of him
26:22in the loft room.
26:24This is the pearling wall.
26:25Unfortunately, we can't open this up
26:27because it supports the weight of the roof.
26:30The biggest space is this section here.
26:32So, the plan is to open up this space
26:34and have a wardrobe in here
26:36and see whether I can make the opening even bigger,
26:40which equates to even more storage.
26:44Now, doesn't that make a huge difference?
26:49You're amazing.
26:50Like shooting stars.
26:52You're amazing.
26:53Like racing cars.
26:54You're amazing.
26:55Yeah.
26:58You're amazing.
27:00As the day pushes on,
27:02we are making headway.
27:03Right, hold on.
27:04Ready to run home.
27:05And while Maria is in safe hands with her aunties,
27:09it's time to tackle the hardest section of the day,
27:12Marcus's belongings.
27:15We have tried to get everything of Marcus's
27:17all in one place
27:18so that you cannot be surprised by it
27:21dotted around the warehouse.
27:22Yeah.
27:22We are not erasing Marcus.
27:25We want to bring him back to the house with us.
27:27Yeah.
27:27But we just want to bring the most important things.
27:29You okay?
27:30Yeah.
27:31Okay.
27:32So,
27:33when we came into the front room,
27:35Yes.
27:36I would say the first thing I saw
27:37were shoes.
27:39Yes.
27:40Shoes upon shoes upon shoes.
27:42Yeah.
27:42I tried these on in there.
27:43They're quite interesting.
27:45We actually went to Jamaica
27:46and this was for when we were climbing
27:48Dunn River Falls.
27:49Do we think we need to hang on to those?
27:51No.
27:51No.
27:52Okay.
27:52D and G.
27:53So bougie, Marcus.
27:55Yes.
27:55You can really get a sense of who Marcus was.
27:59Those we can donate.
28:01I think these I'll keep.
28:04Perfect.
28:05These are what Marcus wore to our wedding.
28:08So you'll keep those, aren't you?
28:09Yeah.
28:09Fine, that's perfect.
28:11Maybe I might like to keep the flip-flops.
28:15Just for something for me to keep by the door.
28:19Yeah, because I'll probably end up wearing them
28:22just to run into the garden and back again.
28:24Yeah, and if that brings you comfort, I think.
28:26Yeah.
28:27You're doing so well.
28:28This is such a great start.
28:30Yeah.
28:31Shall we go to the motorbike section?
28:35What was it about motorbikes that he loved?
28:38He's always loved motorbikes as a young boy.
28:41He was a risk taker.
28:43I'm glad that he got to take many risks
28:46and for fully's life.
28:47Yeah.
28:48Yeah.
28:51It's very severe.
28:52I still feel like I'm in a dream.
28:54It hits me when I go to bed at night
28:56because I'm behind closed doors and no-one sees me.
28:59Do you feel like you have to put on a brave face?
29:02I feel like that.
29:03I've always been the strong person
29:05and I think I get that from my mum.
29:06Is that helping you to hold it all in all day long?
29:10No, no, it's not really.
29:11I'm just constantly on the go,
29:13just keeping routine.
29:15The same for Maria.
29:19I didn't actually tell Maria her dad passed away
29:22until four days later
29:23because I was digesting
29:26and how I was going to explain it to her.
29:30A friend of mine brought me this book called Daddy's Rainbow.
29:33So I made sure she ate her lunch first.
29:38At the end of the book, I said to her,
29:40so Daddy's now in heaven.
29:43Her reaction was like, what?
29:46And then I think, like, ten seconds later, you know, she fell into my lap.
29:52It was the worst thing.
29:54I only lost my mum five months before that and then Marcus...
29:58It was weird because he actually said to me,
30:01he goes, I want you to get some help.
30:02I think he knew because of losing my mum
30:05and knowing what was going to happen to him,
30:08how am I going to cope?
30:13I'm so sorry.
30:14Sorry, I'm so sorry.
30:17Wow.
30:23I'm so sorry.
30:25Do you want to take five minutes?
30:33You have been coping.
30:35Look what you've done.
30:36Look at your beautiful daughter
30:38and how just incredibly well you're dealing with everything.
30:42You've done such an amazing job.
30:44I just don't know how I got through it.
30:46I don't know how I did it.
30:47You made it happen.
30:51This is good for me because Marcus would want me to move forward
30:54and then Maria, as well, give her the best life.
30:58You are giving her the best life.
31:00Don't you question that?
31:01Yeah.
31:01You're an amazing mother.
31:03Want a cup of tea or something?
31:05Do you want the girls?
31:07Yeah, it will kind of bring a smile to my face.
31:10Do you want to get him in then?
31:12We just have to take it at our pace
31:15because it's about honouring Marcus in the best way we can.
31:19You thought I had a lot of coats.
31:22And making sure he comes back to the house with us
31:24but also making sure Al and Maria have the best life moving forward.
31:30Oh, we love these.
31:32Oh, Marcus.
31:35Like...
31:35Yeah, look.
31:36He rocks this.
31:37This is mine.
31:39What?
31:39Me and you join that lady's own gym.
31:41Is this from the gym?
31:43Instead of going to the gym, we used to park outside,
31:45then go off and get Waffles.
31:46What am I saying?
31:49After an emotional but productive afternoon,
31:52there's only half an hour left.
31:54Right, grab what you can, girls.
31:56Let's do it.
31:57Oh, my gosh.
31:59Right, ready?
32:00To the pile.
32:00Let's go, let's go.
32:01Go, Maria, go!
32:03All of these tapes have definitely given us Lady Virgo vibes.
32:07Marcus wanted a hobby for both of us.
32:10Why don't you start learning the decks?
32:13Oh, God.
32:14Why not?
32:15Definitely.
32:15Do something for you.
32:16Oh, my gosh, next year you'll be in Ibiza.
32:19On the decks.
32:21Do you remember that party?
32:22It's day one's, right?
32:25One more minute, gang.
32:27Right, let's go, guys, to the piles.
32:31Woo!
32:32Well done.
32:33Yeah.
32:34Wow, Maria.
32:35Look at this pile.
32:38Well done, Maria.
32:39Amazing.
32:39You've done amazing.
32:39You absolutely smashed it today, OK?
32:41That was so good.
32:43I actually feel like a part of the girl group.
32:45I know I'm not a day one, but I'm like a day...
32:48How many days in 50 years?
32:51Yeah.
32:51Time for a rest, and then a stilly day tomorrow.
32:54Stilly day tomorrow.
32:56Al is a phenomenal woman, and she's been through so much.
32:59And after today, I want to see Al do something for her.
33:03I want to see Lady Virgo back.
33:05That's what I want.
33:06I want to get Lady Virgo back on the decks,
33:08doing stuff for herself, feeling lighter in life.
33:17It's early doors, and the sorting's already underway.
33:21That was your knees.
33:23Yeah, that was my knees, but the crack.
33:25Warning!
33:26Now, Dilly's arrived to up the ante.
33:28I'm here to crack the whip a little bit harder.
33:31I'm a bit worried.
33:32Don't worry.
33:33I'm firm but fair.
33:35Yeah.
33:35Wasting no time, the first task of the day
33:38is tackling Al and Maria's mammoth clothes section.
33:42Imagine this in a wardrobe.
33:44It's a department store there.
33:45Yeah.
33:46You need to shop your rails,
33:48but no-one needs more than a rail of clothes.
33:51Condense it to one.
33:53OK.
33:53Does that still fit you, Maria?
33:55No.
33:56Yes, this is the energy we need.
33:58Yeah, there can go.
33:59Good girl.
34:00Straight into the wheelbarrow.
34:01Two tables clear already.
34:03This is good.
34:03All of school uniform can be donated back to the school.
34:06This is good.
34:08I wasn't expecting this.
34:10Right, we have 55 coats.
34:12We need to reduce to 10 at least.
34:14My gosh, you're harsh, Dilly.
34:16Go on now, you can do it.
34:17I think if we're thinking about coats,
34:19there's coats for different seasons, isn't there?
34:21There is, yeah.
34:22Think about what you're rotating as well.
34:23We keep three coats down each season.
34:26We pack away the rest.
34:27OK.
34:27To decide which ones are going to stay
34:29and which ones we let go of,
34:30why don't we do a little fashion show of our coats?
34:32Because if it doesn't fit and it doesn't look great,
34:35let's start with this one.
34:36Let's see your best strut.
34:38That's a keep.
34:39You need to probably strut for this coat
34:41if you want to keep it.
34:42There she goes.
34:45I would fully wear that.
34:47Oh.
34:48Yeah, nice.
34:49This is, like, 20 years old.
34:52It's funny.
34:52It's, yeah, it's had its time.
34:54You did wear it the other day, right?
34:56Yeah, so why didn't you say anything then?
34:58Well, no, we're just...
35:00That other coat you had on was lovely.
35:02You're supposed to give me your honest opinion.
35:03I think this has had its days.
35:05Oh, you say no?
35:06Yeah.
35:07It's had its time.
35:08Right, 10 coats, 10 minutes.
35:11Oh, God, this is brutal.
35:13It's good that my friends can just speak to me straight on.
35:17This is from, like, the 90s.
35:19Way old.
35:20It's been challenging with them.
35:22Yeah, that has to go.
35:23Put it in.
35:24Let's go.
35:24Come on, we've got 10 minutes.
35:26But they're getting me through.
35:2810, 11, OK.
35:30That's good.
35:31Can that pass?
35:32Yeah.
35:32Please.
35:33Do you love it?
35:34I do.
35:34OK.
35:35Oh, look.
35:36The cards are good.
35:37This holds a lot of memories.
35:39My mum used to drag me out shopping every Saturday.
35:42And we went East Street Market.
35:44And I saw this on the rail.
35:45And I was like, Mum, I want that cardigan, please.
35:48Feel like you need to bring it back out if you're going to keep it.
35:50Yeah.
35:52That's it.
35:52Teamwork makes the dream work.
35:54This is amazing.
35:56This is the best I've ever, ever seen.
35:58Look at all of these empty rails.
36:00This is just incredible.
36:03Well done.
36:05With teamwork proving to be the winning formula.
36:07Welcome to the chair sanctuary.
36:10Dilly turns her attention to the biggest mystery in the warehouse.
36:13Where did all these chairs come from?
36:15I haven't seen that.
36:16What was that?
36:17Some of them, yes.
36:19So why, why, these chairs are yours?
36:22They are.
36:23They were temporarily at Al's house.
36:26Do I need to come and sit with you?
36:27Yeah, yeah.
36:28Our storage facility, I'm very sorry to announce, is closed.
36:32I'm closed.
36:32You have got 24 hours to pick up your belongings and take them away.
36:38Back at the house, Rob is making massive strides on Maria's stage.
36:43I like to make the most of every square inch.
36:46So underneath the stage is going to be storage.
36:49Dilly's going to be happy.
36:50Maria is going to be ecstatic.
36:54While Rob cracks on outside, I'm going to add a little bit of sparkle.
36:59Ewan is adding a special touch to Al's new bedroom.
37:02When we're playing around with paint, sometimes it can feel like a bit of a commitment to do
37:06an entire wall or, you know, a big surface area.
37:09So I'm just going to paint the inside of the door.
37:12If you have got a colour that you want to try out and you're not brave enough to do a
37:15full
37:15wall, this can be a nice way to introduce it.
37:18Oh, this looks so good.
37:20It's like giving your door a little bit of lipstick.
37:27And there you have Maria's brand new stage.
37:34Maria, your mum loved this.
37:37Oh, mummy.
37:39That's my fire master.
37:41Three sections down and attention turns to Maria.
37:45Shall we have a little look at your very vast art collection?
37:49How much drawing do you do?
37:52I'll just draw at any time.
37:54As Dilly swaps de-cluttering for doodling.
37:57Let's draw each other.
38:01I don't know if I've done legs for long enough, though.
38:04That is very, very good.
38:05Actually looks really like me.
38:07Well, there's a hell of a lot of highlighters.
38:10It's a good idea just to choose one pencil case and think, right, that one's all my pencils
38:14and that one's all my pens.
38:16Has drawing been a huge part of her life?
38:19Yes, it has, since Marcus.
38:22She'd always be drawing as a family.
38:24Marcus is always there.
38:26Yeah.
38:26Like a halo over his head.
38:29Oh, OK.
38:29Yeah.
38:30Yeah.
38:32She'd put, like, a little message at the bottom to say, you know, Daddy's in heaven.
38:36It's always something to say he's happy.
38:38So, for her to put those words on paper, it's really like, wow.
38:42And that's why I started looking at art therapy classes for her.
38:47Waiting lists were so long.
38:48So, the plan that me and Nat had was, like, for kids in the daytime and adults in the evening.
38:53Because I think it's good for the children to talk amongst themselves, what they've been through.
38:57I think it's lovely that she's been able to find this, to express herself, that she can draw and that
39:01she can create.
39:02Yeah.
39:03She's an amazing kid, isn't she?
39:05She's been doing so amazingly well today.
39:07Very, very strong-willed.
39:08You must be so proud of her.
39:10Yeah.
39:10She could have drawn me with longer legs, I'll be honest.
39:13I'm a little bit upset about that.
39:15We have got half an hour left.
39:18These are going.
39:19No, no, they're staying.
39:20See, I don't even know if you really know what's staying and what isn't.
39:23I do.
39:25Those need to go, those need to go, those need to go.
39:27Oh, my gosh, no.
39:28Now, what about those ones?
39:29Go.
39:30Right, everybody, five more minutes.
39:33That is it.
39:34Quick, quick, quick.
39:35Get with the more baby stuff.
39:37You don't have the space to be able to keep this cot.
39:40No, I'm not going to have this in Maria's room.
39:42So we can say goodbye to the cot.
39:43Yeah.
39:43This is like supermarket smooth.
39:45Slow down!
39:47Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
39:58Two days later, and with a little help from friends,
40:03Al and Maria have reduced their belongings by more than half.
40:08Well done.
40:09Well done.
40:10Honestly, all of you, that was so incredible.
40:12It was so tough.
40:14I know.
40:14Aw, thank you.
40:16It's like, we don't want to hug your trouble after that.
40:18I know, I know.
40:26Good morning, morning, morning.
40:30After two epic days at the warehouse, we are back and raring to go.
40:35How massive does it feel in here right now?
40:37It's like we've pushed the walls out.
40:39This is Al's dream house that she bought with Marcus that they worked so hard to achieve.
40:44We need to bring it back to life so that Al can have a lodger here and they can get
40:49that extra income that they need.
40:51What are you all going on to?
40:52I've got some tweaking of a few bits and pieces here and there, but I'm in a good place.
40:56I have brought my steamer in today and I'm going to go on a dirt hunt.
41:01Yeah.
41:01Right, come on everyone.
41:02All right.
41:03Let's do it.
41:04Let's go, let's go.
41:05As Ewan fires up the steamer, Rob's making the most of every inch of space in the lodger's room.
41:11This is the base of our pull-out wardrobe and I'm just attaching these really heavy-duty runners to the
41:19base of the tray.
41:21So unlike your conventional wardrobe that you have to open the door and then go inside with this one, wardrobe
41:26comes to you.
41:31Outside, I'm combining my craft and DIY skills to create a centrepiece for the art room.
41:37I am making a table, not just any table, a pencil-shaped table.
41:44So if Maria and Al do decide to host classes for families who have been through bereavement,
41:50then they'll have a big table to sit at and to be able to do little art classes.
41:59You're beautiful.
42:03And this is how you make the best use of your eave space and make it look really cool in
42:10the process.
42:11In the kitchen, Ewan's found a water filter in need of some TLC.
42:16It's really built up under here and this is one of those areas that you don't often see.
42:20So I'm just going in with a toothbrush and the white vinegar's breaking down all of the lime scale
42:25and then this little bit of washing up liquid will just work as a de-greaser.
42:30So every time you wipe all the handles of your fridge, just give that area a little wipe too
42:33and that should stop that lime scale building up.
42:36While the team organise and clean downstairs,
42:39Dilly's in Maria's room building some seriously smart storage brick by brick.
42:45Maria absolutely loves building bricks.
42:48It's something that she used to do with her dad.
42:50So I thought, let's create her a little on-the-go folder.
42:53I've got my lever arch file here, I've got my base plate here.
42:56I'm going to peel this off.
42:57It's got some self-adhesive so you can just stick some of that to it.
43:00So it's a desk on the move which is great.
43:03She can literally grab this and when she goes to her auntie's house,
43:06she goes over to friends, then let your imagination run wild.
43:10It seems like everything's alright.
43:13I'm feeling quite confident about my areas.
43:16I don't care about anyone else's.
43:18Ewan!
43:19Yeah?
43:19Eggies!
43:21Look what I've just found.
43:22Oh!
43:23This must be an off cut from the kitchen countertop.
43:25Is that just behind me?
43:25Yeah!
43:26Right, let me give you a hand.
43:27It's ready.
43:27Yeah, one, two, three.
43:29Three, four.
43:30Right from the bottom.
43:30Oh, wow.
43:31Yeah, it's heavy, isn't it?
43:32Yeah, it's nice.
43:33Can we use it somewhere?
43:33I'm thinking for a coffee table.
43:35Oh!
43:36I think this would look lovely inside the living room.
43:40Yeah!
43:40Perfect coffee table.
43:41What a find!
43:42Give me a D!
43:43Give me an A!
43:45Give me a Y!
43:48Day one.
43:49I am excited.
43:51I'm making this big frame, and it's going to say day one,
43:54because that's what Al and the girls call each other,
43:57because they have genuinely known each other
43:58since they were two and eight years old.
44:00So I'm making a big old poster about it.
44:02I've got these cheap craft letters,
44:04and I'm going to glue them onto this canvas,
44:07and then I'm going to paint the whole thing
44:08so it all blends in, and it'll be up on the wall.
44:12Oh, listen to that.
44:18That is clean.
44:19Out in the garden, Rob's kicking things off with his salvaged marble.
44:23It's an extremely hard material.
44:25This kicks up a lot of dust.
44:28So in order to try and minimise that,
44:30you use water in the process.
44:35In the lounge, I'm cooking up something special
44:38for the one and only DJ Virgo.
44:41I'm making a little DJ station
44:43on the back of one of their storage units.
44:47How cool is that?
44:48By day, it'll be handy storage.
44:50By night, it'll be DJ Virgo's DJ station.
44:55The vibe in the house today,
44:57I don't want to jinx it, but it's OK.
44:59I think we got off to a good start in the warehouse.
45:02We've come back, and it's not too overwhelming,
45:05but there is still a lot to do.
45:06I think we've just got to keep the pace up.
45:10This is the thing dreams are made of.
45:13With more than half the day gone,
45:15time to rally the troops and see where we're at.
45:18Deal!
45:19Yes, yes, yes, yes.
45:21Come on!
45:21What needs fixing?
45:22Nothing, nothing, nothing.
45:23There's no panic.
45:24He's ready.
45:25I feel we've got a little bit behind in the kitchen area.
45:28It's not looking good.
45:30We need to sort out what chairs are going where.
45:32I started them, and then I got distracted,
45:33and I went to the bedroom, and I'm just finishing the bedroom,
45:35and then I can come back down and help you.
45:37It's fine.
45:37You just don't want to sit back and get to the end of the day
45:40and be like, oh, my gosh, we've done nothing in here.
45:42OK.
45:42So, all hands on deck.
45:45The team's locked in.
45:47Time to keep things rolling.
45:49We've got over 20 different products here,
45:51and actually, a lot of it does the same thing.
45:54I've got five essentials that you can pretty much
45:55clean your entire home with.
45:57We've got white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda,
46:01washing up liquid, which is a fantastic degreaser.
46:03A little bit of bleach.
46:05You can disinfect your entire home
46:07with just a cupful of bleach diluted in water.
46:11And then I've got some essential oil, and that's it.
46:13Basically, all your cleaning supplies
46:15should fit in something the size of a bucket.
46:17The cot bed is back,
46:19but I'm actually going to turn it into a day bed.
46:21And I don't think many people know
46:23that they can become a different piece of furniture.
46:25You've just got to make sure it's worth the space.
46:29So, I'm taking off this side of the cot,
46:32and that will become a little seating area from Maria.
46:35And they'll actually use it.
46:38Whatever you are organizing,
46:40always use your container.
46:42I'm going to fold it to the right size of that corner there.
46:46Fold them up, and fold them up again.
46:50And look at that.
46:50That is perfectly in that space.
46:54While Dilly folds to her heart's content,
46:56I've got time to create a memory box for Al.
46:59So, these are the things in the warehouse
47:01that she picked out that remind her the most of Marcus.
47:04I'm going to put this basket up there
47:05on the top of the wardrobe,
47:06so she knows that all of those special things
47:09are within reach.
47:12Another hour on the clock,
47:14and even Rob's closing in on the finishing touches.
47:17Bang!
47:20We have not taken our foot off the gas today.
47:23Let's not stop now.
47:24Yeah, start getting loads of stuff out of here.
47:27Can this go?
47:28Yeah, that can go.
47:29Yeah, let's get it in the corner.
47:31Yeah, ready?
47:32Yeah.
47:33Oh, it fits perfectly as well.
47:34This floor is atrocious.
47:36Pencils on the wall.
47:37That looks cool.
47:38Oh, guys, we are so close.
47:41Oh, where's the disc?
47:42Oh, the table.
47:43Good to go.
47:44Rob.
47:45Come in, come in, come in.
47:46Anyone want to grab this leg?
47:48Yeah.
47:48Hold on, hold on.
47:50Yep, yep, got it.
47:50Hold on.
47:51Got it.
47:51Oh, you guys got it great.
47:53I think it's the best thing I've ever made.
47:58Oh, you couldn't see the floor.
47:59You couldn't see the ceiling.
48:00It was just covered in chairs.
48:01It was just a chair garage.
48:03Is that us?
48:04Yes, I got it.
48:05Is that us done?
48:06Yay!
48:08This is it!
48:09Yes!
48:10Oh, yes!
48:11Oh, Donty.
48:17Yeah!
48:19Oh!
48:20Oh, my God.
48:21Oh, my God.
48:23Look at you wearing the cardigan out.
48:25I know.
48:25That makes me very happy.
48:27How are you all feeling?
48:29Excited?
48:30I'm feeling really excited.
48:33Yeah.
48:34Do you want to go see it?
48:35Yeah.
48:36Come with them.
48:37You two go first.
48:40Right, you ready?
48:41Yeah.
48:42Come in to your front room.
48:44Oh, my God.
48:45That is so cool.
48:48Oh, my God.
48:51Just a week ago, this living room doubled up as a play area,
48:54leaving no room to unwind.
48:59Now cleared from clutter and zoned,
49:02our Maria have a space to relax and play.
49:05This is so amazing.
49:07I can't believe this is such a joy.
49:09Oh, my gosh.
49:10Where did you find that picture?
49:12We wanted it to be like a little wall of your life.
49:15It's absolutely beautiful, Stacey.
49:18Girls, you're not there.
49:19Yay!
49:20I love that one of Marcus on the moped.
49:23Oh, my God.
49:24Is this a...
49:25Do you know what that is?
49:26Yeah, it's from the garden.
49:27It was in the garden.
49:28Yeah, it was in the garden.
49:29This was my old kitchen.
49:30Yes, that is incredible.
49:33There are two baskets down here for, like, donating and recycling toys.
49:37So as time goes on, and if there's any toys you think,
49:39oh, I'm not really playing with that,
49:41you put them in these baskets,
49:42and when they're full up, you can sell them or donate them.
49:45And then there'll be space for new stuff.
49:48That's well organised.
49:49Are you happy, Maria?
49:51Yeah.
49:53It's the name of my soul.
49:54Yeah, do you like that?
49:56Yeah.
49:59You had this perfect alcove here
50:01that we thought we'd section off and turn into a zone
50:04for, like, schoolwork.
50:05Oh, my God.
50:06Honestly, it's not what I imagined at all.
50:09I can't believe this is my house.
50:13While the kitchen's been organised and tidied,
50:18upstairs I'm excited to show Maria her new bedroom.
50:21Wow.
50:25Maria.
50:27A week ago, this space was home to both Al and Maria.
50:32I don't know what to say.
50:33I'm lost for words.
50:35Now she's off to secondary school,
50:37she has a bedroom that's ready to take the next big step with her.
50:41What do you mean?
50:43I didn't know that my room was going to be like this.
50:46Dillia's organised all of your drawers.
50:48So now all your clothes are neatly hung up.
50:51You've got a picture of Mummy and Daddy and you.
50:54And lots of other pictures inside there.
50:56So she can switch them around.
50:58Get them out and look at them whenever you want to.
51:01And you've got your favourite pieces of Lego.
51:03We found your notebook.
51:05With your dream room in it,
51:06Rob didn't have quite enough time to build the bathroom.
51:09But he did build you your very own stage.
51:13Yay!
51:14Get the mic out.
51:16I can't believe this.
51:17This is a dream.
51:20Ooh!
51:22Oh, it's stunning.
51:24The colours.
51:25What is that?
51:27Oh, my goodness.
51:29Oh, wow.
51:31Oh, my God.
51:32Look at this.
51:33It's like a stage.
51:35It is real.
51:37Oh, my God.
51:37So I know that it's a really big step.
51:40Get in your own room.
51:41A room in your bed.
51:42And if you ever get worried, you can walkie-talkie, Mummy.
51:45No way.
51:46Oh, that's so cool.
51:47Yeah.
51:48Snacks.
51:49Roger.
51:49Yes, hippie snacks.
51:51You're amazing.
51:53Like shooting stars.
51:54You're amazing.
51:55Like racing cars.
51:57You're amazing.
51:58You're amazing.
51:59Yeah.
52:04We've turned the upstairs room into a cosy space for a lodger.
52:08Complete with a pull-out wardrobe built into the ease.
52:14Come in to your new bedroom.
52:18And the room that once housed no beds and over a decade's worth of clutter...
52:22I love the colour.
52:23...is now a soothing spot where Al can relax.
52:27I can't believe this is my room.
52:28This is the same bed.
52:29Oh, shh.
52:30Can I sit down?
52:32Yes.
52:33Finally sit down and relax.
52:35I know.
52:36Oh, my gosh, and you've changed all the...
52:38Wardrobes around.
52:39Yes.
52:40Oh, my gosh.
52:40And we tried to add some little gold touches because we know you love gold,
52:43so you unpainted this.
52:45Oh, my gosh, yes.
52:45I just love the whole colour.
52:47Marcus was very colourful, very bright, but I was very neutral.
52:52But I think I need this injection of colour.
52:54Bring a bit of Marcus in it.
52:56Yes.
52:57You and Maria, you did so brilliantly.
53:00I cannot stress that enough.
53:01Yeah.
53:01You made our jobs so much easier because you were brave in the warehouse, really brave.
53:07Yeah.
53:07And I think you don't give yourself enough credit.
53:09Yeah.
53:10What do you reckon Marcus would say?
53:13If you pat me on the back to say, well done, Al, this is definitely a new lease of life.
53:18I mean, the memories of Marcus would never go, but it's letting go of a lot of that clutter
53:23that I don't need.
53:25Thank you so much.
53:29Outside, I've got a surprise I can't wait to share.
53:33Come in to your art room.
53:39Oh, my God, they made your art room.
53:41Oh, my God.
53:42They made your art room.
53:44It was incredible.
53:45Seven days ago, the outhouse was a furniture showroom piled high with chairs and sofas.
53:51Oh, wow.
53:53It is stunning.
53:55I love this.
53:55Really stunning.
53:56Orange chair.
53:57Orange chair.
53:58Once we thought, in homage, we'd keep one of your beautiful orange chairs.
54:02Thank you very much.
54:03Are you OK, Al?
54:05Yeah.
54:07This is going to do so much for young children like Maria that just want to come and express
54:12themselves.
54:12It's like the best gift for Maria and for other children.
54:16I did not expect this.
54:18This has blown my mind.
54:19And this is...
54:20It's amazing.
54:21Is that Rob's picture?
54:23We all drew a picture for the art wall.
54:25Oh, my gosh.
54:27Dilly's still devastated by the way that you made her so short.
54:31I built that.
54:32No.
54:33I did.
54:34I made this.
54:35So creative.
54:36I was really proud of this.
54:38I love the fact in all of Maria's Lego is around the room.
54:42I know the car meant a lot to you and you did so well letting it go.
54:46But I looked at it and I was like, you know what?
54:48We could make something out of that and the kids can chill in there.
54:51It would be like a sofa for them.
54:53Amazing.
54:53And you get to keep that memory as well.
54:55Yeah.
54:56Marcus built this room specifically for his bikes.
55:00Loved it.
55:01He was so proud and after he passed away, this room was sitting full of storage.
55:07And now this has a purpose.
55:10Yeah.
55:11I have got one more thing to show you.
55:14Now that you have got this beautiful space in here.
55:18What is it?
55:19Oh my God.
55:21Oh my gosh.
55:22Oh my gosh.
55:22Oh my God.
55:25That is hilarious.
55:27Love it.
55:27Love it.
55:28Go on, get behind it, Al.
55:29Yeah.
55:30Get behind it.
55:31Oh my gosh.
55:33Oh my gosh.
55:34No way.
55:36By day, it's storage.
55:38By night, it's DJ Birdo.
55:40It's DJ Birdo.
55:41Oh my gosh, that's amazing.
55:42They're out there.
55:43This is amazing.
55:45Oh my God.
55:46And now you can actually do something for you.
55:48I really want you to get DJ lessons.
55:50Yeah.
55:50Yeah.
55:50I really want you to go and do something that makes you happy.
55:5330 years later, everyone's going to be like, it's finally happened.
55:57It's happened in my 50s.
56:00That was incredible.
56:02I am so buzzing.
56:04Dilly, you and hurry up before the club doors close.
56:07Security don't let you back in.
56:09They loved every single bit of every little thing in every room.
56:14For us, that's why we do it.
56:15There's no better feeling than knowing that the person you've just spent a week with is
56:20going to wake up tomorrow and be just lighter.
56:24Ready?
56:25We are family.
56:27Yeah, yeah, yeah.
56:29I got all my sisters with me.
56:33And now I'm going back in there because they're all having a party without me.
56:36DJ Virgo's on the mic.
56:38Bye.
56:40There he is.
56:44We love the house.
56:45Absolutely love it.
56:46Beautiful.
56:48We've been trying to come up with names for the art studio.
56:50I came up with the colour club.
56:53We focused it up to friends and family and they've absolutely loved it.
56:57Little DJ Virgo.
56:59Al has changed.
57:00She seems lighter, happier.
57:03And Maria as well.
57:04Yeah.
57:05Maria stayed in her room.
57:06Al was like,
57:07Maria, you know you can come and hang out in my bedroom.
57:10And she's just like, no mummy, I'm good.
57:13I'm good.
57:14I've got my own space now.
57:15Yeah.
57:16This house is very much one that we can live in again.
57:20And it's absolutely amazing.
57:22Well, there's no more car in front of the chimney,
57:24so Santa Claus has a freeway down now.
57:34Details of organisations offering help and support
57:37with bereavement or cancer
57:39are available on the BBC Action Line website.
58:00We'll see you next time.