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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.
00:52It'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,
01:06get 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
01:13to help a family say a final goodbye
01:15to all their clutter.
01:16You can fit a bus in there.
01:17Come 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!
01:29Hey!
01:29How 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
01:40and 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
01:47and 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?
01:58Let's go.
01:58Come on, come on.
01:59Oh, okay!
02:00This looks like my hallway.
02:01And 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,
02:12a loft conversion
02:13and an open-plan kitchen and living room.
02:16Oh!
02:17I found the stuff!
02:18Oh, wow!
02:20Is this 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? Look!
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
02:37without telling me you're a proud mum.
02:39That is like a time machine.
02:42I love a memory,
02:43but 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
02:51might be, but no-one else.
02:52So, I do think it's one of those rooms
02:54where they have just lined the sides,
02:56but it's starting to spill into the centre of the room
02:58because 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, what is it?
03:10Wow.
03:10Who puts lanyards on a fridge?
03:13Welcome to the world, beautiful baby girl.
03:14Look, this 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 it is being overrun with duplicates.
03:36Upstairs, Dilly and I find what appears to be a bedroom,
03:40but no bed.
03:41Oh, my gosh!
03:44What is this room?
03:46This must have been a bedroom at some point.
03:48There's wardrobes, 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!
03:58Dilly, Dilly, Dilly.
04:01There's a doll's house up my bum.
04:03You're heavier than you look.
04:05I am not.
04:07You are.
04:08You're dense.
04:09Dense.
04:10Oh!
04:11Nice space.
04:12Nice big double bed.
04:13Mm-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?
04:24Move this out the way here.
04:26Oh!
04:27Oh, it's empty!
04:28Oh, stop it!
04:29You've got babies clothes, kids clothes, adult jackets.
04:32Whose 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'll 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!
05:01Baby 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.
05:23Outside, Ewan and Rob have discovered a time capsule of forgotten clutter.
05:30Rob!
05:32Look at all these chairs.
05:34One, two, three, four, 1920, 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.
05:50Ah!
05:50Oh, ma'am!
05:54No, I'm actually wedged.
05:55Stacy!
05:57Dilly!
05:58Whoa!
05:59Right.
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.
06:23Hello!
06:26Hello!
06:27Hi!
06:28Nearly 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.
06:36Incredible.
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.
06:51Please?
06:52Because you keep perfume bottles that are out of date.
06:59Alan 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.
07:09My 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 time went 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.
07:46They're speaking to Marcus about it.
07:48He said, why not?
07:49Because 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 in, sit down, can I get you something to drink?
07:59It was just lovely just to watch them together.
08:05But 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.
08:42It was very surreal because it was like one moment, life was perfect,
08:46and then the next day, the whole dream 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.
09:23It's normally 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.
09:34But 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.
09:53Yeah, that is why we are here.
09:54But for us to be able to actually help transform it into a houseless function,
09:58Yeah.
09:59We need you to let go of at least 50% of what's in the house.
10:03Yeah.
10:04I'd say 98% of chairs.
10:06Yes.
10:06Oh my God.
10:07So shall we get packing?
10:09Yeah.
10:09Yeah.
10:13Hey girls.
10:13Hi girls.
10:15Hi.
10:15I'm Stacey.
10:17Hi.
10:18With just 12 hours to pack the entire house.
10:21This will 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 front 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.
10:54I stopped fostering after Marcus passed away.
10:57It 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.
11:15You've taken on a massive mortgage.
11:18Did you ever consider downsizing?
11:21Yes.
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 SCN needs, she needs to be in a familiar place.
11:33And coming from my 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 it is.
11:59Yeah.
12:01Yeah.
12:02Couldn't work it out.
12:03There's only one double bed.
12:05When Marcus passed away, Maria stayed in my bed, and now she's ten.
12:10And to be honest, it's been like a comfort, I think, for us both.
12:16What's it like sharing a room with your mum?
12:19I do like sharing a room with your mum.
12:21We found a book here, your notes.
12:24Bedroom set up, would your mum be in this one too?
12:26That's me.
12:27Oh, okay.
12:28As much as you love sharing with mum, you want your own space.
12:31Well, I don't have to say all of that.
12:34What?
12:37Well, I think it's because she has, like, lots of garlic and onion.
12:41Here you go, Nat.
12:43Careful 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 will fill it.
12:54Ooh, look at all of these.
12:55Do 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?
13:05I do.
13:07Yeah.
13:08It'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.
13:39Marcus, tell us.
13:42With two vans already on their way to the warehouse...
13:45I don't even remember this.
13:46...Nat 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, ever.
13:59I don't think any of us did.
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 beat her?
14:12It is Nat.
14:13I'm going to be a bit like, oh, guys.
14:15I used to keep bus tickets and stuff.
14:17Do you remember?
14:17Because there was this boy that I liked, so I got this bus ticket.
14:19Growing 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?
14:35So 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.
14:43She'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.
14:50No.
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 the furniture warehouse.
15:38What is this room, Nat?
15:40Originally, this was Marcus's man cave.
15:43So why are there so many chairs and pieces of furniture in here?
15:46After Marcus passed away,
15:49Al was talking about having an art centre
15:51for 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
16:08and neither will Maria,
16:09but Marcus would want Al to live a bit more.
16:12I feel like she's putting on such a brave face.
16:15She does.
16:17Ah-ha.
16:18And she does that a lot to protect Maria
16:20and just to show Maria that Mum's the strong one,
16:24carrying them through.
16:26Ah!
16:30Right, let'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're 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. Look 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
17:07that 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
17:22as to why we are doing this.
17:28Kitchen.
17:29Arts and crafts.
17:31I'm just worried who's going to be hard on me.
17:32Who do you think is going to be hard on you Al?
17:35Oh, come on.
17:36Dun-dun-dun!
17:37Oh my goodness.
17:39Yay!
17:40Morning!
17:42Morning!
17:43Morning!
17:43Oh, you're very nice.
17:45Hello, darling.
17:46How is everyone?
17:47I'm a little nervous, I'm not going to lie.
17:49Are you?
17:50Yeah.
17:50Sympathy pains.
17:52Should we go and have a look?
17:53Yeah!
17:54Yeah, let's get it!
17:56Come on!
17:56Three.
17:58Two.
17:59One.
18:00Oh!
18:01My God!
18:03Wow!
18:08No way!
18:13Out of 370 boxes unpacked from Al and Maria's home,
18:17we found 156 framed photographs,
18:22204 pairs of shoes,
18:25and 2,765 plastic toys.
18:31Welcome home!
18:33I can't believe I've 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 okay to turn around and go,
18:46actually, 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.
18:52Okay, we will get started ASAP.
18:55But first, I want to know how many seats you have got in your house.
18:5853.
18:58What?
18:59Oh, my goodness.
19:01We can have our own conference.
19:02You can literally host the next big meeting for the UN.
19:06I can't.
19:08Shall we go over to toys?
19:09Yeah.
19:10Maria, you have 157 dolls.
19:13I only had three dolls.
19:16Two Barbies and one Cindy.
19:18Are you overcompensating?
19:19Yeah.
19:20We could probably choose our favourite ten.
19:23Does that sound good?
19:25Mm-hmm.
19:26I'm gonna burn this sucker down.
19:32Bye-bye.
19:34Bye.
19:35Is she a keep or...?
19:37Bye.
19:38Oh, goodbye!
19:38Wow!
19:39Well done, Maria!
19:41Because Maria is doing so well, we want to tackle the little bits and bobs that 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 that you would love to have up in your bedroom?
19:55So, um, 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.
20:10Yeah, well, I 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 quite 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, it's having the memories of her dad in the house is the most important thing.
20:39If we want to keep all this, I think that's absolutely fine because it's your hobby.
20:43Do you want to play for a little while or do you want to keep going?
20:45Well, let's keep going.
20:46You want to keep going?
20:47Mm-hmm.
20:47Well done, Maria.
20:48No matter what our let's go of that Marcus is, we are going to keep it safe.
20:53And over the next few weeks, if she regrets letting anything go, she'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, we should probably have one special one that we love and play with all
21:05the time.
21:06This one was on loan.
21:07From where?
21:08A friend.
21:09That's from Auntie Nat.
21:10Oh, I see!
21:13Auntie Nat!
21:14Because Maria only had 10 doll's houses, you're like, let me just loan her an 11th one.
21:20It's coming straight back.
21:22Well done, Maria.
21:22To the Nat residence.
21:25At Al's house, the team has plans to give Maria her dream bedroom.
21:30I think the fact that they were both sharing, which is completely understandable, meant that the room was just so
21:36full 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.
21:43She 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 all of the other elements that she's dreaming of.
21:51Oh, she was teaching us a dance routine and she loves singing too.
21:54Somewhere in here, she can dress up and then have her mic and kind of, like, perform and practice.
21:58Oh, look at the stage.
21:59Oh, yeah.
21:59She would love that.
22:00Be the superstar that she is.
22:01Exactly.
22:01We've got our wardrobe and then we'll have our dressing table there.
22:05Okay.
22:05And then over here, that's where we'll have the stage.
22:07Piece de resistance.
22:09Exactly.
22:09All right.
22:09We always like to make stuff multifunction, so we're going to have storage underneath that stage.
22:14We'll be the backing dancers.
22:15Right.
22:15Come on.
22:16To the left.
22:16To the right.
22:18That's it.
22:19It's going to be fun, this room.
22:21Pop stars are divas, so get it right.
22:24Are you going to be a singer when you're older?
22:26Well, I wanted to, but then I wanted to be a vet and for some reason I wanted to join
22:30the army.
22:31Do you know what?
22:32I never wanted to join the army, but 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, it's time to divide and conquer.
22:44Oh, okay.
22:45While Maria and Nat tackle the books, we're battling the excess in the kitchen.
22:51First question.
22:52Why?
22:53Why so much stuff out?
22:55It's family life, isn't it?
22:57I think we choose a set for you and Maria.
23:00Yeah.
23:00And then you have like enough for guests.
23:03Yeah.
23:03Okay.
23:04So if you've got two of your plates, if there's a set of like eight, you keep those.
23:08And 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.
23:14Let'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?
23:21Our Marie'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?
23:31Yes.
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, it 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 and it'd be like,
23:47no, we're saving that for special.
23:49For 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 with 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, it'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, okay, we're going to keep.
24:12If you're keeping this lovely blue set.
24:15Yeah.
24:15You 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.
24:21Okay, get rid of it.
24:23Oh.
24:25I'm keeping it.
24:26I hope you're all still friends after this.
24:28I know.
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 being the sentimental room in the house.
24:46I haven't even seen her used it.
24:49She's calling you out, Al.
24:50Yeah.
24:50Which one are you referring to?
24:53Oh, 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?
25:05Why are you asking her for?
25:06I've only got three Dutch pots.
25:07No, no.
25:08You've got more than that.
25:09That's it.
25:09How many pots have you got?
25:11Nat and Vanessa are like our sisters.
25:13You can make gravy in one pot.
25:15So close.
25:16And it's no different to 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.
25:28Let 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.
25:36You need to watch.
25:38Watch it go.
25:41Oh, 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.
25:52Yay!
25:52You did really well.
25:54Everyone's still friends.
25:56At the house, the gang are on a mission to turn Al's art studio dream into a reality.
26:02I know that after Marcus passed, Maria really embraced drawing.
26:06So having an amazing art studio, she 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, Rob also has a massive task ahead of him in the loft room.
26:24This is the pearling wall.
26:25Unfortunately, we can't open this up because it supports the weight of the roof.
26:31The biggest space is this section here.
26:32So the plan is to open up this space and have a wardrobe in here.
26:36And see whether I can make the opening even bigger, which equates to even more storage.
26:45Now doesn't that make a huge difference?
26:48You're amazing like shooting stars.
26:52You're amazing like racing cars.
26:54You're amazing.
26:56Yeah.
26:58Woo!
26:58You're amazing.
27:00As the day pushes on, we are making headway.
27:03Right, hold on.
27:04Go slowly.
27:05And while Maria is in safe hands with her aunties, it's time to tackle the hardest section of the day,
27:12Marcus's belongings.
27:15We have tried to get everything of Marcus's all in one place so 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.
27:33So, when we came into the front room.
27:35Yes.
27:35I would say the first thing I saw were shoes.
27:39Yes.
27:40Shoes upon shoes upon shoes.
27:42Yeah.
27:42I tried these on in there.
27:43They're quite interesting.
27:44We actually went to Jamaica and this was for when we were climbing Dunge 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.
27:56You can really get a sense of who Marcus was.
27:59It was.
27:59Those we can donate.
28:02I 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?
28:09Fine.
28:10That'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.
28:24And if that brings you comfort, I think.
28:26Yeah.
28:27You're doing so well.
28:28This is such a great start.
28:30Yeah.
28:30Yeah.
28:31Should we go to the motorbike section?
28:35Yeah.
28:36Was it about motorbikes that he loved?
28:38He's always loved motorbikes as a young boy.
28:41He was a risk taker.
28:42Hmm.
28:43I'm glad that he got to take many risks in full his 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 and I think I get that from my mum.
29:06Is that helping you to hold it all in all day long?
29:10No.
29:10No, it's not really.
29:11I'm just constantly on the go, just keeping routine.
29:15The same for Maria.
29:19I didn't actually tell Maria her dad passed away until four days later
29:23because I was digesting on how I was going to explain it to her.
29:30A friend of mine bought me this book called Daddy's Rainbow.
29:34I 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,
29:50you 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.
30:15I'm so sorry.
30:18Wow.
30:23I'm so sorry.
30:25Do you want to take her five minutes?
30:33You have been coping. Look what you've done.
30:36Look at your beautiful daughter
30:38and how just incredibly well you're dealing with everything.
30:42I know.
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 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.
31:03You want a cup of tea or something?
31:05Enough, isn't it?
31:06Do you want the girls?
31:06Yeah.
31:07It will kind of bring a smile to my face.
31:10Do you want to get them in then?
31:12We just have to take it at Al's pace
31:15because it's about honouring Marcus in the best way we can.
31:19You thought I had a lot of coats.
31:21And making sure he comes back to the house with us
31:24but also making sure Al and Maria have the best life moving forward.
31:29Oh, we love these.
31:32Oh, Marcus.
31:35Yeah, look.
31:36He rocks this.
31:37This is mine.
31:39What?
31:39Me and you join that ladies' 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.
31:47What 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. Let's do it.
31:57Oh, my gosh.
31:57Whee!
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.
32:11Why don't you start learning the decks?
32:13Oh, God.
32:14Why not?
32:14Definitely.
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?
32:23Just day ones, right?
32:24One more minute, gang.
32:27Right, let's go, guys, to the piles.
32:31Woo!
32:32Well done.
32:33Yes.
32:34Wow, Maria.
32:35Look at this pile.
32:38Well done, Maria.
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.
32:44I know I'm not a day one, but I'm like a day, how many days in 50 years?
32:51Yeah.
32:51Time for a rest.
32:52Yeah.
32:53And then a steely day tomorrow.
32:54Steely 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, doing 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.
33:25Morning!
33:26Now Dilly's arrived to up the ante.
33:28I'm here to crack the whip a little bit harder.
33:31Yeah.
33:31I'm a bit worried.
33:32Don't worry, I'm firm but fair.
33:35Yeah.
33:35Wasting no time, the first task of the day is tackling Al and Maria's mammoth clothes section.
33:42Imagine this in a wardrobe.
33:44It's a department store there.
33:46You need to shop your rails, but no one needs more than a rail of clothes.
33:51Condense it to one.
33:53Okay.
33:53Does that still fit you, Maria?
33:55No.
33:56Yes, this is the energy we need.
33:58Yeah, they can go.
33:59Good girl.
34:00Straight into the wheelbarrow.
34:01Two tables clear already, this 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 ten 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, there's coats for different seasons, isn't there?
34:21There is, yeah.
34:21Think about what you're rotating as well.
34:23We keep three coats down each season and we pack away the rest.
34:27Okay.
34:27To decide which ones are going to stay and which ones we let go of, why don't we do a
34:31little fashion show of our coats?
34:32Because if it doesn't fit and it doesn't look great, let'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 if you want to keep it.
34:42There she goes.
34:45I would fully wear that.
34:47Oh!
34:47Woo!
34:48Yeah, nice!
34:50This is like 20 years old.
34:52It's funny.
34:53Yeah, 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.
35:11Help me.
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.
35:26What?
35:26They'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 cardigan.
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
35:43and I saw this on the rail and I was like,
35:46Mum, I want that cardigan, please.
35:48I feel like you need to bring it back out if you're going to keep it.
35:50Yeah.
35:52That's it.
35:52Teamwork.
35:53Makes 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, yeah.
36:19I haven't seen that.
36:19Why, why, these chairs are yours?
36:22They are, they were temporarily at Al's house.
36:26Do I need to come and sit with you?
36:27Yeah, yeah, 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.
36:55I'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 an entire
37:06wall or, you know, a big surface area.
37:08So 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 wall, this could 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 Phi 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.
37:57Let's draw each other.
38:01I don't know if the legs are 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 and that
38:15one'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 us as a family.
38:24Yeah.
38:25Marcus 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.
38:47The waiting list was 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?
39:04She's been doing so amazingly well today.
39:07Very, very strong-willed.
39:07You 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.
39:28No, 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.
39:44This is like supermarket smooth.
39:45Slow down!
39:47Run, babe!
39:47Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!
39:59Two 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.
40:13Sweet!
40:13It was so tough!
40:14I know!
40:14Aw, thank you!
40:16It's like we don't want to hug each other after that!
40:18I know!
40:18I know!
40:26Good morning, morning, morning, morning!
40:28Yay!
40:29Woo!
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.
40:46Yeah.
40:46So that Al can have a lodger here and they can get that extra income that they need.
40:51Yeah.
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!
41:02Alright!
41:03Let's do it!
41:03Let's go!
41:04Let's go!
41:05As Ewan fires up the steamer, Rob's making the most of every inch of space in the lodgers
41:11room.
41:11This is the base of our pull-out wardrobe and I'm just attaching these really heavy-duty
41:18runners to the base of the tray.
41:20So unlike a conventional wardrobe that you have to open the door and then go inside with
41:25this one, wardrobe comes to you.
41:31Outside, I'm combining my craft and DIY skills to create a centrepiece for the art room.
41:38I am making a table.
41:40Not 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.
42:03And this is how you make the best use of your leave 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.
42:21So I'm just going in with a toothbrush and the white vinegar is breaking down all of the
42:25lime scale.
42:26And then this little bit of washing up liquid will just work as a degreaser.
42:29So every time you wipe all the handles of your fridge, just give that area a little wipe
42:32too and that should stop that lime scale building up.
42:36While the team organise and clean downstairs, Dilly's and Maria's room building some seriously
42:41smart 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.
42:54I'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.
43:01So it's a desk on the move, which is great.
43:03She can literally grab this.
43:05And when she goes to our auntie's house, she goes over to friends.
43:08Then let your imagination run wild.
43:10It seems like everything's all right.
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.
43:22Ooh!
43:23This must be an off-cut from the kitchen countertop.
43:25Is that just behind me?
43:26Yeah!
43:26Right, let me give you a hand.
43:27Ready?
43:27Yeah, one, two, three.
43:29Oh, grab 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.
43:35Ooh!
43:36I think this would look lovely inside the living room.
43:40Yeah!
43:40Perfect.
43:41What a find!
43:42Give me a D!
43:43Give me an A!
43:45Give me a Y!
43:47Day...
43:48Day...
43:48One!
43:49I am excited.
43:51I'm making this big frame, and it's going to say Day Ones, because that's what Al and
43:55the girls call each other, because they have genuinely known each other since they were
43:59two and eight years old.
44:00So I'm making a big old poster about it.
44:02I've got these cheap craft letters, and I'm going to glue them onto this canvas, and then
44:07I'm going to paint the whole thing so 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, you use water in the process.
44:35In the lounge, I'm cooking up something special for the one and only DJ Virgo.
44:41I'm making a little DJ station on 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, I don't want to jinx it, but it's okay.
44:59I think we got off to a good start in the warehouse.
45:02We've come back, and it's not too overwhelming, but 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, time to rally the troops and see where we're at.
45:18Deal!
45:19Yes, yes, yes, yes.
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.
45:29We need to sort out what chairs are going where.
45:32I started them, and then I got distracted, and I went to the bedroom, and I'm just finishing
45:35the bedroom, and 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 and be like,
45:40oh my gosh, we've done nothing in here.
45:41OK.
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, and actually a lot of it does the same thing.
45:53I've got five essentials that you can pretty much clean your entire home with.
45:57We've got white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, washing up liquid, which is a fantastic degreaser.
46:03A little bit of bleach.
46:05You can disinfect your entire home with just a cup full of bleach diluted in water.
46:11And then I've got some essential oil, and that's it.
46:13Basically, all your cleaning supplies should fit in something the size of a bucket.
46:18The cot bed is back, but I'm actually going to turn it into a day bed.
46:21And I don't think many people know that 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, and that will become a little seating area from
46:35the rear.
46:36And then actually use it.
46:38Whatever you are organising, always 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, and look at that.
46:50That is perfectly in that space.
46:54While Dilly folds to her heart's content, I've got time to create a memory box for Al.
46:59So, these are the things in the warehouse that she picked out that remind her the most
47:03of Marcus.
47:04I'm going to put this basket up there on the top of the wardrobe, so she knows that
47:08all of those special things are within reach.
47:12Another hour on the clock, and 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.
47:25Yeah, start getting loads of stuff out of here.
47:27Can this go?
47:28Yep, that can go.
47:29Yeah, let's get it in the corner.
47:31Yeah, ready?
47:32Yep.
47:33Oh, it fits perfectly as well.
47:34This floor is atrocious.
47:36Pencils on the wall.
47:37Woo!
47:38That looks cool.
47:38Oh, guys, we are so close.
47:41Oh, where's the whisk?
47:42Oh, the table.
47:43Good to go.
47:44Rob!
47:45Rob!
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.
47:51Oh, you guys got it great.
47:52I think it's the best thing I've ever made.
47:58Oh, you couldn't see the floor, you couldn't see the ceiling, it was just covered in chairs.
48:01It was just a chair garage.
48:02Is that us?
48:04It feels like it.
48:05Is that us done?
48:06Oh!
48:06Yay!
48:07Woo!
48:08This is it!
48:09Yes!
48:10Oh!
48:11Oh, Dante.
48:17Yeah!
48:19Oh!
48:21Hello, darling.
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!
48:41Yeah!
48:42Come in to your front room.
48:44Oh, my gosh!
48:45That is so cool!
48:48Oh, my gosh!
48:51Just a week ago, this living room doubled up as a play area, leaving no room to unwind.
48:59Now cleared from clutter and zoned, our Maria have a space to relax and play.
49:05This is so amazing.
49:07I hope this isn't 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.
49:16It's absolutely beautiful, Stacey.
49:18Girls, you're up there!
49:19Yeah!
49:20I love that one of Marcus on the moped.
49:23Oh, my God!
49:24Is this so beautiful?
49:25Do you know what that is?
49:26Yes!
49:26From the garden?
49:27It was in the garden.
49:29This was my old kitchen.
49:30Yes!
49:31That 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, oh, I'm not really playing with that, you
49:41put them in these baskets, and 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.
49:48Are you happy, Maria?
49:51Yeah.
49:52It's the name of my soul.
49:54Yeah!
49:55Do you like that?
49:56Do you like that?
49:59You had this perfect alcove here that we thought we'd section off and turn into a zone for, like, schoolwork.
50:05Yeah.
50:06Oh, my God.
50:06Honestly, it's not what I imagined at all.
50:10I can't believe this is my house.
50:12Yes.
50:13While the kitchen's been organised and tidied, upstairs, I'm excited to show Maria her new bedroom.
50:21Wow!
50:26Maria!
50:27A week ago, this space was home to both Al and Maria.
50:32I don't know what to say. I'm lost for words.
50:35Now she's off to secondary school, she has a bedroom that's ready to take the next big step with her.
50:41What do you mean?
50:43I realised when my room was going to be, like, this.
50:46Delia'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, Rob didn't have quite enough time to build the bathroom.
51:09But he did build you your very own stage.
51:13Yay! Get the mic out!
51:16I can't believe this.
51:17This is a dream.
51:20Ooh!
51:20Ooh!
51:22Oh, it's stunning!
51:24The colours!
51:25What is that?
51:27There!
51:28Oh, my goodness!
51:29Oh, wow!
51:31Oh, my God!
51:32Look at this!
51:33It's like a stage!
51:35Yes, it is!
51:36Ria!
51:37Oh, my goodness!
51:38So 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.
51:51You're amazing, like shooting stars.
51:54You're amazing, like racing cars.
51:57You're amazing.
51:58You're amazing.
51:59Yeah.
52:01Woo!
52:02Woo!
52:04We've turned the upstairs room into a cosy space for a lodger.
52:08Complete with a pull-out wardrobe built into the eaves.
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...
52:38...Wildrobes around.
52:39Yes!
52:40Oh, my gosh.
52:41We tried to add some little gold touches, cos 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.
52:59I cannot stress that enough.
53:01Yeah.
53:01You made our jobs so much easier, because you were brave in the warehouse.
53:06Really brave.
53:07Yeah.
53:07And I think you don't give yourself enough credit.
53:09Yeah.
53:09What do you reckon Marcus would say?
53:13He'd be patting me on the back to say,
53:15Well done, Al.
53:16This is definitely a new lease of life.
53:18I mean, the memories of Marcus would never go,
53:21but it's letting go of a lot of that clutter that 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.
53:40They made your art room.
53:41Oh, my God.
53:42They made your art room.
53:44It's beautiful.
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 fought in homage, we'd keep one of your beautiful orange chairs.
54:02Thank you very much.
54:03Are you OK, Al?
54:04I love it.
54:04Are you OK, Al?
54:05Yeah.
54:07This is going to do so much for young children like Maria,
54:10that just want to come and express themselves.
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.
54:20This is...
54:20It's amazing.
54:21Is that Rob?
54:22Picture.
54:23We all drew a picture for the art wall.
54:25Oh, really?
54:25Oh, my gosh.
54:27Dilly's still devastated by the way that you made her so short.
54:31I built that.
54:32Did you?
54:33I did.
54:34I made this.
54:35So creative.
54:36I was really proud of this.
54:38I love the fact that 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, we can make something out of that
54:49and the kids can chill in there.
54:51It'd 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.
55:02And 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 face in here.
55:17Yeah.
55:18What is it?
55:19Oh, my gosh!
55:21Oh, my gosh!
55:22Oh, my gosh!
55:24Oh, my gosh!
55:24Oh, my gosh!
55:25Oh, my gosh!
55:25That is hilarious.
55:26Love it.
55:27Oh, my gosh!
55:28Go on, get behind it, Al.
55:29Yeah!
55:31Oh, my gosh!
55:33Oh, my gosh!
55:34No way!
55:36By day, it's storage.
55:38By night, it's DJ Virgo's PJ booth.
55:41Oh, my gosh!
55:41That'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, yeah, yeah.
55:50That's it.
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 happening 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
56:20is going to wake up tomorrow and be just lighter.
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.
56:40Let me in!
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 can't walk to Colour Club.
56:53We've opened 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.
57:03Yeah.
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,
57:12No, 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 cot in front of the chimney,
57:24so Santa Claus has a freeway down now.
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