Kirstie's House of Craft: Lucy Alexander, Martin Roberts, Mark-Francis Vandelli and Aggie MacKenzie


07:05 am - 07:20 am, Saturday, January 17 on Channel 4 +1 (15)

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Lucy Alexander, Martin Roberts, Mark-Francis Vandelli and Aggie MacKenzie
Season 1, Episode 1

Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts go head to head as they create iced ombre cakes, and Mark-Francis Vandelli and Aggie MacKenzie battle it out with intricate jelly art


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Handicraft Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

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Kirstie Allsopp (Presenter)
Lucy Alexander (Contributor)
Martin Roberts (Contributor)
Aggie MacKenzie (Contributor)
Jo Scott (Executive producer)

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Kirstie Allsopp (Presenter)
Born: August 31, 1971 in London
Best Known For: Co-hosting Location, Location, Location.
Early-life: Kirstie Mary Allsopp was born in London on August 31, 1973. Her father is Charles Henry, 6th Baron Hindlip, and former chairman of Christie's. Her mother Fiona is an interior designer. Kirstie has a brother, Henry, and two sisters, Natasha and Sofie, who is also a TV presenter. Kirstie attended several schools during her youth, and spent time in India teaching English. After returning to Blighty, she took a series of jobs before forming her own company, Kirmir Property Search.
Career: In 1996, Allsopp pooled her talents with future co-star Phil Spencer to found Garrington Homefinders, before moving into TV presenting in 2001, with the Channel 4 series Location, Location, Location. Since then, she has presented several series of the show, as well as a spin-off, Relocation Relocation. She has also co-hosted (with Phil) a countdown of the best and worst places to live in the UK. Away from property-hunting, she has written several books, participated in Sport Relief Does the Apprentice and presented shows on making home-made crafts. In 2008 she was voted the 91st sexiest woman by FHM magazine.
Quote: On her elegant TV image: "I think I'm fat and ugly and clothes that seem to work off-camera look like a dog's dinner. I come across as a posh Sloane, but maybe that's what I am."
Trivia: Due to her father's peerage, Allsopp is entitled to call herself the Honourable Kirstie Allsopp.
Lucy Alexander (Contributor)
Martin Roberts (Contributor)
Born: July 20, 1963 in Warrington
Mark-Francis Vandelli (Contributor)
Aggie MacKenzie (Contributor)
Born: October 12, 1955 in Aviemore
Best Known For: How Clean Is Your House? and Storage Hoarders.
Early-life: Agnes MacKenzie was born in Aviemore on October 12, 1955. She attended Aberdeen College of Commerce, where she took a bilingual secretarial course. Her first job was working for MI6 in London.
Career: After leaving MI6, MacKenzie pursued a career in women's magazines and eventually took the position of Associate Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping Magazine. Her role included reviewing cleaning products and household appliances. In 2003, she was invited to take a screen test alongside housekeeper Kim Woodburn. A few months later, her TV career began as a presenter on Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? Due to the popularity of the show, Woodburn and MacKenzie produced spin-off books and DVDs and went on to make six series, plus two produced in the US. Away from cleaning, on TV she has participated in Dancing on Ice and Celebrity MasterChef. She returned to presenting on ITV in 2012 on Storage Hoarders.
Quote: "A house needs to be clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy."
Trivia: MacKenzie helps fundraise for Hackney Youth Orchestras Trust, and South African-based charity Ukuthasa, which helps children deal with the reality of HIV/Aids.
Jo Scott (Executive producer)

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