The ‘horrific’ 60 Minute Makeover that was banned from airing after devastated widower left furious by ITV crew destroying his late wife’s beloved furniture
An episode of 60 Minute Makeover saw a guest left distraught after the ITV crew destroyed sentimental furniture.
The widow, who recently lost her husband, joined the department to her daughter’s surprise.
The show’s premise, meanwhile, involved the team trying to redecorate the rooms of a house in 60 minutes.
Former Big Brother winner Craig Phillips appeared on 80 episodes of 60 Minute Makeover in 2008 and covered the incident.
To talk Express, He shared: ‘A [episode] bears in mind that it really went downhill – I think it was the South Wales road.
‘The way the mechanics work is that the person whose house we were building didn’t really know about it; This was a surprise for them.
Craig Phillips reveals how a guest on 60 Minute Makeover was left distraught and the episode never aired
The premise of the program involved the team trying to redecorate the rooms of a house in 60 minutes.
‘But a member of their family knew about it because they had to be a part of it to set it up and give us access.’
Craig went on to explain how the guest’s daughter had ‘completely misjudged’ her grieving father and her feelings about her late husband’s belongings.
Craig added: ‘Poor girl is taking her daddy out today so we can get on with work.
‘During the day he started to get a little upset and injured.
‘She said, ‘Take me home now,’ and he said, ‘No, Dad, let’s stay outside.’
She then called the producer and told him that she had a problem and that her father insisted on coming home.
‘He couldn’t come home at that time because the house was in the worst condition and everything had been ripped out.’
Continuing, Craig said: ‘The producer had to tell the girl to have a serious talk with him and explain that we were doing a 60 Minute Remake; It was going to be great.
The producer told her to reassure him, saying, “If you don’t want to be on camera, we won’t end up filming you, but please let us do what we set out to do.”
The producer begged her, and she tried to beg her father, but it was a definite no. He took the car and returned.
‘This poor girl was, as you can imagine, in terrible distress. We were told this car would come back quickly and we had to try everything. The cameramen were trying to put all the cables together; We really took over the house with the production.
‘When he arrived he was really angry and very upset. ‘He was still upset about seeing a ship with most of its furniture destroyed.’
The episode was never broadcast as Craig said: ‘I don’t know all the details but it progressed past the producers and all the way to ITV.
‘It was the only show we worked on physically and we were never allowed into the house.
‘Unfortunately, this is what happened. I believe ITV should go back on additional days and put back the best of what was there.
‘It was a terrible day, really sad. This is a very difficult job. I loved doing this; I’m not leaving the show unfinished.
Recalling the experience, Craig described how the guest ‘completely misjudged’ his daughter’s grieving father.
‘But it was such a terrible day to see someone so upset and angry when you were just trying to do good for them.
‘Unfortunately this poor girl completely misjudged where her father’s head was and things went wrong. It was the only film that was never released.’
By the way, this isn’t the first time Craig has opened up about his experience on 60 Minute Makeover.
he said before Daily Star: ‘For example, for a kitchen, we dismantle a kitchen and film it on camera, they only have to use 20 or 30 seconds of dismantling that kitchen.
‘So we’ll go in, off camera, insulate all the wooden stuff, cut off the electricity, the gas, the water underneath, cap everything and make sure everything is safe.
‘We would loosen all the plugs on the kitchen worktops and untie all the legs.’
‘We start when they blow the whistle on camera and we go in and look like Superman,’ the former reality star added.
He explained that the transformation was shot in two 30-minute episodes and that vital preparations were made before each episode to ensure that the team could achieve their goals in the allotted time.
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