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TV interviews at home - interesting backgrounds

33 replies

SoloSolow · 07/04/2020 19:29

Amongst all the doom and gloom let's have a bit of levity.

Is anyone else as shallow as me? I keep being distracted by the home decor of journalists' or interviewees' homes.

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Womenwotlunch · 07/04/2020 21:14

Lol
I thought that I was the only nosy one.
Carole Malone’s kitchen was beautiful
I would choose a plain wall

icelollycraving · 07/04/2020 21:15

Every time there are bookshelves we all say “secret passage!” Ds started saying it when he saw interesting bookshelves in a scooby doo Kind of way. I also said to dh that no one is ever in a kitchen but then saw that blonde woman who is often a guest on sky (Carole?) who was in a glossy cream kitchen.

The80sweregreat · 07/04/2020 21:23

I meant to say that Paul Merton had DVDs not CD's!
I try to see the book titles on their spines. I did spot a Hilary Mantel book but mostly I can't see them very well!
Matt Hancock had many books. Why do they get time to read them all? Lol

Lllot5 · 07/04/2020 21:36

For me this has been the best bit of all this. Seeing people’s bookcases and kitchens.
Ian Duncan Smith this morning was very boring.

Peopleshouses · 07/04/2020 21:46

I love everyone's homes! It was David Liddington with the bare lightbulb and damp patch, looked like an unloved spare room. He was in a nicer room this morning, wonder if his partner/wife went nuts when she saw him being interviewed in the crap room! 😝

Peopleshouses · 07/04/2020 21:49

I love Matt Hancock's with all the books, Gove's curtains were awful. Quite like Pestons.

I'm so dim, I was vaguely wondering if Jon Snow and Krishnan GM were flat sharing until DH pointed out it was a backdrop, not only is it a backdrop but think it's of the virus 🤦 I thought it was colourful wallpaper originally!

GinWithASplashOfTonic · 07/04/2020 21:49

This is a bit of a perk

I'm so nosey and I like seeing how background reflects personality

SoloSolow · 07/04/2020 22:37

Ooh I'm glad I'm not the only only one!

I'll either admire someone's lovely sleek kitchen, wishing I could have one as big or expensive looking, or I'll think they are lovely and down to earth by seeing a clothes airer leaning against a bedroom wall like at behind Anneliese Dodds' home while giving one of her first speeches as Shadow Chancellor.

Then of course admiring all the walls of floor to ceiling bookcases. I try to work out what some of the books are. I also think, has the person placed themselves in front of them to appear even more educated and oh so bright? Wink

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