The presenter of Grand Designs, Kevin McCloud, has been hit with some hefty backlash from a couple who were featured on last night's episode of the show.
As reported by the Daily Record, Kevin was told by Leigh and Richard that "we don't give a s*** about other's opinions", after he questioned the project.
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The couple's project was in month 17 of its transformation, as they tried to turn a derelict flour mill into a liveable cottage.
Despite coming on the show for help, Leigh and Richard were angered by presenter Kevin McCloud's doubtful nature.
The episode - which originally was broadcast back in February 2021 - showed that one of the main aims was to transform the cottage whilst preserving many of the mill’s original features.
Given that the couple are new to the designing business, the plans hit a number of hurdles - such as replacing every single one of the wooden beams with new timber in order to improve the building’s structure.
Leigh said: “We won’t have any money at the end of it, but we’ll have a lovely home.
“Failure isn’t an option here.”
They even moved into a caravan for a number of months in order to save money, and tensions reached a peak when Kevin questioned their intentions.
Presenter Kevin said: "Outside you can read the narrative history of this building, inside, however, it’s a work of fiction.
"New floor, new ceiling, new joists and beams, new walls because you’re plastering the walls, new windows… internally, it’s going to be a new building?”
Richard said: “Purists will be horrified, but actually if you look at them they were unusable,", while Leigh said: "Conservation, lovely idea, but you can’t save everything.”
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Richard agreed, adding: “I think we’ve gone to a lot of trouble to save things that we didn’t need to."
Leigh continued: “It‘s a significant building we have saved, and to be honest, I don’t think an outsider standing here is in a position to make a judgement.
“And, really, I don’t give a s**t about what they think.”
Kevin responded drily: “Well, that’s me told.”
Despite this little tiff, both Kevin and the couple ended up impressed with the final outcome.
Kevin admitted: "Everywhere you look there’s a little bit of history, a little story, a remnant of its use, it’s just so romantic."
Leigh said: "I've never cared about a building as much as the mill, and I think this is going to be home for a long time."
You can watch Grand Designs on Channel 4, All4, Amazon Prime, and iTunes.
