Viewers of BBC One show DIY SOS were treated to its return last night (May 11) in what some have dubbed 'one of the best' episodes ever. In response to tearful fans' support of the show and what it sets out to do, presenter Nick Knowles has vowed to "keep going and getting it done as long as we are allowed" despite dealing with "shrinking budgets".
Last night's instalment saw the team, fronted by Knowles, help renovate the home of mum-of-four Lindsey McAuley, 39, whose husband Shaun died of cancer in November. Shaun, 39, started experiencing lower back pain in the latter part of 2021 and had to have a mass removed from his stomach, as well as an operation on his kidneys and bowel, but was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that spread to his lungs and he passed away just eight weeks after his diagnosis.
The ex-Royal Engineer and his wife had been extending their home at the time of Shaun's death, with a local builder working with them to put in the foundations, walls and roof to begin with. Shaun had then planned to finish the rest of the build himself by fitting a new kitchen and bathroom - heartbreakingly, one of the last things Shaun said to Lindsey before he died, according to The Mirror, was: "Sorry I'm leaving you in such a mess."
