Queen of clean Marie Kondo says she has ‘kind of given up’ on tidying at home

Marie Kondo told the Washington Post: ‘My home is messy, but the way I am spending my time is the right way for me at this time.’ Photograph: Alecsandra Raluca Drăgoi/The Guardian

The queen of clean Marie Kondo has said she has “kind of given up” on tidying since the birth of her third child.

The world-renowned Japanese decluttering expert admitted that with three children to look after, her family home was “messy” and tidying up was less of a priority now.