With Amanda Holden and Alan Carr’s hit DIY show back on TV soon, we spoke to real women doing it for themselves

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr look out of a window framed by flowers, plus a montage of DIY materials.

With Amanda Holden and Alan Carr (fresh from his Celebrity Traitors win) unveiling not one but two new treats from their hit brand of DIY/travel show this week – Amanda & Alan's Spanish Christmas special, plus new series Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job, freshly confirmed for early January – we’re getting ready to enjoy more of their reality/comedy exploits from the comfort of our sofas.

If your viewing attitudes have been anything like ours, you may have also thought, “Better them than me” as the pair set about, each series, on their quest to transform a crumbling European building into a gorgeous contemporary palace – with much slapstick chaos ensuing along the way.