Boy George snapped over interior designing jibe on Channel 4 show

03 September 2023 , 21:48

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Boy George (Image: South Shore Production / Channel 4)

Do you really want to hurt him? Slag off his taste in interior design.

Boy George gets in a grump while trying to sell his £17m Hampstead house in new Channel 4 series Selling Super Homes, when a contestant criticises the Culture Club singer’s elaborate decor. He and his pal Paul Kemsley – the former Apprentice interrogator who fronts the show – force wannabe property salespeople to do a Buddhist chant before they set foot in the property and stay silent in his yoga room to “test” their sales techniques under pressure.

But George was “unimpressed” and “annoyed” when one candidate put “a negative spin on the house”, according to Paul. The seller told a prospective buyer: “Oh no, this isn’t for everyone,” while talking about the six-bedroom, Grade II-listed Gothic mansion’s recent renovations, prompting George – watching nearby – to snap: “He should never have said that. It’s definitely not a blank canvas, darling.

Boy George's Hampstead home (South Shore Production / Channel 4)

“If there’s no rock and roll or drama in their sales pitch then they are missing the point of who lives there.” Paul, 56, explains: “George has put a lot of effort into remodelling the house so of course he was going to think that was a bit rude.” The 62-year-old Karma Chameleon singer has lived in his plush pad, which overlooks Hampstead Heath, for 40 years, and spent three years renovating it.

“They could have done more with the actual location, which is a unique location,” George grumbles. “This corner of Hampstead has not been available for 49 years.” He was also unimpressed when the estate agent candidates chatter in his yoga room. “My yoga room is a place of meditation,” he said. “They’re going to yoga hell!”

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* Selling Super Homes is on Channel 4 on Tuesday at 9pm.

Ashleigh Rainbird