Carol Smillie Feels Changing Rooms Revival Could Live Up To The Original

Carol Smillie Doesn’t Think Changing Rooms Revival Could Live Up To The Original

Carol Smillie Doesn’t Think Changing Rooms Revival Could Live Up To The Original.

The 58-year-old star who hosted the DIY show from 1996 to 2003 admitted she is cautious about the idea of the hit programme making a return because she isn’t sure if nostalgia would be enough to make it a success.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column, she explained: “It’s like trying to recreate the best night out you’ve ever had — it’s never going to be the best night out again.

“Audiences nowadays are far more savvy. When a TV voiceover said, ‘I don’t know if we’re going to be able to do this’, you believed them then.”

The programme – which originally aired on BBC – looks set for a potential comeback and a new home on Channel 4, with bosses said to be keen to bring back Carol and 55-year-old interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

And despite her reservations, Carol – who is yet to be contacted by the broadcaster – would love to be reunited with the old team.

She added: “I’d love it because I would be able to see all the people again, which is what it was about for me: The team — not just on camera, but off camera too.

“I’ve had a long chat with Linda [Baker], who has got in touch.”

Meanwhile, Laurence – who appeared from 2003 to 2004 – has played down the chances of him making a comeback because of his other projects around the world.

He said: “I have so many commitments in Asia, Australia and America.

“And squeezing myself into those leather trousers again would require a HUGE amount of baby powder. Would the world be ready?”

Regarding a potential revival, a Channel 4 spokeswoman recently con

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