Changing Rooms names new presenter after Davina McCall drops out
The iconic 90s show is making a comeback
16:19, 6 MAY 2021
Changing Rooms names new presenter after Davina McCall drops out (Image: Channel 4)
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Naked Attraction presenter Anna Richardson has been confirmed as the new Changing Rooms host for the show s reboot.
The presenter, who fronts
Naked Attraction on Channel 4, will step into Davina s shoes after covid meant filming was pushed back and scheduling conflicts meant she could no longer take part in the home makeover series.
Anna will be joined by
Changing Rooms icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in the remake, the only star from the original BBC lineup. Channel 4
Carole Smillie hosted the original, and the show went on to make made household names of Handy Andy Kane and designers Linda Barker and Anna Ryder Richardson.
Here s everything we know about the reboot so far.
Changing Rooms: Who s in it?
While Anna will host the show and Laurence returning to his spiritual home, they ll be joined by designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG Studio. Completing the team will be carpenter and joiner Tibby Singh.
Anna Richardson to replace Davina McCall in Changing Rooms reboot on Channel 4
(Yui Mok/PA)
The home improvement show originally ran on the BBC from 1996 and 2004.
It will now be rebooted by Channel 4, with designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG Studio joining Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who starred in the original incarnation.
The new series will also feature carpenter and joiner Tibby Singh.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is returning to the new series (Ian West/PA)
It was previously announced that Davina McCall would host the reboot but she had to pull out following scheduling issues.
The show, which was a huge ratings hit in the 1990s and 2000s, sees two sets of homeowners from the same neighbourhood work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses.
Wednesday, 5th May 2021 at 9:53 am
Anna Richardson has been named as the new co-presenter of property renovation programme Changing Rooms, which is getting a revival on Channel 4 later this year.
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The series sees two sets of homeowners from the same neighbourhood take on the challenge of transforming a room in the other’s house, with guidance from top interior designers.
Richardson is replacing original choice Davina McCall, who was forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict, and has previously hosted Naked Attraction and Supershoppers for Channel 4.
Also joining the team for this reboot are interior designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead (from South London’s 2LG Studio), who will go head-to-head with returning Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen to craft more bold creations.
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Changing Rooms reboot confirms new host after Davina McCall dropped out
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Changing Rooms has announced who will be hosting Channel 4 s new reboot after Davina McCall pulled out over its changing production schedule .
Following McCall s departure, it s been revealed that
Naked Attraction and
The Sex Education Show host Anna Richardson is taking over.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is still returning from the old BBC days. Carpenter and joiner Tibby Singh is also joining the team for the revival, as well as 2LG Studio designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead