Katie Price's Mucky Mansion is a British reality television and do-it-yourself home improvement series, broadcast on Channel 4 between 26 January 2022 and 14 March 2023. It follows media personality and model Katie Price attempting to renovate her 19-room mansion in Horsham, West Sussex. The series received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Production In January 2022, Channel 4 announced the commissioning of Katie Price's Mucky Mansion, a three-part series documenting Katie Price as she attempted to carry out renovations to her 19-room mansion in Horsham, West Sussex. Price also discusses various traumatic events that have occurred and her reasons for experiencing anxiety when returning to her mansion due to bad memories associated with the property. The series was given its title due to the British press dubbing Price's home the "Mucky Mansion" since it was the target of vandals, as well as various problems with the property which saw it fall into disrepair and become uninhabitable. Of the commissioning of the series, Clemency Green, senior commissioning editor for Channel 4, said: "I'm thrilled to have commissioned Captive Minds Media's first projects for Channel 4. In Katie Price's Mucky Mansion, we see a different side to Katie and learn more about her battle with mental health, as well as seeing her close bond with her family. It's compelling viewing." Liz Mills, head of content at Captive Minds Media, added: "It's really exciting for our embryonic company to have kicked off with this fabulous series for C4. I'm sure the audience will be surprised by "crafty" Katie and her unique blend of family, fun and interior design with a real insight into her mental health struggles." The programme began airing the same month, concluding after three episodes in February 2022.
In May 2022, it was reported that series had been renewed for a second series by Channel 4. The network subsequently confirmed the renewal, with the second series of the show airing between February and March 2023, and saw Price renovate further rooms inside and around the property. In August 2023, it was reported that programme had been axed and it therefore did not return for a third series, with Price ultimately selling the property the following year.
Episodes
Series 1 (2022)
Series 2 (2023)
Reception Emily Watkins of the The i Paper newspaper praised the programme and said "Price in her monogrammed, diamanté-studded hard hat felt like more than just entertaining footage: rather, a suggestion that, piece by piece, room by room, Katie Price herself is rebuilding." Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph reviewed the programme negatively, giving it 1 out of 5 stars and described Price's attempt at some image rehabilitation as ill-judged and insensitive. She added "is there anything positive to be said about this show? Well, her handyman seems nice. That's about it. Channel 4 should be better than this." Ed Power of The Irish Times described the show as "When Celebrity Big Brother meets Dermot Bannon and said the show "should do more to explore Price's sense of herself as a groundbreaker. Instead we're treated to Price and her partner Carl Woods chucking old furniture out of a top-floor window – the logic is that it's easier than carrying it down three flights of stairs. As property-makeover telly it's fine. As a profile in celebrity, Katie Price's Mucky Mansion stands on flaky foundations."
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