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Former Ready Steady Cook host charged with sexual assault of teen
Former Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. Mr Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching another person without consent after he was arrested at his Toukley home on NSW's Central Coast on July 26. An investigation into the alleged assault of a teenager was started on July 25, and Mr Everett was arrested the following day, police said. "Following extensive inquiries, about 1.30pm today, police arrested a 66-year-old man at a home at Toukley," NSW Police said in a statement. "The man was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with sexually touch another person without consent." He pleaded not guilty to the charge as he faced Parramatta Local Court on July 27, after spending the night behind bars. He is expected to appear at Wyong Local Court on September 3. The presenter was on Australian television for more than a decade before he stepped away from the limelight. The Aussie TV host's onscreen career started when he was featured as an interior designer on the show Changing Rooms in 1998, before presenting on Location Location Location and Renovation Rescue. He went on to appear in the reality shows Skating on Thin Ice in 2005 and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2013. Mr Everett hosted the long-running cooking program for five years until he was replaced by Lano and Woodley comedian Colin Lane in 2011. The show was cancelled in 2013 before it was revived a decade later, in 2023, and continues to air on Network 10. Former Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. Mr Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching another person without consent after he was arrested at his Toukley home on NSW's Central Coast on July 26. An investigation into the alleged assault of a teenager was started on July 25, and Mr Everett was arrested the following day, police said. "Following extensive inquiries, about 1.30pm today, police arrested a 66-year-old man at a home at Toukley," NSW Police said in a statement. "The man was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with sexually touch another person without consent." He pleaded not guilty to the charge as he faced Parramatta Local Court on July 27, after spending the night behind bars. He is expected to appear at Wyong Local Court on September 3. The presenter was on Australian television for more than a decade before he stepped away from the limelight. The Aussie TV host's onscreen career started when he was featured as an interior designer on the show Changing Rooms in 1998, before presenting on Location Location Location and Renovation Rescue. He went on to appear in the reality shows Skating on Thin Ice in 2005 and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2013. Mr Everett hosted the long-running cooking program for five years until he was replaced by Lano and Woodley comedian Colin Lane in 2011. The show was cancelled in 2013 before it was revived a decade later, in 2023, and continues to air on Network 10. Former Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. Mr Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching another person without consent after he was arrested at his Toukley home on NSW's Central Coast on July 26. An investigation into the alleged assault of a teenager was started on July 25, and Mr Everett was arrested the following day, police said. "Following extensive inquiries, about 1.30pm today, police arrested a 66-year-old man at a home at Toukley," NSW Police said in a statement. "The man was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with sexually touch another person without consent." He pleaded not guilty to the charge as he faced Parramatta Local Court on July 27, after spending the night behind bars. He is expected to appear at Wyong Local Court on September 3. The presenter was on Australian television for more than a decade before he stepped away from the limelight. The Aussie TV host's onscreen career started when he was featured as an interior designer on the show Changing Rooms in 1998, before presenting on Location Location Location and Renovation Rescue. He went on to appear in the reality shows Skating on Thin Ice in 2005 and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2013. Mr Everett hosted the long-running cooking program for five years until he was replaced by Lano and Woodley comedian Colin Lane in 2011. The show was cancelled in 2013 before it was revived a decade later, in 2023, and continues to air on Network 10. Former Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. Mr Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching another person without consent after he was arrested at his Toukley home on NSW's Central Coast on July 26. An investigation into the alleged assault of a teenager was started on July 25, and Mr Everett was arrested the following day, police said. "Following extensive inquiries, about 1.30pm today, police arrested a 66-year-old man at a home at Toukley," NSW Police said in a statement. "The man was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with sexually touch another person without consent." He pleaded not guilty to the charge as he faced Parramatta Local Court on July 27, after spending the night behind bars. He is expected to appear at Wyong Local Court on September 3. The presenter was on Australian television for more than a decade before he stepped away from the limelight. The Aussie TV host's onscreen career started when he was featured as an interior designer on the show Changing Rooms in 1998, before presenting on Location Location Location and Renovation Rescue. He went on to appear in the reality shows Skating on Thin Ice in 2005 and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2013. Mr Everett hosted the long-running cooking program for five years until he was replaced by Lano and Woodley comedian Colin Lane in 2011. The show was cancelled in 2013 before it was revived a decade later, in 2023, and continues to air on Network 10.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Kirstie Allsopp launches another scathing attack on working from home and says it 'has to stop' as it's 'destroying young people's mental health'
Kirstie Allsopp has launched another scathing attack on working from home and claimed it's 'destroying' young people's mental health. The London-born Location Location Location host, 53, took to X/Twitter on Monday morning to declare that 'working from home s***' has 'to stop'. She said that she herself has 'always' needed to travel for work, from commuting to an office, being out and about to view properties, or travelling long distances across the country for filming. Kirstie has previously made her opinion clear about non-office working, including sharing a picture of an empty Tube carriage on a weekday morning earlier this month, and warning 'it can't be a good thing'. Today, she reinforced her anti-WFH stance as she took to social media to slam working from home, especially for young people who aren't being given crucial experience of 'real life colleagues, office politics, socialising after work'. Kirstie said: 'This working from home S*** has to stop, it's destroying mental health for millions of young people, and forcing many others to spend far more on housing just for the extra office space. 'It may suit middle class, middle aged, middle management, it does not suit most young people. 'For every older person who loves working from home there's a younger person who has no experience of real life colleagues, office politics, socialising after work, or having to deal with adverse situations while away from home.' Kirstie is best known for fronting property shows on Channel 4 such as Location Location Location and Love It Or List It alongside her co-host Phil Spencer. The property guru's post met with mixed reactions after racking up more than 300,000 views in mere hours. One person said: 'I think this is a pretty wild claim to make without evidence? Huge numbers of people find WFH beneficial for their mental health'. But Kirstie simply replied: 'AND huge numbers don't!' When one person queried: 'Where's your office?', Kirstie responded: 'I have also ALWAYS had to travel for work, either to an office for 6 years, or in and out all day going to see properties or long distances across the country for filming.' Responding to criticisms, she added: 'I know that many young people are negatively impacted by working from home & that there's a fundamental unfairness in that those who work the hardest, for the lowest wages, rarely have the choice to WFH. 'FFS This is just pathetic, I never said 'get rid' of working from home. The issue is that it is forced on many and that negatively impacts young people. We've have the highest WFH in Europe, why? It's hardly as if we are the biggest country.' Many agreed with Kirstie's statement, writing: 'Absolutely luckily my two eldest children have London jobs and both go in every day. Would be miserable for them to be at home and where do they learn work social skills if stuck in their rooms!'; The Location Location Location host, 53, took to X/Twitter on Monday morning to declare that 'working from home s***' has 'to stop' 'Caused the downfall of so many cafes, pubs etc too.'; 'There's plenty of Middle Agers not enjoying it also Add in having to keep your lights & heating on 24/7 in colder/darker months!'; 'Attractive for some but not for all. Those about to embark on their careers age 18 onward. Sitting in their bedrooms of their parents homes. Staring at a screen. I remember being 18. First job in London in the 90s. Drinks after work. They need to socialise'; 'Working from home is one of those things that seems attractive at face value, but brings subtle and diverse drawbacks. Aside from its effect on teamwork, it is de-socialising. My pension-age part-time job keeps me sharper. I meet new people. I'm going to a staff event. All good.' But others were more sceptical, writing: 'I'd rather not spend several hours per day commuting thanks'; 'That's nonsense Kirstie and you know it. Working from home is flexibility. A laptop at the kitchen table is far less expensive than a commute.' Kirstie has previously sparked strong views about working from home - with her tweet sparking a mixed response. Earlier this month, Kirstie posted a photo of a 'totally empty tube carriage' on a Central Line train on X, formerly known as Twitter, and captioned the post: 'Don't quite know what it says but it can't be a good thing.' The property guru's post met with mixed reactions after racking up more than 300,000 views in mere hours In the comments section, she said the photo was taken after Mile End station, with the train heading east. The presenter's tweet quickly went viral, with more than five million views and 1,300 comments. Several X users pointed out that Kirstie had missed rush hour and most Londoners were probably already at their desks by the time she boarded the train at 9.20am. One comment read: 'It's 9.20, most people start work at 9am. Plus you're going the opposite way to the majority going into work.' Another X user agreed, adding that Central Line trains from Mile End were 'packed like sardines' at 7.30am. 'You clearly have never worked in the City. I would have done two hours of work at my desk by that time.' Another quipped: '[The photo says] No one was late for work?' 'Kirstie most people have jobs,' one comment read. However, her tweet backfired as X users pointed out that 'most people were already at work' by the time the Location, Location, Location presenter took the train at 9.20am on a Tuesday morning Several others suggested lots of people were likely working from home on the hottest day of the year, as temperatures in London rose to 34.7C on July 1. However, others noted that it showed a marked lack of tourists. BBC Radio 4 presenter David Aaronovitch replied asking: 'Too hot?' In response, Kirstie listed all those who don't have the privilege of working from home, writing: 'Not for me or our crew, or police officers, or nurses, supermarket workers, or cabbies, and all the other people who don't get paid to work from home or don't take days off when it's bloody uncomfortable.' Another X user listed all the possible reasons the carriage was empty, adding factors like 'annual leave' and the fact that lots of people 'walk/get the bus when it's hot' because the Central Line doesn't have air conditioning. 'What's even the implication here?' one person questioned Kirstie's tweet. 'Can it not just be a coincidence? You've already got several factors that would mean fewer people - the time, the direction, the location - why read anything more into it?' Her tweet, which has over 1,300 comments at the time of writing, drew mixed reactions Some, however, appeared to agree with the broadcaster as one X user replied: 'Working from home has killed all the sectors that support city life. 'Serious consequences for the economy.' After her tweet blew up online, Kirstie reposted some of the nastier messages she'd received in response as the broadcaster noted 'Twitter just isn't fun anymore' while condeming the 'constant abuse' she endured online. Replying to one X user who questioned whether Kirstie 'ever had a proper job', she said 'I'll take no lectures on not understanding the world of work' after having taken the Tube to work every day for five years. She also pointed out 'there are many reasons an empty Tube' is a worrying economical sign, questioning why there were no tourists or people who work weekends 'having Tuesday off and going to Stratford'. When someone suggested Kirstie, who is the eldest daughter of the late Lord Charles Hindlip, 'wouldn't know that' most people get to work before 9am, she replied the debate was 'not worth it anymore'. Kirstie's post comes after the TV host revealed how she once received a random FaceTime from an ex-househunter she had helped on Location, Location, Location. The property broadcaster, 53, starred on 25 Years of Location, Location, Location with her co-host and longtime friend, Phil Spencer, 55, in May. The pair were discussing some of the couples they had helped since the Channel 4 programme first aired in 2000. In this time, Kirstie and Phil have carried out 469 searches, viewed 1,810 homes and been trusted with more than £176,000,000 of money from house hunters. Kirstie reflected on the episode where she attempted to find Ruth and Anna a flat the week after the Brexit result. The sisters ended up losing out on the property due to the level of uncertainty that came with leaving the European Union. However, Kirstie divulged that she actually negotiated the apartment they bought a year after they starred on the show, in 2017. She said: 'We lost out on the property we ended up bidding on, a year later I negotiated the purchase of the flat that they finally bought. I always remember that because I always say to everyone don't forget, we're always there for you.' Kirstie then revealed that every home buyer that goes on the show has her and Phil's personal mobile numbers - and she once received an unexpected drunk call from a past Location, Location, Location participant. She said: 'Our househunters have our telephone number. I always say 'Don't call when drunk!'' But being able to call the hosts at any time appears to get you brownie points in your friendship group - and one intoxicated ex-participant decided to put it to the test. Kirstie said: 'It doesn't always happen, but someone did call me once from the races, FaceTimed me [and said] 'Look here I am I wanted to prove to everyone that I had your number''.'
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Kirstie Allsopp shares ominous picture of empty Tube carriage and warns 'this can't be a good thing'
Kirstie Allsopp has shared an ominous picture of an empty Tube carriage on a weekday morning as she warned it 'can't be a good thing' while seemingly calling out work-from-home culture. However, her twee t backfired as X users pointed out that 'most people were already at work' by the time the Location, Location, Location presenter took the train at 9.20am on a Tuesday morning. On July 1, Kirstie, 53, posted a photo of a 'totally empty tube carriage' on a Central Line train on X, formerly known as Twitter, and captioned the post: 'Don't quite know what it says but it can't be a good thing.' In the comments section, she said the photo was taken after Mile End station, as the train presumably headed east towards Epping on the hottest day of the year so far. The presenter's tweet quickly went viral, with over five million views and 1,300 comments at the time of writing, but most of them were critical as Kirstie hit back at the barrage of 'abuse' she faced in response. Several X users pointed out that Kirstie had missed rush hour and most Londoners were probably already at their desks by the time she boarded the train at 9.20am. One comment read: 'It's 9.20, most people start work at 9am. Plus you're going the opposite way to the majority going into work.' Another X user agreed, adding that Central Line trains from Mile End were 'packed like sardines' at 7.30am. However, her tweet backfired as X users pointed out that 'most people were already at work' by the time the Location, Location, Location presenter took the train at 9.20am on a Tuesday morning A third person noted: 'You clearly have never worked in the City. I would have done two hours of work at my desk by that time.' Another quipped: '[The photo says] No one was late for work?' 'Kirstie most people have jobs,' one comment read. Several others suggested lots of people were likely working from home on the hottest day of the year, as temperatures in London rose to 34.7C on July 1. BBC Radio 4 presenter David Aaronovitch replied asking: 'Too hot?' In response, Kirstie listed all those who don't have the privilege of working from home, writing: 'Not for me or our crew, or police officers, or nurses, supermarket workers, or cabbies, and all the other people who don't get paid to work from home or don't take days off when it's bloody uncomfortable.' Another X user listed all the possible reasons the carriage was empty, adding factors like 'annual leave' and the fact that lots of people 'walk/get the bus when it's hot' because the Central Line doesn't have air conditioning. 'What's even the implication here?' one person questioned Kirstie's tweet. 'Can it not just be a coincidence? You've already got several factors that would mean fewer people - the time, the direction, the location - why read anything more into it?' Her tweet, which has over 1,300 comments at the time of writing, drew mixed reactions Some, however, appeared to agree with the broadcaster as one X user replied: 'Working from home has killed all the sectors that support city life. 'Serious consequences for the economy.' After her tweet blew up online, Kirstie reposted some of the nastier messages she'd received in response as the broadcaster noted 'Twitter just isn't fun anymore' while condeming the 'constant abuse' she endured online. Replying to one X user who questioned whether Kirstie 'ever had a proper job', she said 'I'll take no lectures on not understanding the world of work' after having taken the Tube to work every day for five years. She also pointed out 'there are many reasons an empty Tube' is a worrying economical sign, questioning why there were no tourists or people who work weekends 'having Tuesday off and going to Stratford'. When someone suggested Kirstie, who is the eldest daughter of the late Lord Charles Hindlip, 'wouldn't know that' most people get to work before 9am, she replied the debate was 'not worth it anymore'. Yesterday marked the hottest day of 2025 as temperatures rose past the 30C-mark in many places in the midst of a heatwave. Kirstie's post comes after the TV host revealed how she once received a random FaceTime from an ex-househunter she had helped on Location, Location, Location. The property broadcaster, 53, starred on 25 Years of Location, Location, Location with her co-host and longtime friend, Phil Spencer, 55, in May. The pair were discussing some of the couples they had helped since the Channel 4 programme first aired in 2000. In this time, Kirstie and Phil have carried out 469 searches, viewed 1,810 homes and been trusted with more than £176,000,000 of money from house hunters. Kirstie reflected on the episode where she attempted to find Ruth and Anna a flat the week after the Brexit result. The sisters ended up losing out on the property due to the level of uncertainty that came with leaving the European Union. However, Kirstie divulged that she actually negotiated the apartment they bought a year after they starred on the show, in 2017. She said: 'We lost out on the property we ended up bidding on, a year later I negotiated the purchase of the flat that they finally bought. I always remember that because I always say to everyone don't forget, we're always there for you.' Kirstie then revealed that every home buyer that goes on the show has hers and Phil's personal mobile number - and she once received an unexpected drunk call from a past Location, Location, Location participant. She said: 'Our househunters have our telephone number. I always say "Don't call when drunk!"' But being able to call the hosts at any time appears to get you brownie points in your friendship group - and one intoxicated ex-participant decided to put it to the test. Kirstie said: 'It doesn't always happen, but someone did call me once from the races, FaceTimed me [and said] "Look here I am I wanted to prove to everyone that I had your number'".'
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Moment Kirstie Allsopp is left reeling as she receives VERY savage verdict on Location Location Location
Kirstie Allsopp was left reeling as she was given a very savage review after showing a couple around a property on Location, Location, Location. On last night's episode of the Channel 4 show, the property guru, 53, and her co-host Phil Spencer revisited a couple who had been hunting for their dream home in Chelmsford, back in 2016. Charlene and Jay had been living in Romford, Essex, with their one-year-old son, Kai - but wanted to upsize and improve their commutes. But after a year of searching - and with a budget of £425,000 for a four-bedroom home - the couple had no luck, and enlisted the help of Kirstie and Phil. It was soon easy to see why Charlene and Jay had been struggling, as they gave the first property they viewed in Chelmer Village a very savage verdict. Even before going inside, Jay said he 'wasn't keen on the brickwork' and, despite being near good schools, having 'excellent' transport links and only being a mile and a half outside of Chelmsford, they were even less impressed by the interior. On the market for a guide price of between £425,000 and £440,000, the property was almost double the size of their current home. But when the couple gave Kirstie their feedback, she was shocked by their brutal honesty and felt like she'd been 'harshly judged'. With a well-equipped kitchen, open plan kitchen and diner, generously sized garden and four good sized bedrooms, Kirstie thought it would be an easy win. After touring the upstairs, Charlene said it seemed 'too small' and Jay even ranked it a 'D minus'. Kirstie could only gasp: 'Oh my god! Flashback to school days!' Charlene tried to reassure her - but her feedback wasn't much better. 'I wasn't as harsh. It's a C minus upstairs, so now it's probably like a B minus,' she said, giving her review of the property. Kirstie said: 'Maybe the answer is nobody buys a B minus house. And they certainly don't buy a D minus house! I feel judged - I feel harshly judged.' The second property Kirstie showed the couple - this time taking them to Great Baddow - received an equally harsh review. The £425,000 Chalet-style home was detached and big enough for family life, with a large family bathroom. But Charlene was still less than enthusiastic and was put off by a large 'beam' running through it, and even said she thought it might be 'too sensible'. In the end, it was third time lucky for Kirstie after they paid a visit to the suburb of Moulsham. Though the 1920s property only had three bedrooms, it was much closer to town, making their commutes walkable. Charlene called it 'really nice and lovely' and said it was a 'definite contender' after only one viewing. In the end of the 2016 episode, after hitting it off with the vendors, Jay even managed to bag the property for £415,000 instead of the guide price of £425,000. And when Phil Spencer returned to see how the couple were getting on seven years later, he was left speechless. The property looked almost unrecognisable as the old rear extension had been replaced by a kitchen diner - with the estimated new value of the property standing at a huge £700,000. Totally impressed, Phil gushed: 'You've moved! This is not the same house! I'm struggling for words, it feels like a totally. totally different house.' Last time, Location, Location, Location viewers were left baffled by a young couple who dubbed spacious homes in leafy Surrey a 'compromise'. Kirstie and Phil had hoped to find Elise, Elliot and their three young children the perfect home. Having already sold their three-bedroom property, the couple had a healthy budget of £650,000 for four bedrooms and an open-plan downstairs. But, heavily emphasising that they weren't willing to compromise, Elise and Elliot were struggling to meet all their needs with the money available. As a result, they'd viewed countless properties and, despite having moved back in with Elliot's parents, were refusing to settle for something less than perfect. With Kirstie taking them round several properties, the couple either weren't 'sure' about the area, said the homes were 'too small', and even just 'didn't feel the love' for what they were seeing. Their indecision soon left viewers of the show baffled - as they failed to see anything wrong with the sought-after postcodes and spacious properties. People said: 'They are worried about the area?? Mate, you're in Epsom.' Location, Location, Location is available to watch now on Channel 4.
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
'Astonished' Location, Location, Location viewers are up in arms as woman with whopping budget struggles to find one-bedroom flat - raging 'move out, it's a rip off!'
Location, Location, Location viewers were up in arms when a woman with a whopping budget struggled to find a one-bedroom flat. Wednesday's instalment of the long-standing Channel 4 property show saw co-hosts Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp attempt to help buyers find their dream abode. Kirstie set about helping Ben and Maya find a home in south-west London while Phil searched for flat for medic Chloe in London too. Chloe had a budget of £450,000 and hadn't had much luck with her own attempts to search. She hoped to find a one-bedroom apartment with parking for her beloved motorbike. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She was considering areas such as Tooting, Balham, and Earlsfield. By the end of the episode, she put an offer on an apartment for £415,000 and secured the property. However, some viewers were particularly taken aback by the property prices in London and took to social media to share their shock. One posted on X: '450 grand Jesus wept enjoy the roadside #locationlocationlocation.' 'Nearly half a million pounds and yet still hard to find a one bedroom flat in South London with space to park a motorbike pretty much sums up how much London is f****d... #locationlocationlocation,' another added. A third said: 'Wow a balcony with a view of a road London prices are ridiculous #locationlocationlocation.' Someone else penned: 'And as always I'm astonished at how little your money gets you in London #LocationLocationLocation.' 'How can you have a budget of £450k and it not get you a one bed flat with a bloody front door? Just move out of rip off London! #locationlocationlocation' another posted. An episode of Location Location Location last month left viewers baffled by a young couple who dubbed spacious homes in leafy Surrey a 'compromise'. However, some viewers were particularly taken aback by the property prices in London and took to social media to share their shock Kirstie and Phil hoped to find Elise, Elliot and their three young children the perfect home. Having already sold their three-bedroom property, the couple had a healthy budget of £650,000 for four bedrooms and an open-plan downstairs. But, heavily emphasising that they weren't willing to compromise, Elise and Elliot were struggling to meet all their needs with the money available. As a result, they'd viewed countless properties and, despite having moved back in with Elliot's parents, were refusing to settle for something less than perfect. With Kirstie taking them round several properties, the couple either weren't 'sure' about the area, said the homes were 'too small', and even just 'didn't feel the love' for what they were seeing.
