Stacey Solomon looks set take on America with her new Channel 4 DIY show, Renovation Rescue which will air for the first time next week.
The new series is produced by none other than Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company.
Insiders are predicting that the show will translate well in the U.S, as they claim Americans are likely to fall for Stacey’s British charm.
Mother-of-five Stacey, 34, was left in shock that the award-winning actress Reese, 48, had even heard of her.
She said: ‘How does she even know me? I still to this day don’t know how they found me. They just said they wanted me. Maybe some of her researchers and her team had seen the show.’
Stacey Solomon is set to take on America with her new Channel 4 DIY show, Renovation Rescue which is set to air next week
The new series is produced by none other than Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company (pictured Reese in February)
TV insiders have now told The Mirror, that the Legally Blonde stars US connections could help Stacey become a star Stateside.
A source said: ‘Renovation shows are a mega business in America. There are entire channels dedicated to them.
‘And they love Brits. Bake Off is popular in the States because Americans love Paul and Prue’s Britishness. Grand Designs is also very popular in America because of Kevin McCloud.
‘They think viewers will fall for Stacey’s English charm, and reformas cocinas zaragoza the Reese connection is a big enabler. They launched a UK arm of Hello Sunshine to create formats that could sell in Britain first and then around the world. Hello Sunshine has all the contacts in the US, so it’s all set up.’
In the new series Stacey comes to the aid of homeowners who have been left high and dry by builders who have abandoned their projects.
The show has already been commissioned for a second series.
An insider added: ‘Stacey has carved out a successful career as the queen of DIY TV on the BBC and Channel 4 bosses are delighted they’ve been able to get in on the action. They also believe she has what it takes to crack America.’
Stacey also has another award-winning DIY show Sort Your Life Out which has run for four series on the BBC and recently won an award.
During the series four finale of Sort Your Life Out viewers were left in tears as Stacey and her team helped declutter a family home full of memories.
Stacey, 34, was left in shock that the award-winning actress Reese, 48, had even heard of her, she said: ‘How does she even know me? I still to this day don’t know how they found me’
A source said: ‘Renovation shows are a mega business in America. There are entire channels dedicated to them. They think viewers will fall for Stacey’s English charm, and the Reese connection is a big enabler’
In the new series Stacey comes to the aid of homeowners who have been left high and dry by builders who have abandoned their projects. The show has already been commissioned for a second series
The episode of the BBC One show featured Shirley and Martin who had raised their two daughters in their Surrey house – the same home that Martin grew up in.
With their grown up daughters moved out and with children of their own, Stacey Solomon and her team – Dilly Carter, Iwan Carrington and Rob Bent – got to work sorting through sixty years of memories.
After packing up the house and laying out all the family’s belongings in a huge warehouse it was revealed that they had 189 out of date food items, 124 towels and 306 soft toys among thousands of other belongings.
Viewers were full of praise for moving scenes as Shirley and Martin spoke about adopting their daughters Sarah and Katherine and their future plans to foster children in their home.
The couple revealed that after marrying 44 years ago they thought they would have children right away but realised ‘things weren’t happening.’
‘I don’t know to this day how we got through that time,’ Shirley admitted. They explained that the adoption process took eight years, before they were able to welcome first Sarah and then Katherine into their home.
Shirley explained that because it had taken so long to have their family she has been reluctant to part with any of their belongings and memories, explaining how she felt ‘so lucky’ to have her two children.
The couple also revealed to Stacey that they hope to foster children when they retire. Stacey related to the idea as she explained that her husband Joe Swash, whose own mother fostered, also has the same plans when their children have left home.
Stacey also has another award-winning DIY show Sort Your Life Out which has run for four series on the BBC and recently won an award
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