Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List is hit with major backlash as Allsop’s ‘anyone can afford a house’ row rages on
KIRSTIE and Phil's Love it or List it was hit with a major backlash as Kirstie's "anyone can afford a house" row rages on.
It comes after the presenter, 50, sparked outrage over the weekend when she claimed anyone can buy a home – if they just give up their Netflix subscription, gym membership, low-cost flights and settle for a cheaper area.
The Location Location Location star said in an interview: “I get enraged when people say they can’t afford to buy. They can.
“I know there are many who can’t afford to buy, but others are not willing to make the sacrifices.”
And it seems like people still haven't let her comments go.
When Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List aired last night, many took to Twitter to share their anger.
One wrote on Twitter: "Had to turn it off when Kirstie came on… luckily I have Netflix to watch."
Another said while watching: "Just move to a cheaper area give up gym membership and Costa coffees."
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"Kirstie Allsopp was right! I cancelled my Spotify subscription this morning and I've already been able to put down a deposit and move into my first property," a third chimed in.
A fourth said: "Blimey, they’ve upgraded after all. Must have cancelled Netflix and knocked Starbucks on the head. #LIOLI."
A fifth angrily said: "Went to cancel my NowTV subscription yesterday, as advised by Kirstie Allsopp… but they offered me 50% off. Undecided whether I should take them up? Saving £5pcm.. I could afford a house deposit in 500 years. Or cancelling, I could afford a house dep in 250 years. Decisions."
In the column for , Kirstie - whose family helped her to buy her first home at the age of 21 - suggested that young people should move back in with their parents.
She said some people weren’t willing to make “sacrifices” and admitted she was “enraged” when people said they couldn’t afford to buy a home.
Earlier this week she broke her silence over the comments.
Kirstie tweeted: “Anyone who thinks I have spent the last 22 years pretending to understand the needs of British homebuyers must think me a very good actress indeed.
“If you don’t like the shows don’t watch them. But I’m beyond caring what the press or social media think about me, life is too short.”
One famous face who didn't agree with what she said is Piers Morgan.
The 56-year-old branded Kirstie "woefully privileged" on Twitter.
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He said: "Every time Kirstie Allsopp trends, I check why and see she's said another unbelievably stupid, ludicrously ill-informed and woefully privileged thing.
"Then I wait for her to respond to the entirely justified outrage by throwing her toys out of the pram and quitting Twitter again."
