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Celebrity Escape to the Country With Chesney Hawkes Draws Complaints Over 'Filler' Segments

The BBC One special mixed property viewings with musical bits during the Cotswolds search.

Overview

  • The episode aired on December 30 and featured presenter Jules Hudson guiding Chesney Hawkes and his wife Kristina through a Cotswolds house hunt.
  • Viewers on X complained about what they called unnecessary entertainment segments, with posts describing the episode as cringe and heavy on filler.
  • The couple outlined a £1.3 million budget and sought a character home with four double bedrooms, a space for a music studio, and a garden for their dogs.
  • Properties included a home in Edge, Gloucestershire, and a former pub in Ashton Keynes in north Wiltshire.
  • Musical interludes included a guitar lesson, an improvised song by a fire, and a singing quiz, and no purchase decision was reported after the broadcast.