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Janet Street-Porter Favors Remote Islay Hideaway on Celebrity Escape to the Country

A 500-mile relocation of the search delivered the seclusion she wanted on a sparsely populated Hebridean island.

Overview

  • BBC One’s celebrity special saw Alistair Appleton tasked with finding the Loose Women panellist a secluded seaside or country retreat.
  • In Suffolk, viewings in Levington and a £895,000 house in Thorpeness were rejected for lacking solitude, with Appleton graded a B- for those picks.
  • The host then shifted the search roughly 500 miles to Islay, an island of around 3,000 residents noted for its isolation and coastal scenery.
  • Near Port Ellen, a turf-roofed property stood out, prompting Janet to say she could picture living there alone and being completely happy.
  • The production arranged an overnight stay at the standout house, and viewers later reacted on X to the show’s rare long-distance pivot between regions.