‘I’m the head snack eater of the panel!’
BEHIND THE SCENES best WITH
This Is My House sees four people all claim to be the real owner of the same house – but three of them are actors! At stake is a cash prize, and all the real homeowner has to do to win is tell the truth. Hosted by Stacey Dooley, expect laugh-out-loud moments and interiors envy. On the celebrity panel are Bill Bailey, Emily Atack, Jamali Maddix and Judi Love, plus a guest panellist each week. Here, Celebrity Juice star Emily tells us more…
What’s your role, Emily?
Aside from head snack-eater, along with a lovely, amazing panel, I’ll be watching four random people claiming to be the owner of a mysterious house. We’ll receive clues and, through the process of elimination, we are trying to work out who’s the real owner. It’s a fun discussion as we work out who is the fibber.
What attracted you to it?
I was told I had to sit in a gorgeous house, eating snacks with Bill Bailey, doing a bit of people- watching and nosing around other people’s houses… It’s ideal, really!
Who had the best eye for honesty on the panel?
It was interesting because I think we all thought we’d be really good judges of character and figure it out straight away, but it was so much harder than we thought!
What were you looking for when trying to identify the real homeowner?
It changed all the time. The more we filmed, the more we thought we could figure it out and learn from the last. It was quite funny when there were pets involved because we just assumed they would run straight to the owner, but they often didn’t! The dog was just generally confused as to why a load of strangers were there…
Were there any surprises during filming?
Some of the reveals were definitely huge shocks! I think the biggest surprise was just how much harder it was to play than we thought. Viewers will get really hooked on guessing along.
What have you learnt about your fellow panellists?
I have honestly made lifelong friends out of them all. They are all absolute legends, and Jamali should actually be a detective, he got really stuck in with finding out the real homeowners. His commitment was impressive.