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Hoarding home truths

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Channel 5, 9pm

WITH rubbish piled high to the ceilings, maggots in the fridge and rat droppings on the carpet, the life of one hoarder in this documentar­y is shocking to say the least.

For the past two decades, Paul, 61, has crammed his cottage in Bath with junk and barely has room to move. The entire house is a no-go zone, but Paul has finally admitted it’s a problem and agreed he needs help – fast.

“I’ve fallen into the trap of hoarding,” says Paul, who says his habit was triggered by ill health. “It’s a distractio­n.”

He adds: “I’ve lived for the last 16 years in my bedroom and I just want to get out. I need to use the rest of the house.” Extreme cleaners Caz and Tee arrive to help, but with everything from flies and rat urine to gone-off food, this will be their toughest assignment yet.

Meanwhile in Middlesbro­ugh, Susan and Robert’s hoarding has got totally out of hand.

Sue, 54, grew up with parents who were hoarders and is frustrated that she has followed the same path.

She says: “My family home was disorganis­ed chaos. I grew up in mess. I didn’t know what a tidy house was. Enough is enough.”

The couple, recognisin­g the problem, call in extreme cleaner Joe. The skip arrives. But that’s just the start – will they be able to let go of their junk?

Elsewhere, filmmakers catch up with another Paul, whose house in Crosby was filled with clutter, but was finally cleared last year. Has he gone back to his hoarding ways?

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