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Fife solicitor’s bid for stardom stymied after crashing out of TV design show
Scottish contestant departs BBC programme in latest episode
A Fife solicitor who trained at Dundee University has had her bid for TV stardom cut short after being sent home from BBC show Interior Design Masters.
The programme pits 10 would-be designers against each other in a series of challenges aimed at testing their skills, with the overall winner set to win a contract to overhaul a major London hotel.
Terian Tilston, 30, who grew up in Cupar, was the only Scottish designer chosen to participate in the series, presented by Fearne Cotton.
Terian said: “There is so much design talent in Scotland, so to be the only person representing this part of the UK meant I felt a bit more pressure to do well. I applied because I wanted to do something courageous, something completely outside my comfort zone, experience something amazing and to really challenge myself.”
Yesterday’s episode saw contestants team up to transform various shop interiors, with only one designer’s idea from each team chosen for each project.
Despite her best efforts and her skills being highly praised in previous episodes, Terian’s departure came on the back of her partner Verity Coleman’s design falling flat.
Terian said: “Looking back, the only thing I would’ve done differently is to have more confidence and faith in my ability as a designer.
“I am so proud of all I achieved on the show. I was up against designers who were a lot more established than me at the time, but I stayed true to myself and held my own.”
Speaking about the production of Interior Design Masters, which took place over the summer of 2018, Terian said: “It was a crash course in organisation, thinking on my feet and being flexible to last minute change.”