Watch the pennies – but let’s make this a Christmas to remember
Phillip Schofield returns with more seasonal spending advice, writes Danielle de Wolfe
As the festive season draws near, money is undoubtedly a subject on most people’s minds – and 2020 is no exception.
With most families feeling the pinch this Christmas, there has never been a better reason to invest in products that will stand the test of time.
It’s precisely why the return of ITV series How To Spend It Well At Christmas With Phillip Schofield is such a welcome one.
From family-friendly board games to indulgent festive food, presenter Schofield, 58, is set to discover the seasonal products worth buying as part of the annual three-part series.
Ahead of the new series, we sat down with the This Morning presenter to discover more about what this year’s Christmas instalment has in store.
What can viewers expect from this year’s edition of How To Spend It At Christmas?
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There is absolutely no reas o n t o s p e n d a f o r t u n e o n major brands when we will find something considerably more affordable.
Did Covid affect filming for this year’s instalment? It was difficult this year, but telly is incredibly adaptive and we changed our house.
Normally, we are at a lovely house in Surrey, but this time we were at a house in Oxfords h i r e , a n d i t w a s a b a r n because that meant there was more space bet ween ever ybody.
You won’t notice any difference on the telly.
We were all in our own bubble and we were tested before we started shooting, and the guests were all tested, so that meant we could all be ver y close to each other, whi c h was nice.
When it came to the products, did you have any personal favourites?
There are all sorts of things that you see during the course of filming, but, funnily enough, we were looking at food and I adore truffles! I mean, they are such a ridiculously expensive treat, so I hardly ever get to taste them, but nevertheless …
What will Christmas look like for you this year? Christmas will signal the beginning of the end of 2020 – a year that none of us will be sad to see the back of – and hopefully look forward to 2021, where things will begin to get that little bit more normal. We can all creep back, blinking, into the light.
We’ll be forced to adapt our C h r i s t ma s e s a n d we d o n’t know quite who the family will be able to see at Christmas, but human beings are very resourceful.
W h a t e v e r C h r i s t m a s i s , we l l , I a m s u r e we wi l l a l l make the most of it.
What do you hope viewers will take away from the show?
After a tough year, it’s more important than ever to know how to make your money work for you. Let’s make this a Christmas to remember.
● How To Spend It Well At Christmas airs on ITV at 8.15pm on Tuesday, 17 November