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Lucy Alexander insists she never wanted to leave Homes Under the Hammer: ‘I birthed that show’-Aisha Nozari-Entertainment – Metro
We caught up with the TV star.
Lucy Alexander will appear as a guest host on A Place in the Sun this week (Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for Concorde Media PR)
It’s a big week for Lucy Alexander. On Wednesday, she’ll appear as a guest host on A Place in the Sun, something she couldn’t be more thrilled about.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk, Lucy was giddy with excitement when talking about the gig, which required her to hop on a plane to Spain with just a few days’ notice.
But of course, we couldn’t catch up with the queen of property TV without asking her about the show that made her the household name she is today, and as it turns out, a Homes Under the Hammer return isn’t totally off the cards.
When asked if she could ever pick between Homes Under the Hammer and A Place in the Sun, Lucy, 52, was quick to exclaim: ‘I want to do both!’
The presenter reiterated that she didn’t leave Homes Under the Hammer because she was bored of the gig, but rather ‘felt it was her time’.
‘I never wanted to leave the show in the first place,’ the doting mum explained, adding: ‘But I got offered a really lovely commercial deal and I’d done 14 years nearly at Homes Under the Hammer.’
Lucy was giddy with excitement when talking about A Place in the Sun (Picture: Channel 4)
Lucy said: ‘Homes Under the Hammer is just in my DNA. I birthed that show’ (Picture: Lion TV for the BBC)
She went on: ‘I felt like my time had come and then I got offered a few other lovely shows, so I did kind of think, “let’s fold this up now”.’
Could a return to Hammer be on the cards for Lucy?
‘I think it’s very much a case of I could return and it would be fantastic. I would love it and I think the viewers would love it,’ she shared.
‘Homes Under the Hammer is just in my DNA. I birthed that show. I was the first ever presenter on it. I did it for 14 years – I love that show.’
Of course, that’s not to say she’s not over the moon about her stint on A Place in the Sun.
The star quipped: ‘I’m ready to hang up my steel cap shoes. I’m ready to put on my strappy sandals’ (Picture: Channel 4)
The presenter reiterated that she didn’t leave Homes Under the Hammer because she was bored of the gig, but rather ‘felt it was her time’ (Picture: BBC)
‘It was fantastic,’ Lucy told us excitedly. ‘I love getting close to people that want to buy property, property is my passion. It’s the love of my life.’
Explaining how the opportunity came to be, Lucy continued: ‘I was in my little cottage [in Whitstable] and my agent happened to be with me. The phone rang and she said, “well, I’m sure I’m sure she could”.
‘She sort of went a bit quiet and she looked at me and said, “can you be in Spain by Friday? The Place in the Sun wants you to go and do a guest presenting experience”.’
‘Obviously, I said yes,’ Lucy added, quipping: ‘I’m ready to hang up my steel cap shoes. I’m ready to put on my strappy sandals.’
What else can we expect from Lucy in 2023? Well, she’d be bang up for Strictly Come Dancing.
Asked whether she’d take part in the show, Lucy was quick to reply: ‘I am here for it. I am here for it.’
She also noted: ‘And I would be really good, because I am an older woman. I am menopausal. I think I would surprise people because I’ve got a little bit of dance in my locker.’
Naturally, we couldn’t let Lucy go without getting her to bestow some red-hot property knowledge upon us, and the star’s biggest tip for potential buyers was simple.
‘Research,’ she said. ‘You’ve got to really, really do your research. You’ve got to be the biggest nosy neighbour that you can possibly be.’
‘And I want to see people bartering, haggling,’ she added: ‘The British are so scared to sort of say, “no, I’m not going to pay that”.
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‘Put your offer on the table, walk away and be prepared to lose out. Take a bit more of a risk.’
Noted!
Lucy’s episode of A Place in the Sun broadcasts on January 25 at 3pm on Channel 4.
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