Grand Designs announces shock change to presenting line up after 22 years of Kevin McCloud as host
GRAND Designs has announced a shock change to its presenting line up after 22 years of Kevin McCloud as host.
Grand Designs: The Street is returning to Channel 4 with two new series and will follow a selection of intrepid self-builders as they embark on a journey to create and build their own unique homes.
Host Kevin will return to the UK’s largest mass self-build site, Graven Hill, Oxfordshire, to observe the trials, setbacks and successes of future residents endeavouring to craft their own, highly individual homes.
However, for only the second time in the show’s history, Kevin will be joined by a co-host, Natasha Huq.
Natasha is an Edinburgh-based, award-winning architect and she will follow the fortunes of several exciting new pilot plots in Glasgow, ambitiously being developed into extraordinary homes alongside Kevin.
Kevin said: “We witnessed the very beginnings of the Graven Hill site in the first series of The Street and it was an honour to spend time alongside our ten plucky guinea pigs.
“Now we’re back to follow more projects as Britain’s largest self-build community really gets going. I’m also excited to be able to look at other pilot projects such as Glasgow in this series.
“Self-build and custom-build are here to stay and at this rate they’re going to make a big contribution to Britain’s housing supply.”
Ian Dunkley, Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 added: “Both new series of Grand Designs: The Street will capture the spirit of community that these incredible self-build streets engender, as the determination, resilience and ambition of the builders shines through, to create something extraordinary.”
The first series of Grand Designs: The Street aired in 2019.
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Meanwhile, most recent series of Grand Designs, which aired in January 2021, was the highest rated series in 12 years.
One episode saw Kevin left speechless after viewing a couple’s ‘concrete bunker’.
Grand Designs: The Street will air on Channel 4.