Mum in tears on Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout after junk-filled home is decluttered and transformed

A MUM was moved to tears after seeing the huge amount of junk she had managed to squeeze in her family's four-bedroom semi on Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout.

With her husband Chris finding it difficult to chuck old things, which he believed he might use at some point in the future, Nikki's family home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, had become something closer to a storage unit.

On the Channel 5 show, which airs on Thursday at 8pm in the evening, Nikki did admit that it's not just Chris – her ''hoarding tendencies'' only added to the ever-growing pile of rubbish.

In fact, the situation had become so out of control that their tidy son, Sam, claimed the university he studies at was ''less cluttered than this house''.

But whilst Sam may have escaped the messy living conditions, his younger sister, Lucy, on the other hand, was not so lucky.

''My friends don't often come to our house because there's really not much room.''

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Desperate for help, the family reached out to Nick who then offered them a life-changing deal of clearing out half of their unwanted belongings in exchange for a complete house makeover.

''It's got to the point now where I can't actually have clients in the home because there's so much clutter,'' revealed the mum Manchester-based mum who used to run her relaxation therapy from home.

The host of the show arrived to meet the family and more importantly – to see the state of their house for himself.

And the first glance at the living room was just an appetiser of what was to come.

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With walls packed full of photographs of memories, ''busy'' would've been an understatement.

''I like to be positive about places…But there is a lot of stuff in here,'' Nick said after having a little tour around the property.

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''A lot of it is about clearing your mind, isn't it?'' said Nick upon entering Nikki's home office where she practices Reiki therapy healing.

''How can you do that when you're in a place that's full of clutter?''

A large chunk of the clutter, Nick observed, were countless affirmation boards stuck to walls – and while some of it was to do with Nikki's job, there was another, more sentimental, reason behind it.

''It initially comes from when I was growing up. My uncle had muscle dystrophy.

''My nan, his mum, as well got breast cancer at the time and they both actually died on the same night.

''So that for us was a big part of my early years.''

Speaking of their home, Nick said: ''We've had someone look around and at the moment they're saying £210,000 as a value.

''But interestingly, there are homes along this road that are worth a lot more.

''So I'm hoping that once we've done our job and you've done yours, we'll be able to come back with some good news on that,'' the host added.

The family were put up in a rented accommodation while the entire home’s possessions were put into a staggering 195 boxes.

The Channel 5 team headed to the Albert Halls in Bolton to recreate their family’s home room by room and unpacked the whopping amount of items back into each space.

Amongst the clutter were 107 framed family photos, a pile of 144 crystals and a very impressive 945 books – way more than Chris' guess of 200.

Nick helped the family go through their belongings to choose what they would keep and throw. 

But despite the sheer volume of junk that the team had laid out on the floor, Nikki found it difficult to sort out the photos.

''I'm finding it very difficult with photos because obviously, they're all memories…''

Back at the house, experts were working hard to give the home a much-needed makeover.

The items the three had chosen to keep were moved back in for the big reveal. 

Upon seeing the new gorgeous home, Nikki was shocked: ''This is unbelievable! […] It's amazing!

''It looks like a magazine – how other people live.''

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After the transformation Nick also revealed their home could now be worth as much as a staggering £250,000 – £40,000 more than the initial value price.

Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout airs on Channel 5 on Thursday at 8pm

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