Dilly Carter, the professional organiser from ITV's Sort Your Life Out, has revealed an unconventional method for cleaning jewellery: soaking it in vodka. Carter, who joined the show in 2021 alongside Stacey Solomon, Robert Bent, and Iwan Carrington, shared the tip on the Sort Your Life Out Unpacked podcast with Janette Manrara.
While Manrara, a former Strictly Come Dancing professional, said she uses a toothbrush and toothpaste to clean her accessories, Carter prefers a more indulgent approach. She explained: 'I pour myself a vodka and tonic and then I pour a vodka for the jewellery. Then I put my jewellery, all my diamonds and everything into the glass of vodka and it comes out sparkling.'
Iwan Carrington, the show's cleaner, endorsed Manrara's toothpaste method for silver, noting that it can 'really bring that shine up'. For gold, he recommended washing up liquid in warm water and a soft toothbrush, as gold 'doesn't tend to tarnish'.
Carter also addressed concerns about clutter from the show ending up in landfill, after TV presenter Adrian Chiles questioned the programme's waste practices on BBC Radio 4. She insisted that nothing goes to landfill, stating: 'Everything nowadays can be recycled... it does take thought, it does take consideration and it does take time.'
She advised viewers to 'always start with a blank space' when decluttering, as being surrounded by clutter can 'cloud your mind'. By emptying a space completely and laying everything out, she said, it becomes easier to reorganise effectively.
