Changing Rooms was a huge hit in the 2000s, launching Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen to stardom alongside presenters Carole Smillie and Anna Richardson. The DIY phenomenon originally aired on BBC from 1996 to 2004, before Channel 4 revived it for 2021-2022. Since then, cast members have taken diverse paths, from prison terms to career changes.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence has remained active with TV commitments like Stepping Out and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. He married Jackie in 1989, and they have two daughters. The family lives in a 17th-century Grade-II listed manor in Gloucestershire. Laurence once tried to get fired by creating a deliberately erotic room, but Carol Smillie ended up loving it, mending their sex life.
Carol Smillie
Carol transformed her career by becoming a humanist celebrant in 2018, leading ceremonies. She now has brunette hair and a fringe, a change from her modelling days. Her last regular hosting was Finding Scotland's Heroes (2013-2014).
Handy Andy (Andy Kane)
Andy Kane, known as Handy Andy, continued on the US version Trading Spaces after Changing Rooms. He is now settled with his wife Geraldine and their four children.
Anna Ryder Richardson
After Changing Rooms and I'm a Celeb in 2007, Anna bought a Pembrokeshire zoo in 2008. A 2012 accident involving a falling tree led to health and safety charges, but she was cleared. She sold the zoo in 2018 and moved to France.
Elizabeth Wagstaff
In 2000, Liz was sentenced to one year in prison for lying about having cancer to obtain £55,000. She admitted obtaining money by deception, spending the cash on designer clothes to impress her boyfriend.
