Chat Ed : Welcome to this evening's HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? webchat with the Queens of clean - KIM and AGGIE!
Jason : Hi Kim & Aggie, love the show
Aggie : Hello to you all - we're here!
finn casey-knight : hello there
Ali : *screams*
Carla : Hi Kim and Aggie :)
Kim : Hello everyone, we're here again - isn't it great!
lynne : hi aggie
Kim : Make sure you have washed your hands please, thank you!
Catherine : i watch it every time
Aggie : Wash up those dinner dishes, right now :)
salazar : Where do you get your cleaning tips from..? Were they passed down through the generations in the MacKenzie and Woodbourne families?
Aggie : All sorts of sources.
Kim : I was professionally cleaning houses from 1984. I got tips from friends and books and family members. So over the years, without realising it, and because I was always interested in the subject I accumulated knowledge.
Aggie : I learnt lots from my Mum and from working at Good Housekeeping.
allypally : Where the Americans dirtier or cleaner than the Brits?
Rich : do you find Americans dirtier than British people ?
Vicar : Over all do you think that Americans or Brits have the worst homes in terms of dirt?
Aggie giggles
Aggie : We thought that they were much the same but by the end we thought they were a bit worse actually. They were extreme in different ways, cat puke and the like… Although the last house we went to in the UK the worst house we have EVER been too.
Kim : Animal poo poo and wee featured LOTS in the houses in America. There were lumps of it one girl's bed. She was saying 'Oh it's only cat poo!'
my_house_is_Clean! : eeew that's gross
Kim : But you know... dirt is dirt!
Ali : and germs are germs!
allypally : do you have any plans to go to any other countries?
Aggie : Well my German is very rusty. They've sold the format to lots of countries - Russia, Holland, Australia, Germany etc, but without us in it.
Kim : We couldn't do the ones in those countries though as it wouldn't be the same if it was dubbed and I'm not going to learn Japanese - I haven't got the time!
izzi : why do you insist on smelling everything up close?
janet : kim why do you smell everything
Kim : Hehehe oooh it gives you the flavour of where we are!
Aggie : And it makes everyone go 'Oh God, how could they smell that?!' It gets a good reaction.
Kim : We wear gloves to put our fingers in the slime though but we do like to horrify you most of the time and we are very conscientious and we know you love watching us being disgusted. Be honest - you love it, don't you?!
salazar : we all wretch in sympathy
Aggie giggles
Kim : Oh it's awful isn't it? I tell you, you wouldn't eat for a month if you smelt it too!
sue : have you ever been physically sick from the smell?
Claire : Seriously, are you ever ill after touching and being those filthy houses??
sophieandcharlie : poo poopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoopoop
Aggie : No but when we went to Steph and her Dad's house and Kim smelt the carpet that was around the toilet and she had to get out.
Kim : My eyes streamed and I felt terrible. Aggs managed to stay in there though, so I closed the door and left her in there for an hour, until she put some money under the door I didn't let her out.
Aggie laughs
cole : are your labs ever disgusted with the results they get?
Aggie : That last house we went to was so terrible – the levels of molecules found astonished the labs. All the crew were taken ill after that. The cameraman and director had air borne chest infections. And Aggs got dermatitis on her nose!
Gabs : that’s shocking!
cleaning is a hobby : oo dear
Kim : He worked at a landfill and had a habit of bringing sackfuls home with him!
Aggie : It is amazing actually. The other thing is that on the programme Too Posh To Wash one lab technician took some samples back to his dental hospital and he said that all the students were so interested in seeing all the samples because they were SO extreme. The smell in the last house was just a stench – so, so bad.
CLo : kim& aggie do you really like each other or do you not get along at all? kim are you a little bossy at times or vice versa
Kim : Agg and I have a great friendship, truly. We had our differences at the start but now we are great friends.
Aggie : Yes, we snog on a regular basis now.
Kim : I think Agg is rather gorgeous, but don't tell my husband.
cleaning is a hobby : how funny!
pebbles : ooer
Victoria : giggle giggle
Kim : And no, we're not going to tell you who takes the man's part either! Although I will say it's not always the biggest woman ;)
Aggie laughs
nat : Tee Hee Hee
lucy : how come the people aren't embarrassed to have their filthy homes shown on TV, I'd be mortified if my home was dirty.
Kim : Don't mistake Aggie's Harry Potter appearance - she's a little goer!!!
Clean god : ha
Aggie : I know lucy! I don't get it either! I think it's because they are so desperate for us to help and we're the only ones who can get them out of it.
Sarah576 : yes good point
Kim : Some say “Look I'm in a terrible state, I need your help, it's embarrassing but only you can help us.” And they are all nice people, so Aggs and I don't mind. We clean them up good and proper.
Nicola : Do you stage some of the mess ever? - come on tell the truth
Aggie : No! You must be joking! Sometimes we don't see the place until we go in there on camera and the Director will be all annoyed because they had tidied up. And we’ll walk in and say, 'They've tidied up????!'
Kim : You couldn't make it up let's face it. It's absolutely not set up in any way, it's unbelievable.
paul p : Kim & aggie what do you prefer doing too posh to wash or how clean is your house?
Stephen Whyteside : Aggie are you a natural blonde?
tiffany : how do you feel about busted breaking up?
Aggie : I prefer How Clean. It's got more of a point to it.
Kim : Yes, me too.
Aggie : Nothing tiffany, I'm, numb about it.
Kim : I've never heard of them!
Aggie : Completely naturally blonde, Stephen but I've had the roots dyed dark! Have you got the right one of us?
Kim : Did you mean me? My collar and cuffs match dear, that's all I'll say!
Aggie laughs
pheonix : Have you ever found anything you couldn’t bring yourself to touch?
Kim : Ooh I'm not sure we have. We're always aware that however horrible something is it's flippin' entertainment!
Aggie : The dirtier the better.
Kim : People love to see other people's grime.
chrisP : what's the hairiest thing you've come across?
Aggie : I know - the back of that guy's toilet... Matt! It was like a rug!
Kim : Ohhh God, yes.
Sir Cynds : ewww im eating :(
cleaning is a hobby : eeeeeeewwwwww
Aggie : The toilet wall was covered in dried snot! He used to sit on the toilet flicking his bogies at the wall.
cleaning is a hobby : more eeeeewwww
katt : that is grosss!!!!!!!!!!
Kim : We couldn't get it off.
Greenhill : That is totally vile
pebbles : did you try a chisel?
ben : Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick!
Aggie : The industrial cleaning crew had to deal with that.
Kim : He was nick-named “Pick ‘n’ Flick”.
shirley : Underneath my toilet seat is stained. I've tried bleach but no use! Please help?
Stinky : Hi Ladies! How do I remove stubborn stains from the toilet bowl?
Kim : Is it faeces, is it urine, or is it limescale? What is it shirley? If you've got metal clips that attach the toilet seat to the toilet and you get urine on that then they will rust – so watch out for that.
shirley : limescale
Aggie : Use a pumice stone and it will work wonders and it won't scratch the bowl.
Lucy McCann : limescale tip from you worked - steradent tablets. it was brilliant
Kim : There are some good limescale cleaners too. Limescale is just calcium build up, so take some bleach in the jug when you go to bed and put it around the bowl and seat and rinse in the morning. Remember to rinse it first if you get up in the night though or you'll burn your bum! It if goes on your precious parts you'll get a no claims bonus, but you'll have a lovely clean toilet.
Adam : what’s a good type of natural air freshener
Adam : ive got 10 cats
stapes : how do i get rid of cat litter smells
Aggie : Oh my God! 10 cats???
Kim : It's not a flat is it? Oh my God, tell me it’s not a flat. Tell me they do their toilet outside?
Aggie : Ohhhh God. God, God.
Adam : big house nah ive got 4 litter trays
Kim : If it's ponging you're not spotless, my lovey. If you have 10 cats you are very foolish, you really are! You can't really spray air fresheners as they are bad for the animals. It will be a never-ending battle. If you have pets it will be clean clean clean, wash wash wash, brush brush brush! Lemon oil on the light bulb - but that will only mask it.
cleaning is a hobby : my mum's well chuffed that I’m watching your programme, house is cleaner now
Carla : How have you coped with becoming famous?
pebbles : do people stop you in the supermarket to ask advice on what cleaner to buy?
Kim : Being famous... I don't think about it really. I've had no problems. I do a couple of autographs and I think it's lovely. I think we're very privileged and I really appreciate it, especially because it happened late in my life.
Aggie : I'd agree with that, yeah.
Kim : Ooh Aggs is a bit tipsy I said she could have one glass of wine and she's had a bottle! And it was a litre bottle - she'll be out on that Tottenham Court Road later doing a Sharon Stone.
Aggie laughs
william : do you have a book with all your suggestions and tips
Aggie : Course we do, william! How Clean is your House? published by Penguin, it's in paperback now too.
Kim : We've done 27 episodes of How Clean? in the UK. The book gives all the tips from the first 9 episodes. It’s been out for about 18 months. The paperback is good too, but a damn sight cheaper.
Aggie : We plan to do our own book too - like a cleaning bible.
Kim : Yep, yep, we're going to cover everything.
Louise Prentice : Great idea
cleaning is a hobby : YAY!
Kim : It's planned for about a year’s time.
amanda : Yes! that's what I need!
Sarah_ann : Sounds Great!
ScottishChick : Are you going to clean any celebs houses?
Kim : I don't think the celebs will let us, dear. They have cleaners don't they? It wouldn't be in their interests to do it, I'm sure there are some around though.
Sir Cynds : Ladies, which do you prefer, Cif Or Jif?
Aggie : I like the old Jif! You just get used to the new name though don't you.
Kim : I don't use either. I’m an old-fashioned cleaner.
Chat Ed : That’s it everyone, Kim and Aggie’s webchat is now coming to an end…
Pol : encore, encore!!! you guys rock!!
salazar : This has been a great laugh!!
Shamus : you are truly cleaning goddesses
Carla : Thanks for coming, you're both an inspiration!
chrisP : thanks for talking to us
melanie123 : goodnight ladies thank you
Greenhill : Good Luck with the rest of the new series!
Antoinette : Would just like too tell you how much we love to watch you both.
my_house_is_Clean! : Bye you sexy beasts.... IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!!
CLo : thank you ladies and goodnight
stapes : night
Kim : Aggie is the one that's 62 and I'm the one that's 49 - that's my last word.
Annika : thankyou!!! we all love you!!!!
Kim : She's had so much surgery my dears. That's why she has her hair sticking up like that to cover it – her and that crew cut!
Aggie : You so and so!
stapes : lol
Louise Prentice : aggie has nice hair
Greenhill : You are both sexy in your own rights
Aggie : Last words from us: Keep it clean dears! But keep it dirty in all the right bits.
weediff : lol filthy
Carla : Ooooooh smut!
Kim : Don't sit there all smug we will catch up with you and thanks for making two old broads happy - well Aggie you know, not me, I'm not old! She's 62 you know!!!!
Aggie laughs
Aggie : Bye everyone!
Kim waves
Kim leaves the room
Aggie leaves the room
