60 Minute Makeover

60 Minute Makeover is a British daytime home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV and Quest Red in the United Kingdom. In 2013, Peter Andre took over as the main presenter for the show with the show's name changed to reflect this.

Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover
Also known as	Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover (2013–2018)
Presented by	Claire Sweeney (2004–2006) Terri Dwyer (2007–2009) Catherine Gee (2011–2012) Peter Andre (2013–2014, 2018)
Narrated by	Alex Hall (2009 & 2010) Lee Williams (2011 & 2012)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	12
No. of episodes	639
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Production company	Shiver Productions
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV (2004–2014) Quest Red (2018)
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	19 April 2004 – 2 March 2018
External links
Website

Format

The serious challenge was (when Peter Andre took over they changed format) to redecorate and makeover a number of rooms in a house in 60 minutes. The house owner is usually nominated by a relative or friend for a secret visit by the 60 Minute Makeover team who remodel their house whilst they are away. The team has the task of completing the total renovation of run-down and tired rooms before the house owner returns home. The house owner approaches their house in a taxi/car to be greeted by a crowd of supporters prior to the big reveal. They are given a tour of their remodelled rooms by the host who invites them to react to the changes. At the end of the reveal, the expert's identity is also revealed with an emotional response from the participants. The cost of the makeover is stated at the end of each show which obviously excludes the labour fees. The house owner earning the makeover is often in need of help due to illness or difficult times which adds to their emotional reaction to the completed makeover. Throughout the makeover, the presenter keeps time with a stopwatch and marks breaks in the task with a loud whistle. Halfway through the task, the team take a well-earned tea break which gives the designer an opportunity to assess the progress of the makeover. The team return to work once the host starts the stopwatch again.

Presenters and designers

Presenters

• Claire Sweeney (2004–2006)
• Terri Dwyer (2007–2009)
• Linda Barker (2010)
• Catherine Gee (2011 & 2012)
• Peter Andre (2013, 2014 & 2018)

Claire Sweeney was the original host, presenting the programme for several series before Terri Dwyer took over. In series 7, 60 Minute Makeover was fronted and timed by the designer who also acted as presenter with and narration provided by Alex Hall and Lee Williams. From series 7 to 12, the number of rooms made over has been reduced from 4 to 3, to cut production costs.

In spring 2011, the programme returned to its original format and was given a new look with Catherine Gee as the new host for series 8 with the designers once again concentrating on remodeling the rooms as prior to series 7. The team decorated three rooms per show. Gee also provided the narration for the show for these two series.

In 2013, singer and reality TV star Peter Andre took over as the main presenter. The show was rebranded as Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover, beginning on 11 November 2013. Andre was the first and only male presenter of the show.[1]

Designers

• John Amabile
• Linda Barker
• Ann Hazell
• Ben Hillman
• Leah Hughes
• Julia Kendell
• Carl Machin
• Richard Randall
• Kathryn Rayward
• Sophie Robinson
• Hannah Sandling
• Derek Taylor
• Scott Waldron

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	19 April 2004	4 June 2004	33
2	6 September 2004	11 February 2005	50
3	10 April 2006	28 July 2006	30
4	2 January 2007	9 February 2007	30
5	5 November 2007	12 May 2008	70
6	1 September 2008	2009	80
7	7 September 2009	2010	182
8	21 March 2011	2011	44
9	26 March 2012	2012	40
10	11 November 2013	2013	30
11	10 November 2014	2014	30
12	5 February 2018	2 March 2018	20

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result
2010	Broadcast Awards	Best Daytime Programme	Nominated

International broadcasts

Country	Name	Channel	Air slot
Australia	60 Minute Makeover	LifeStyle Home	Weekdays (16:30)
China		ICS	Weeknights (19:00)
Ireland		UTV Ireland	Weekdays (16:30)
Netherlands		SBS 6	Weekdays (15:20)
New Zealand		TVNZ 1 Living	Weekdays (11:00)
Spain		Ten	Weekdays (11:05)
United States		Dabl	Weeknights (19:00ET)

References

1. Peter Andre to host new series of ITV's '60 Minute Makeover' Digital Spy, 25 April 2013