Kirstie Allsopp: uproar as TV star says women 'love' chores

Women appreciate 'repetitive' tasks like ironing because it keeps them 'sane', says gaffe-prone presenter

kirstie-allsopp.jpg

KIRSTIE ALLSOPP has done it again. Just days after infuriating Christmas flood victims by admonishing their lack of "Blitz spirit", the TV presenter has suggested that many women secretly love doing domestic chores.

In an interview with the Western Daily Press, Allsopp says she finds mundane tasks such as ironing "therapeutic". If the property expert had limited her comments to her own household peccadilloes, that might have been the end of the story.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us