Multiple reports indicate that viewers criticized the bedroom transformation in the latest episode of Sort Your Life Out as nonsensical and not practical long term. The transformed bedroom for the three sons includes three single beds in bright green sleeping pods. Viewers shared critical comments on social media about the pods, saying they are impractical for growing children and look like a play centre.
The BBC show Sort Your Life Out is hosted by Stacey Solomon and features her team helping declutter homes across Britain. The latest episode featured Bianca and Ollie Parej and their five children under nine years old in Milton Keynes. The couple's home had become cluttered due to busy schedules and caring for five children.
At the start of the episode, the team found office chairs and a washing machine in the hallway. Expert Robert Bent highlighted a lack of storage for the family of seven. Despite the viewer criticism, the family reacted positively to the transformation.
At the beginning I thought I was just getting older. I was forgetting things. At the age of 55 after 18 months of poking and prodding I was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's disease. Within weeks of the diagnosis I was retired through ill health. I also had to hand in my driving licence. That was a huge loss. All my independence gone.
Bianca Parej described the new bedroom as incredible and insane. Stacey Solomon described how expert Rob wanted the boys to grow up in the beds and was determined to fit three full-size singles with storage. Ollie Parej called the transformation brilliant and said Rob worked his magic.
It remains unclear how long the sleeping pods are designed to last as the children grow. An earlier episode featured Gerald, a father diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer's seven years ago, and his wife Trish. Gerald described thinking he was just getting older at first, being diagnosed at age 55 after 18 months of tests, and having to retire and give up his driving license.
Stacey and her team helped declutter Gerald and Trish's home. The long-term impact of the decluttering on Gerald and Trish's daily life has not been confirmed.