BBC's Sort Your Life Out has broken records after host Stacey Solomon revealed a family owned more than 6,500 items of clothing – but fans were not impressed with the family who received the help.
The latest episode saw the Apabahi-Heer family from Coventry set a new show record for the most clothes ever counted.
Every corner of the family's four-bedroom house was bursting with possessions, with clothes spilling out of wardrobes and cupboards – with many of the items still having the tags attached.
When Solomon’s husband Joe Swash entered the house, he noted: "It's organised chaos. There must be 500 pairs of shoes, most of them never worn."
The family had been living with the clutter for 20 years, with mother Sheeny admitting it was affecting their relationships.
With their daughter returning from university, the situation had become desperate and after packing 500 boxes, the contents were transported to a warehouse where the full scale of their possessions became apparent.
Fans were outraged at the amount of clothes the family had lying about
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Solomon's team meticulously counted the family's possessions, revealing staggering numbers that shocked viewers.
The inventory included 437 pairs of shoes and 39 phone chargers scattered throughout the home, and the kitchen alone contained over 1,000 utensils, including 50 pots and pans.
Revealing the staggering amount, Solomon stunned the family: “You have 6,568 items of clothing. It is the most clothes we have ever seen and you are Sort Your Life Out record breakers."
The sheer volume of items meant the Sort Your Life Out team faced their biggest challenge to date, but fans were left unsure of how they felt about the family – with some branding them “tone deaf”.
The family were overwhelmed when told they had broken the shows record
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One annoyed viewer penned on X: “This #sortyourlifeout is absolutely tone deaf.”
“#SortYourLifeOut This is the worst one ever I’d just leave them all too it,” someone else said before a third added: “This is just insane, usually I can sympathise and understand elements of why people have hoarded, but this is just greed and laziness #sortyourlifeout.”
Another wrote: “I have no sympathy for this family. I'm sick of the ‘woe is me’ attitude & then justifying it with material greed! #sortyourlifeout.”
A fifth slammed: “What a stark contrast to last week's family. They were struggling for understandable reasons, but this week's family just seem to buy excessively #SortYourLifeOut.”
Someone else agreed: “These lot are actually just annoying and don’t deserve the help. Unwilling to help. Over 6,000 pieces of clothing? That’s just disgusting. Greed personified #sortyourlifeout.”
Despite the overwhelming challenge, the family managed to reduce their possessions by over 40 per cent after two days of intensive decluttering.
The house was left looking pristine with brand-new compartments for all their clothes and shoes
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"It just feels amazing, it feels like a home. I could never in my wildest dreams have thought this was possible," Sheeny said after seeing the transformation.
The children were even treated to a surprise climbing wall installed in the living room.
