Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan

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Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan
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Years active1986–present

Colin Lewis McAllister and Justin Patrick Ryan are Scottish interior decorators and television presenters. [1] [2] The couple have been romantic partners since 1985 and entered into a civil partnership in 2008. [3] [4]

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The pair have hosted and appeared in numerous home improvement television shows [5] in both the United Kingdom and Canada. [6]

Media career

2003–2005

An early television project for Colin and Justin was Million Pound Property Experiment , which first aired on BBC Two in 2003. [7] The series followed them as they renovated and resold properties. Their eventual profit, which was approximately £300,000, was donated to the BBC's Children in Need appeal. [8]

They followed this home renovation show with Trading Up on BBC One, its overseas version Trading Up in the Sun [9] and regular appearances on the daytime programme Housecall. They also began collaborating with the United Kingdom's Channel 5 on several shows, including the countdown series Twenty Ways to Make Money on Your Property, How Not to Decorate [10] and Three Celebs and a Baby, featuring Caprice. [11] [12]

2006–2009

Colin and Justin took over as presenters for the second series of the Channel 5 reality show The Farm [13] . They continued their work with the channel with Colin & Justin's Wedding Belles [14] and Colin and Justin on the Estate. [15]

Colin and Justin's Home Heist, a format similar to their earlier UK series How Not To Decorate, [16] introduced them to Canadian television audiences.

2010–2012

In February 2010, Colin and Justin appeared in the television series Celebrity Coach Trip. [17] In January 2011, Colin and Justin hosted 24 episodes of 60 Minute Makeover on ITV1 after the departure of former host, Terri Dwyer.

2014–present

The duo increased their Canadian television appearances with Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure, which debuted on Cottage Life and OutTV [18] in 2014. They also made regular appearances on CityLine and served as red carpet correspondents for the Toronto International Film Festival on Citytv News. [19]

Colin and Justin have served as judges on shows such as Canada's Game of Homes, Australia's The Block, and Reno Rumble. [20] [21]

They have also hosted their home renovation programmes, including Great Canadian Cottages in 2018, Colin and Justin's Great Escapes in 2020, and Colin and Justin's Hotel Hell in 2022. [22] [23] [24]

Filmography

Television

YearWorkRoleChannelRegionNotes
2003 Million Pound Property Experiment Hosts BBC Two United Kingdom
Twenty Ways to Make Money on Your Property Channel 5
2004Trading Up [9]
Trading Up in the Sun [9]
HousecallExperts BBC One
Housecall in the Country
2004–2006 How Not to Decorate Hosts Channel 5
Three Celebs and a BabyParticipants
2005 The Farm Hosts Channel 5 Series 2
2006Colin & Justin's Wedding Belles
2007Colin and Justin on the Estate [25]
Colin and Justin's Home Show [26] UKTV Style
2008-2009 Hogmanay Stories STV
2009Colin and Justin's Home Heist HGTV CanadaSeries 2
I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! Contestants ITV1 United KingdomSeries 9
Ant and Dec Christmas Special Ugly Sisters Panto Sketch
2010 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Guests2 appearances
Loose Women Multiple appearances
Celebrity Coach Trip [17] Contestants Channel 4 Series 1
The Hour Guests STV Multiple appearances
CityLine Citytv Canada
Breakfast Television
2011 60 Minute Makeover Presenters ITV1 United Kingdom24 episodes
Celebrity MasterChef Contestants BBC One Series 6
City TV News Red Carpet Correspondents Citytv CanadaAnnually for Toronto International Film Festival
2012 The Real Hustle Guests BBC Three United Kingdom
2014Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure [27] Presenters Cottage Life OutTV Canada3 Seasons
CityLine Experts Citytv
2015–2016 Game of Homes Judges W Network Guest Judges Season 1

Full-time Judges Season 2

2015 The Block Guest Judges Channel Nine Australia Season 11
The Living Room Guest Hosts Channel Ten 1 episode
2016 Reno Rumble Judges Channel Nine Season 2
2018Great Canadian CottagesPresenters Cottage Life Canada
2020Colin and Justin's Great Escapes BBC Scotland United Kingdom
Canada's Drag Race Guests Crave

BBC Three

Canada

United Kingdom

 Snatch Game contestants Season 1
2023Colin and Justin's Hotel Hell [28] Presenters Channel 5 United Kingdom

2024 Cityline, Rogers TV - Colin and Justin served as design and decor experts on the lifestyle television series.

2025 Colin and Justin's Sub Zero Reno - produced by WTFN and Farpoint Films for Paramount+ in Canada and Lifestyle in Australia. The six-part renovation series documented the refurbishment of a property in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Colin and Justin have been regular design and lifestyle guest experts on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, on CTV in Canada throughout 2025.

Radio

YearWorkRoleStationRegionNotes
2008Colin and Justin's Music MakeoverPresenters BBC Radio Scotland United Kingdom
2011Colin & Justin's Sunday Show Real Radio 13 week run during the summer of 2011

Books

YearTitle
2003The Million Pound Property Experiment
2005Colin and Justin's How Not To Decorate
2008Colin and Justin's Home Heist Style Guide – How To Create The Perfect Home
2020Escapology - Modern Cabins, Cottages and Retreats

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Rebecca (18 August 2019). "Whatever happened to Noughties interior sensations Colin and Justin?". Ideal Home. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Volmers, Eric. "Designers Colin and Justin get personal with second season of Cabin Pressure". calgaryherald. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Writer, PinkNews Staff (11 January 2007). "Colin and Justin set a date for civil ceremony". PinkNews. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Dailyrecord.co.uk (15 April 2008). "Scots TV pair Colin and Justin get married after 22 years". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Moir, Jan (23 December 2003). "'We are the lovely boys from TV'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 28 May 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  6. ↑ Neil Sharma, "Year-round cottaging is here to stay: Colin and Justin". Canadian Real Estate, March 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "BBC Two", Wikipedia, 4 February 2025, retrieved 19 February 2025
  8. ↑ McAllister, Colin; Ryan, Justin (2003). Million Pound Property Challenge. BBC. ISBN   978-0-563-48813-2.
  9. 1 2 3 "Trading Up in the Sun—What Was Pebble Mill?". www.pebblemill.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Knowing me, knowing you: Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Campbell, Mary (10 June 2022). "Fast & Curious: Short Takes on Random Things". The Cape Breton Spectator. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Regine (10 January 2005). "Couple got emotional when having to give back their baby robot". We Make Money Not Art. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Design duo to front Five's Farm". 1 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Love is in the air with Colin and Justin". Manchester Evening News. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Colin and Justin On The Estate, Channel 4". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 February 2007. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Colin and Justin battle the beige". www.diyweek.net. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  17. 1 2 Dailyrecord.co.uk (20 September 2010). "TV home makeover duo Colin and Justin to join Celebrity Coach Trip". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  18. ↑ Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure . Retrieved 18 June 2025– via watch.plex.tv.
  19. ↑ "Hire Colin and Justin | Design Duo | Speakers' Spotlight". www.speakers.ca. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  20. ↑ Bishop, Jen (27 March 2016). "(The all new) Reno Rumble: week 1 room reveals". The Interiors Addict. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Katrina (27 April 2016). "Reno Rumble: Grand Final!". Katrina Simmonds. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Great Canadian Cottages". Cottage Life Television. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "BBC Scotland - Great Escapes with Colin and Justin". BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  24. ↑ Colin & Justin's Hotel Hell | Shows | CBC Gem . Retrieved 18 June 2025– via gem.cbc.ca.
  25. ↑ "Colin And Justin On The Estate". TV Time. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  26. ↑ Media, Bionic. "Colin and Justin's Home Show". www.ricochet.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Colin and Justin back on TV with Cabin Pressure on Cottage Life". Toronto Star , March 18, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Colin & Justin's Hotel Nightmare | Preview (Channel 5)". 12 September 2022.
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