Agnes MacKenzie (born 12 October 1955) is a Scottish television personality, cleaner and writer. She is known for presenting the

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series '' How Clean Is Your House?'' and the ITV daytime series ''Storage Hoarders''.

Career

One of Mackenzie's first jobs was working for the

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. It was Mackenzie's position with ''Good Housekeeping'' which led to her being asked to take a screen test for a new show which would become '' How Clean Is Your House?'' Her screen test was successful and she was teamed up with professional cleaner

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in August 2002 following a brief partnership with another cleaner named Sue. The duo have produced books, games and DVDs due to the popularity of the series. MacKenzie appeared on ''

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'' in the USA, where ''How Clean Is Your House?'' aired on

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. She also appeared as a guest presenter on

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's daily lifestyle show '' The Hour'', alongside anchor

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for two days in September 2009 and for four days in April 2010. In 2011, she participated in ''

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''. In December 2012, Aggie presented the ITV programme ''Storage Hoarders'', which returned for a second series in August 2013.

Philanthropy

MacKenzie has her own charity called Ukuthasa, which supports people in townships in

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, helping them with healthcare, education and housing. In an interview with

she said: "Whenever I can, such as with this interview, I donate my fee to

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Personal life

MacKenzie was married to architect Matthew Goulcher from 1991 until 2010. They have two sons.

Filmography

* '' How Clean Is Your House?'' -

(2003–2009) * '' V Graham Norton'' - Channel 4 (2003) * '' Children in Need'' -

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(2003) * ''

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'' - Channel 5 (2003) * ''Hogmanay Live'' -

(2003) * ''National Television Awards Party of the Year'' (2004) * ''

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'' - ITV (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' - BBC One (2004) * '' Too Posh To Wash'' - Channel 4 (2004) * ''

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'' - ITV (2005) * ''Dirty Tricks'' (2005) * ''

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'' - ITV/Channel 4 (2005, 2006) * '' The F-Word'' - Channel 4 (2005) * ''The 100 Greatest Family Films'' - Channel 4 (2005) * ''

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'' -

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(2006) * ''

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'' - Channel 4 (2006) * '' Come Dine with Me'' - Channel 4 (2006) * '' The Mint'' - ITV (2006) * '' Hogmanay Stories'' - STV (2006) * ''

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'' - ITV (2008) * ''

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'' - ITV (2008) * ''

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'' - BBC Two (2008) * '' The Hour'' - STV (2009) * ''

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'' - ITV (2010) * ''

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'' - BBC One, BBC Two (2011) * '' Who's Doing the Dishes?'' - ITV (2014) *''

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Bibliography

*''How Clean Is Your House?'' with Kim Woodburn (2003) *''Too Posh to Wash: The Complete Guide to Cleaning Up Your Life'' with Kim Woodburn (2004) *''The Cleaning Bible: Kim and Aggie's Complete Guide to Modern Household Management'' with Kim Woodburn (2006)

References

External links

*
Aggie MacKenzies' charity, Ukuthasa.org
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