Obsessive, chaotic and clashing: What soap star homes REALLY say about them as interior experts rate their style

Interior experts have scoured the homes of some of our favourite characters in EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street to reveal what their style says about them.

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Susan Hilton, product designer at, leading online heating suppliers BestHeating spoke with Scarlett Blakely, founder of Ophelia Blake to critique the styles of our favourite characters.

Fiz Brown – Coronation Street

A firm favourite, Fiz Brown has been on Coronation Street for 19 years. Her home features coloured wallpaper, brightly decorated rooms and family momentous.

Scarlett Blakey comments “This interior is definitely chaotic. The style is dated and messy in places. If we had to guess we would say this character is unorganised and clumsy.”

Advising Fiz on how she could improve the style, Scarlett recommends “First thing is to replace the paintings and tone down the union jack patterns – less is more. Patterned wallpaper is actually coming back into fashion so we would keep that as a feature and add in rich blue accents to complement the room.”

The Platts – Coronation Street

One of the most well-known soap star families, The Platts home is described by Scarlett as “quite a contrast” due to the mix of plain and patterned design.

She explains “The all wooden kitchen is quite bland suggesting that these characters are also quite plain and simple. Yet, the colourful, patterned living is the exact opposite – eccentric and bold. Perhaps simple people with crazy lives sums it up best?”

To update the look of the house, Susan Hilton, product designer at BestHeating recommends “Keeping the walls a natural plain colour will allow for more bold accessories such as a coloured vertical radiator which will help modernise the room without being too busy.”

Scarlett advises “We would start by replacing the cupboards with better storage capacities to free up the kitchen area. As for the living room, the carpet is certainly an eyesore, a more natural tone would work best.”

The Mitchells – EastEnders

Renowned for their dramatic storylines, does the drama continue into the design of their home? Scarlett explains “The overuse of green throughout this room says it all – insane and obsessive!”