DIY SOS viewers were left reaching for the tissues after a guest on the show revealed that their family had been struck by tragedy.
For the premiere of the long-awaited new series, presenter Nick Knowles was in Kettering to help the McAuley's - and it soon ended in tears.
Their construction project was tragically cut short by the death of Lindsey’s husband, Shaun. His wife Lindsay was informed he would have over a year left to live and, despite receiving an operation, the cancer accelerated aggressively and he died in November.
The McAuleys' loss was augmented by the unfinished work on their Pine Road home extension, which left their house in an "unlivable" condition.
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