Stacey Solomon lifts lid on highly emotional episode of Sort Your Life Out as she insists 'it's more than a declutter'
Stacey has warned viewers not to 'jump to conclusions' about peopleSort Your Life Out host Stacey Solomon has insisted the show is “more than just a declutter” after she helped change the life of a man living with dementia.
The TV presenter has described the work she and the team carried out on Gerry and his wife Trish’s home as “life changing”.
The couple featured in last week’s episode of Sort Your Life Out.
SYLO has returned to the BBC for a new series and the first instalment featured Gerry. He was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s at just 55 years old.
Viewers were left in tears as Gerry made admissions about the struggles he now faces.
Gerry had to hand over his driving licence and retire. He sadly said ‘all his independence had now gone’.
Stacey appeared on Morning Live on Monday (March 16, 2026) and discussed the emotionally-charged episode.
Stacey Solomon reacts to emotional Sort Your Life Out episode
Gerry was shown struggling at home with wife Trish and their two grown-up children in SYLO last week.
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The house was very cluttered, as Trish and the kids attempted to juggle shift work with caring for him.
The SYLO team worked with dementia specialists to help determine what items should be kept and what could be discarded.
Stacey said she didn’t realise the impact it would have on Gerry and his family.
She told Morning Live viewers: “Even we didn’t realise how much it would change Gerry’s life until we watched him walk through the house.
“You could just see that all of the fear and panic that comes long with some of the extremely difficult things you know you’re going to be faced with disappear. You could see his shoulders just sink down.
“Even all his family members relaxed. You could see he could get around the house without feeling like he’s going to trip over or hurt himself.”
Stacey continued: “Gerry could see things he really cared about and really loved and that made him happy. It was really important for the family because he wanted those memories and triggers to spark something in him.
“It was so much more than a declutter, it was a set up for the years to come, which are going to get increasingly difficult.
“Hopefully now the house is one thing less for them to worry about.”
‘People jump to conclusions’
Stacey appeared on Morning Live via video link from her Essex home, fondly known as Pickle Cottage.
The show’s hosts, Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones, explained how Stacey and the Sort Your Life Out team will be making similar differences to people who really need help this series.
This week, Sort Your Life Out will help transform the lives of Almarie and her 10-year-old daughter Maria. Almarie’s husband and Maria’s dad, Marcus, died suddenly three years ago.
Again, Stacey says she and the SYLO out sought expert advice from bereavement specialists before the declutter began.
Helen told Stacey: “I always feel we give you a bit of a disservice by saying ‘decluttering’. It’s more than that. It’s about enhancing people’s lives.”
Stacey replied: “When we’re working with different families in different scenarios, people might just jump to conclusions that they’re lazy or just can’t be bothered to tidy.
“But actually, there can be significant and huge things that happen in your life that can stop you in your tracks. It’s really hard to get back from that without support.
“Being a part of their journey in letting go of things they thought they needed and to give space to new beginnings and fresh starts is really special.”
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