I turned my cleaning obsession into a hit business
Lynsey Crombie goes by the title 'Queen of Clean'. She tells Emily Webb about the traumatic origin of her compulsive cleanliness and how she’s turned it into something positive.
Lynsey Crombie, also known as the 'Queen of Clean', is a successful media personality in the UK. On TV and in her social media posts she gives tips on how to keep your home sparkling clean. Cleaning is now a career for her, but for a long time it was her way to deal with the traumatic discovery that her former husband committed sexual offences against children. Lynsey has now written a book called 'How to Clean Your House and Tidy Up Your Life'.
20-year-old New York resident Rasmina Gurung is on a mission to write the first dictionary of Seke. It's an ancient and endangered Nepali language, spoken only by 700 people in the world. Tara Gadomski went to meet her.
Teresa Riego is a former nun from Argentina, who for 30 years observed a vow of silence. After leaving the convent in 2013 she started a new life and even found love. She shares her tips and coping mechanisms for life under lockdown. Jennifer O’Mahony brings us the story.
Picture: Lynsey Crombie
Credit: Michelle Hardingham
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