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House Rules Tim: ‘The truth about my wife'

The carpenter spills on his relationship - by Holly Richards
  • 27 May 2019

House Rules fans will get a glimpse into the personal life of popular chippie Tim on tonight’s episode of the hit reno show.

As the Melbourne brothers tour Tim’s newly renovated home, his wife Kate and daughter Isabella make a surprise appearance.

The 32-year-old and his long-term love married five years ago and has their first child last year.

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I know the judging right now must be tense! I just want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the teams for the mammoth effort you have put in this week for our family! Thank you so much! I🙏🧡 I'll try to look past the dark floors when we give our scores!! Can't wait to see the our house transformed! @houserules @channel7 @petecourtneyau @katiealexau @mikaelaelizaau @shayncarlyau @lisaandyau @johgriggs7 #interiordesign #renovation #family #melbourne #chippiebros #grateful

According to Tim, there wasn’t much time for him and Kate to think about the implications that him leaving to compete on House Rules would have for their young family.

“She didn’t say too much about it,” Tim says.

“It all came up so quick we didn’t really get much of an opportunity to discuss the decision.

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Spending some time with the family while all the teams Reno our house...in the end this is reason we are here 👪... how do you think the teams are travelling? ⚒🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ @houserules @katiealexau @petecourtneyau @mikaelaelizaau @shayncarlyau @lisaandyau #family #renovation #interiordesign #freetime

“We applied right at the end so it happened really quickly. We pretty much put the application in as it was closing.”

To see how Tim’s wife and daughter respond to the renovations, tune into House Rules at 7.30pm on Seven.

For more reality TV goss, listen to the newest episode of reality TV podcast Real Talk with Holly & Ali below.

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Holly Richards is a freelance contributor to WHO and New Idea. With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment world she lives and breathes everything from the latest Bachelor gossip to who designed Meghan Markle's most recent outfit. Check out her reality TV podcast Real Talk With Holly & Ali.

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