Charlie Dimmock shot to fame on Ground Force alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Tommy Walsh in 1997.
But much to the dismay of fans, she previously revealed the real reason the popular BBC programme will never make a return.
The green-fingered goddess left the makeover show in 2004. She returned to screens 13 years later to front Garden Rescue, which sees her compete with designers to create stunning gardens for home owners around the country. Alan, meanwhile, hosts his Love Your Garden show.
Charlie Dimmock says garden shows have changed
In a resurfaced interview from 2008, Charlie discussed how she believes garden shows have changed over the years.
“People realise now that if there’s a space outside their back door it can be useful and it’s not just the place where you keep the rubbish and the washing line,” she told Digital Spy.
“I think gardening shows have moved on. I still get letters now from some people, saying: ‘Can Ground Force come back?’ But, we’re all too old. Just don’t tell Alan [Titchmarsh] I said that!”
When asked if there’s a chance she’d ever get back with co-stars Alan and Tommy for another series, she said: “No, no, no. Tommy and me worked on the last two series, but then we said ‘that’s it’. The problem was that we had a budget we had to stick to for the cost of the garden. There’s only so many new products that come onto the market each year, so after 14 series, I think we’d done enough.”
Gardener Alan and celebrity builder Tommy reunited back in March, 21 years after they last appeared on Ground Force together. The duo were back together again for a cancer campaign, encouraging people to take up the NHS’s bowel cancer screening tests.
Charlie doesn’t always have time for her own garden
Meanwhile, Charlie returned for series eight of Garden Rescue in May. While she’s busy helping others transform their gardens, she admitted it means her own often suffers.
“Firstly I have to say my garden isn’t always in tip top condition!” she previously explained. “Unfortunately I tend to be away working at the more critical busy times (Spring and Summer) so I often get behind.”
She added in an interview with Female First in 2016: “With all gardens it’s best to do maintenance frequently and regularly, that way you actually make the maintenance easier.”
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Catch Alan on Love Your Garden today (July 9) at 11.25am.
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