{"id":142800,"date":"2025-05-30T01:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142800\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T01:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:01:21","slug":"interior-design-masters-fans-fume-after-favourite-loses-to-ugly-design-in-shock-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142800\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Design Masters fans fume after favourite loses to ‘ugly’ design in shock finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tJohn Cooper won tonight\u2019s Interior Design Masters final against all the odds (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

Interior Design Masters <\/a>just cranked up the heat tonight in a shock final, as underdog John\u00a0Cooper won over Rita Millat, leaving some fans fuming. <\/p>\n

The popular series sees comedian Alan Carr<\/a> and interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin\u00a0pit a group of designers against one another\u00a0<\/a>in various challenges over seven weeks. <\/p>\n

Tasked with transforming two holiday cottages in the village of Portmeirion in Wales<\/a> for tonight\u2019s final, DT teacher John, 46, went for a Mediterranean-inspired finish, while visual merchandiser Rita, 42, opted for a cosy pastel-coloured vibe. <\/p>\n

For background: while Rita won the first challenge in the series, John was left in the bottom cohort on the sofa on four occasions. <\/p>\n

Some viewers weren\u2019t happy, as they felt Rita had been more consistent throughout the competition and it was sheer luck John pulled it out the bag at the last minute. <\/p>\n

\u2018Feel like I\u2019ve just watched a terrible episode of changing rooms! That was awful \u2013 Rita had an amazing eye for design and this program ruined it. Rita if you\u2019re listening don\u2019t change who you are, you\u2019re amazing!\u2019 commented @cookiesam50 on X. <\/p>\n

\u2018I think that John was very lucky to be in the final but I preferred his house tonight. Rita\u2019s kitchen was underwhelming and that stairway was horrendous,\u2019 reasoned @BurghillGirl. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\tRita fans weren\u2019t happy with the end result (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tRita\u2019s design was inspited by a cosy cottage feel (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Interior
\n\t\tShe used lots of pastels, including a pink kitchen (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Interior
\n\t\tHer living room was gorgeous (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Interior
\n\t\tThe bedrooms were slightly less inspiring (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Interior
\n\t\tHer design was definitely the most calming out of the two (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tIt was certainly a transformation\u2026 (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

However, @alemonsqueeze raged: \u2018My goodness, Rita was robbed! John has been at the bottom 4 times, his transformation was ugly and tasteless.\u2019<\/p>\n

@Claret40 said: \u2018Gutted Rita didn\u2019t win Interior Design Masters. She was consistently head & shoulders above everyone else week after week. I wish her well in the future.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Others were very much team John though, as @TheSilverZebra said: \u2018Congratulations to John, the colours & design were spot on. That pop of blue throughout really brought it together, another great series.\u2019 <\/p>\n

@Alligatoruk1975 said: \u2018Yay John!!! Well deserved win on #InteriorDesignMasters. His confidence and style has grown throughout the series. His final room was very stylish and classy.\u2019 <\/p>\n

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\n\t\tJohn had a bit more downstairs space to work with (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHe transformed it into a bold Mediterranean-inspired space (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe kitchen table is pretty cool (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tOh it\u2019s chic \u2013 but not chic enough, according to some viewers (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tIt\u2019s giving\u2026 coral (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

At one point throughout the series, Rita slightly lost her confidence, but brought it back when she injected her personality into her designs again.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, John has been praised for his attention to detail, with time management an issue throughout the contest. <\/p>\n

In the seven weeks, contestants have transformed everything from hostel bunkrooms to hospitality boxes in the hope of going home with a major homeware range contract with John Lewis, which (the aptly named) John bagged tonight. <\/p>\n

Last year, host Alan Carr admitted on\u00a0The Rest is Entertainment podcast<\/a>\u00a0that sometimes clients aren\u2019t happy with the show\u2019s design makeovers. <\/p>\n

\u2018Sometimes the people who own the shop or hairdressers or the hotel room really hate what they\u2019ve done,\u2019 Alan said. <\/p>\n

\u2018What we do is we go back and paint it back to how it originally was so no one is offended.\u2019<\/p>\n

Interior Design Masters is streaming on BBC iPlayer. <\/p>\n

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