TV star falls for for artist’s palace picture

Artwork by a creative mother-of-three from Gaywood has been given prime location, location, location in the house of TV design guru Kirstie Allsopp after catching her eye at a recent display.

Charlotte Steele, 37, runs her own crafting business called Lottie’s Little Treasures and was exhibiting some of her textile artwork at the television presenter’s own fair at Hampton Court Palace.

“I’d met her at a previous fair and she was so lovely and down to earth and very interested in what everyone was doing that I thought this time I’d make her a gift,” said Mrs Steele.

“I was making a framed piece of Hampton Court so did a second one, including the fair tents and Kirstie opening it. I knew she used a golf buggy to get around the site so I added that too, and when she saw it, she absolutely loved it – particularly the buggy!  

“Straight away she took the cellophane off so we could have a photo taken with it, and next day someone working on the show told me she’d been showing it to everyone in the green room and saying she was going to hang it in her house in Sweden."

She added: "Considering how carefully she advises us to be about choosing decorations, I’m absolutely thrilled.”