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House hunters are shown around beautiful villas and apartments in exotic locations with sunny climates, offering a perfect taste of paradise on our TV screens. But, according to one of the show's hosts, there's lots that happens behind-the-scenes that the rest of us really don't have a clue about - and you'll be shocked! Late last year, Jean Johansson, who has been a presenter on A Place in the Sun since 2018, exclusively invited OK! into her home in Ayrshire and spilled the beans on the property series - including one very strict TV rule. The star laughed: "“If there was a thing called ‘smell-o-vision’, we would not be on air.
Because we want each show to look like everything happens in one day, we all wear the same outfits for six days straight. So the big secret of the show is that we stink.” Another thing viewers don’t see is just how close Jean gets to those taking part in the show with the crew and househunters often spending a week filming one episode.
“We grow close during those five or six days and we love a party. If you finish work at 5pm on a beach, there’s no way you’re heading back to your hotel room. We often go for dinner and a few drinks.
I’ve made good friends over the years. “There was one American couple in p.