viewers could not get over how different looked as scenes from the first episode of the show in 1999 aired. The Channel 4 programme is marking its 25th anniversary by revisiting some of the people who have featured on the show over the years. In the instalment on Wednesday, 30 October, McCloud returned to Newhaven after 25 years to catch up with Tim and Jules – the very first people to document their build on Grand Designs.
And viewers were just as interested in seeing designer and TV star McCloud in his younger years as they were in the project, commenting on how he looked completely different and jokingly referring to him as "baby Kev". The episode followed Tim and Jules as they built their own home on some land they had purchased in the East Sussex coastal town of Newhaven. They had just six months to get it done as Jules was expecting their baby boy.
The pair both had two daughters each from former relationships, and while the new house was being built the couple and all four girls lived in Jules' smaller property, The race was on to finish their ambitious build in time for their new arrival to be born there. As clips from the original show aired, many fans posted messages on X commenting on how young McCloud looked. Others remarked on the fact the now 65-year-old had a full head of dark brown wavy hair back then.
“Younger Kevin!” , as another : “Wow, look how young Kevin looks.” “I’ve never seen Kevin McCloud quite as young as *that*,” . “Wow! Kevin had.