Escape to the Chateau’s Dick and Angel wow fans with ‘beautiful’ cottage transformation – but there’s a twist

ESCAPE to the Chateau stars Dick and Angel Strawbridge have shared snaps of a Chateau-inspired cottage make-over they were at the heart of.

Fans of the former Channel 4 show will know that Dick and Angel are no strangers to getting stuck in and fixing a problem or designing something new.

Although they no longer work with the broadcaster on the show, the pair haven't stopped sharing what their family is up to online, and their years of hard work and handy tips have not gone unnoticed.

Earlier this year it was announced the married couple and their two children Arthur and Dorothy have ceased working with Channel 4 and that their company Chateau-de-la-Motte Husson Limited was closing down.

One couple was so inspired by their hard work on the show and ability to transform a property from derelict to glam that they challenged themselves to create the Old Diary Cottage.

Dick and Angel stumbled across the cottage and couldn't help but share their idyllic find on their Instagram account, The Chateau TV, with the property's renovators declaring that it was Dick and Angel who "motivated" them to build their dream holiday home.

The Old Dairy cottage, built in approximately 1856, is in County Durham, with owners Chris and Nicky Leslie converting it into their dream holiday home after pulling inspiration from watching Escape to the Chateau.

The post was shared with their 331,000 followers and said: "Chris and Nicky Leslie, from @the.old.dairy.cottage.gainford, were searching for the perfect holiday home and found a fabulously quaint one-bedroom cottage in rural County Durham.

"They've shared their renovation journey from finding The Old Dairy to creating a cosy home-from-home full of vintage finds and touches of The Chateau."

Fans of the Chateau loved the design, sharing comments like "So beautiful, love it" and "Love this bedsheet."

A lover of the show and avid buy of Chateau furnishings said: "I have so much of y'all's stuff, my husband has cut me off!"

Dick and Angel interviewed the home renovators Chris and Nicky for their , with the couple revealing that the Escape to the Chateau stars inspired them to take on the challenge.

They said: "Watching Dick and Angel tackle all the challenges in the Chateau gave us inspiration and motivation for our cottage.

"They also motivated us to turn a boring Peugeot Boxer van into a camper van which we are using to tour France for a few weeks in September. Their love and support for each other's dreams and ambitions is infectious."