The late Kim Woodburn’s How Clean Is Your House? co-star Aggie MacKenzie has spoken about the reason behind the feud between the pair.
Woodburn died earlier this week aged 83, following a short illness, and MacKenzie, 69, subsequently paid tribute to her former co-star.
‘Kim was a tormented soul, but now she’s finally at peace. We clashed often,’ the statement provided to Metro read.
‘Behind the fierce persona was deep pain and incredible strength. She survived because she had to. I hope she’s resting now. She was an unforgettable woman.’
The co-stars garnered national fame for their innovative Channel 4 cleaning show, How Clean Is Your House? which ran from 2003 to 2009 – but were beset by long-standing feud rumours since professionally parting ways over 16 years ago.
After the grime-fighting reality show came to end, both hinted in various interviews that all was not well behind the scenes.
MacKenzie has now spoken about the reason behind their feud, saying it dates back to an angry altercation with Woodburn that drove a professional wedge between the pair.
The now-yoga teacher told The Mirror about a fallout behind the scenes of a Cinderella pantomime in Brighton back in January 2008 – in which the dirt-busting duo played the Ugly Stepsisters – that effectively ended their professional relationship.
MacKenzie recalled Woodburn missing her cue in the theatre, so she tapped her on the shoulder to remind her and then they went on for their scene – yet when they came off stage MacKenzie said Woodburn was ‘furious’.
She told the publication: ‘She pushed me. She actually pushed me so hard that I fell over. I lost it then. I really really lost it with her.
‘The whole thing kind of blew up then. She went off to her dressing room and she was crying her eyes out. She was really upset and I was really upset – I was so furious.’
The interval was extended until Woodburn finally agreed to go back on stage, MacKenzie said.
‘It was awful,’ she continued. ‘After all of that I was just done. It felt like she had kind of crushed me. The disrespect was so much and I knew that I couldn’t actually continue being civil anymore without an apology.’
MacKenzie went on to say she had never received an apology from Woodburn, adding: ‘I don’t think that Kim knew how to apologise to anyone.
‘She was a very complex person. Essentially, she probably had no confidence, she probably deep down hated herself, and so in order to survive she had to put on a big front to keep herself protected and to keep people away.
‘If she apologised to me, that would be showing weakness in her eyes. So no, I never got an apology from her.’
Metro has contacted Kim Woodburn’s estate for comment.
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