{{Short description|Scottish interior decorators and TV presenters}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = | years_active = 1986–present | occupation = {{hlist|Interior decorators|television presenters}} }} '''Colin Lewis McAllister''' and '''Justin Patrick Ryan''' are Scottish interior decorators and television presenters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rebecca|date=2019-08-18 |title=Whatever happened to Noughties interior sensations Colin and Justin? |url=https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/what-happened-colin-and-justin-232508 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Ideal Home }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Designers Colin and Justin get personal with second season of Cabin Pressure |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/designers-colin-and-justin-get-personal-with-second-season-of-cabin-pressure|last=Volmers|first=Eric |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028100852/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/designers-colin-and-justin-get-personal-with-second-season-of-cabin-pressure |archive-date=2021-10-28 |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=calgaryherald }}</ref> The couple have been romantic partners since 1985 and entered into a civil partnership in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=PinkNews Staff |date=2007-01-11 |title=Colin and Justin set a date for civil ceremony |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2007/01/11/colin-and-justin-set-a-date-for-civil-ceremony/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=PinkNews }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dailyrecord.co.uk |date=2008-04-15 |title=Scots TV pair Colin and Justin get married after 22 years |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scots-tv-pair-colin-and-justin-974324 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Daily Record }}</ref>
The pair have hosted and appeared in numerous home improvement television shows<ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite news |last=Moir |first=Jan |date=23 December 2003 |title='We are the lovely boys from TV' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2003/12/23/pmill23.xml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050528161145/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fproperty%2F2003%2F12%2F23%2Fpmill23.xml |archive-date=28 May 2005 |access-date=20 June 2008 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> in both the United Kingdom and Canada.<ref>Neil Sharma, [https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/yearround-cottaging-is-here-to-stay-colin-and-justin-334560.aspx "Year-round cottaging is here to stay: Colin and Justin"]. ''Canadian Real Estate'', March 19, 2021.</ref>
==Media career== ===2003–2005=== An early television project for Colin and Justin was ''Million Pound Property Experiment'', which first aired on BBC Two in 2003.<ref>{{Citation |title=BBC Two |date=2025-02-04 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Two |access-date=2025-02-19 }}</ref> The series followed them as they renovated and resold properties. Their eventual profit, which was approximately £300,000, was donated to the BBC's Children in Need appeal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McAllister |first=Colin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=naRgAAAACAAJ&q=%22Million+Pound+Property+Experiment%22 |title=Million Pound Property Challenge |last2=Ryan |first2=Justin |date=2003 |publisher=BBC |isbn=978-0-563-48813-2 }}</ref>
They followed this home renovation show with ''Trading Up'' on BBC One, its overseas version ''Trading Up in the Sun''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Trading Up in the Sun—What Was Pebble Mill? |url=https://www.pebblemill.org/tag/trading-up-in-the-sun/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.pebblemill.org}}</ref> and regular appearances on the daytime programme ''Housecall''. They also began collaborating with the United Kingdom's Channel 5 on several shows, including the countdown series ''Twenty Ways to Make Money on Your Property, How Not to Decorate''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Knowing me, knowing you: Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/knowing-me-knowing-you-colin-mcallister-and-justin-ryan-6265746.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707164451/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/knowing-me-knowing-you-colin-mcallister-and-justin-ryan-6265746.html |archive-date=2022-07-07 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Independent }}</ref> and ''Three Celebs and a Baby,'' featuring Caprice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mary |date=2022-06-10 |title=Fast & Curious: Short Takes on Random Things |url=https://capebretonspectator.com/2022/06/10/justin-colin-reality-tv-copyright/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Cape Breton Spectator }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Regine |date=2005-01-10 |title=Couple got emotional when having to give back their baby robot |url=https://we-make-money-not-art.com/couple_got_emot/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=We Make Money Not Art }}</ref>
===2006–2009=== Colin and Justin took over as presenters for the second series of the Channel 5 reality show ''The Farm''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-03-01 |title=Design duo to front Five's Farm |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4307631.stm |access-date=2025-01-25 }}</ref>''.'' They continued their work with the channel with ''Colin & Justin's Wedding Belles''<ref>{{Cite web | date=2010-04-17 |title=Love is in the air with Colin and Justin |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/love-is-in-the-air-with-colin-and-justin-1032903 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Manchester Evening News }}</ref> and ''Colin and Justin on the Estate.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-02-02 |title=Colin and Justin On The Estate, Channel 4 |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/1166658.colin-justin-estate-channel-4/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
''Colin and Justin's Home Heist'', a format similar to their earlier UK series ''How Not To Decorate,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin and Justin battle the beige |url=https://www.diyweek.net/colin-and-justin-battle-the-beige |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.diyweek.net }}</ref> introduced them to Canadian television audiences''.''
===2010–2012=== In February 2010, Colin and Justin appeared in the television series ''Celebrity Coach Trip''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dailyrecord.co.uk |date=2010-09-20 |title=TV home makeover duo Colin and Justin to join Celebrity Coach Trip |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-home-makeover-duo-colin-1070513 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Daily Record }}</ref> In January 2011, Colin and Justin hosted 24 episodes of ''60 Minute Makeover'' on ITV1 after the departure of former host, Terri Dwyer.
=== 2014–present === The duo increased their Canadian television appearances with ''Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure'', which debuted on Cottage Life and OutTV<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/colin-and-justins-cabin-pressure |title=Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure |access-date=2025-06-18 |via=watch.plex.tv}}</ref> in 2014. They also made regular appearances on ''CityLine'' and served as red carpet correspondents for the Toronto International Film Festival on Citytv News.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hire Colin and Justin {{!}} Design Duo {{!}} Speakers' Spotlight |url=https://www.speakers.ca/speakers/colin-mcallister-and-justin-ryan |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=www.speakers.ca }}</ref>
Colin and Justin have served as judges on shows such as Canada's ''Game of Homes'', Australia's ''The Block'' and ''Reno Rumble''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bishop |first=Jen |date=2016-03-27 |title=(The all new) Reno Rumble: week 1 room reveals |url=https://theinteriorsaddict.com/reno-rumble-week-1-reveal |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=The Interiors Addict }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Katrina |date=2016-04-27 |title=Reno Rumble: Grand Final! |url=https://katrinaleedesigns.com/reno-rumble-grand-final/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Katrina Simmonds }}</ref>
They have also hosted their home renovation programmes, including ''Great Canadian Cottages'' in 2018, ''Colin and Justin's Great Escapes'' in 2020, and ''Colin and Justin's Hotel Hell'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Canadian Cottages |url=https://tv.cottagelife.com/shows/great-canadian-cottages/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Cottage Life Television }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Scotland - Great Escapes with Colin and Justin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ksh7 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=BBC }}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://gem.cbc.ca/colin-justins-hotel-hell |title=Colin & Justin's Hotel Hell {{!}} Shows {{!}} CBC Gem |access-date=2025-06-18 |via=gem.cbc.ca}}</ref>
Their latest show, ''Small Town Escapes'', premiered on HGTV Canada in 2026.<ref>Jen Taplin, [https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/colin-justin-hgtv-show-small-town-escapes-homes "Colin and Justin’s new HGTV show dives into small-town Nova Scotia: ‘It's about living a big life in a small town’"]. ''Halifax Chronicle-Herald'', May 4, 2026.</ref> The series features the duo showing homeowners who are seeking to escape city living new properties in rural Nova Scotia.
==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Work !Role !Channel !Region !Notes |- |2003 |''Million Pound Property Experiment'' | rowspan="4" |Hosts |BBC Two | rowspan="13" |United Kingdom | rowspan="8" | |- | |Twenty Ways to Make Money on Your Property |Channel 5 |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |Trading Up<ref name=":3" /> | rowspan="2" | |- |Trading Up in the Sun<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="2" | |Housecall | rowspan="2" |Experts |BBC One |- |Housecall in the Country | |- |2004–2006 |How Not to Decorate |Hosts |Channel 5 |- | |Three Celebs and a Baby |Participants | |- |2005 |''The Farm'' | rowspan="6" |Hosts | rowspan="3" |Channel 5 |Series 2 |- |2006 |Colin & Justin's Wedding Belles | rowspan="4" | |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |Colin and Justin on the Estate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin And Justin On The Estate |url=https://www.tvtime.com/show/119481 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=TV Time }}</ref> |- |Colin and Justin's Home Show<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Bionic |title=Colin and Justin's Home Show |url=https://www.ricochet.co.uk/program/423/colin-and-justins-home-show |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.ricochet.co.uk }}</ref> |UKTV Style |- |2008-2009 |Hogmanay Stories |STV |- | rowspan="3" |2009 |Colin and Justin's Home Heist |HGTV |Canada |Series 2 |- |I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! |Contestants | rowspan="4" |ITV1 | rowspan="6" |United Kingdom |Series 9 |- |Ant and Dec Christmas Special |Ugly Sisters |Panto Sketch |- | rowspan="6" |2010 |Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | rowspan="2" |Guests |2 appearances |- |Loose Women |Multiple appearances |- |Celebrity Coach Trip<ref name=":0" /> |Contestants |Channel 4 |Series 1 |- |''The Hour'' | rowspan="3" |Guests |STV | rowspan="3" |Multiple appearances |- |CityLine | rowspan="2" |Citytv | rowspan="2" |Canada |- |''Breakfast Television'' |- | rowspan="3" |2011 |60 Minute Makeover |Presenters |ITV1 | rowspan="2" |United Kingdom |24 episodes |- |Celebrity MasterChef |Contestants |BBC One |Series 6 |- |City TV News |Red Carpet Correspondents |Citytv |Canada |Annually for Toronto International Film Festival |- |2012 |The Real Hustle |Guests |BBC Three |United Kingdom | |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure<ref name=":1">[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/03/18/colin_and_justin_back_on_tv_with_cabin_pressure_on_cottage_life.html "Colin and Justin back on TV with Cabin Pressure on Cottage Life"]. ''Toronto Star'', March 18, 2014.</ref> |Presenters |Cottage LifeOutTV | rowspan="3" |Canada |3 Seasons |- |''CityLine'' |Experts |Citytv | |- |2015–2016 |''Game of Homes'' |Judges |W Network |Guest Judges Season 1 Full-time Judges Season 2 |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |The Block |Guest Judges |Channel Nine | rowspan="3" |Australia |Season 11 |- |The Living Room |Guest Hosts |Channel Ten |1 episode |- |2016 |Reno Rumble |Judges |Channel Nine |Season 2 |- |2018 |Great Canadian Cottages | rowspan="2" |Presenters |Cottage Life |Canada | rowspan="2" | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''Colin and Justin's Great Escapes'' |BBC Scotland |United Kingdom |- |''Canada's Drag Race'' |Guests |Crave BBC Three |Canada United Kingdom |Snatch Game contestants Season 1 |- |2023 |Colin and Justin's Hotel Hell<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=12 September 2022 |title=Colin & Justin's Hotel Nightmare | Preview (Channel 5) |url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/pr-colinjustinhotel-c5}}</ref> |Presenters |Channel 5 |United Kingdom | |}
2024 Cityline, Rogers TV - Colin and Justin served as design and decor experts on the lifestyle television series.
2025 Colin and Justin's Sub Zero Reno - produced by WTFN and Farpoint Films for Paramount+ in Canada and Lifestyle in Australia. The six-part renovation series documented the refurbishment of a property in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Colin and Justin have been regular design and lifestyle guest experts on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, on CTV in Canada throughout 2025.
===Radio=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Work !Role !Station !Region !Notes |- |2008 |Colin and Justin's Music Makeover | rowspan="2" |Presenters |BBC Radio Scotland | rowspan="2" |United Kingdom | |- |2011 |Colin & Justin's Sunday Show |Real Radio |13 week run during the summer of 2011 |}
==Books== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title |- |2003 |''The Million Pound Property Experiment'' |- |2005 |''Colin and Justin's How Not To Decorate'' |- |2008 |''Colin and Justin's Home Heist Style Guide – How To Create The Perfect Home'' |- |2020 |''Escapology - Modern Cabins, Cottages and Retreats'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://colinandjustin.tv/}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061005002440/http://www.hgtv.ca/ontv/hostdetails.aspx?hostid=40031 Colin & Justin biography via HGTV Canada] * [https://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/511232 Articles by Colin and Justin for the Toronto Star]<!-- enable scripts from thestar.com to see list of articles. Articles at yourhome.ca. -->
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