Personal Life
Her partner is property developer Ben Andersen, and they have two children: Bay Atlas (born July 2006), and Oscar Hercules (born August 2008). She is also stepmother to her partner's two children from a previous relationship, Hal and Orion. They live in London. In 2009 they, along with another family, bought and restored a house in rural Devon called Meadowgate, which had been empty for 39 years. The restoration and interior decorating was the subject of the series "Kirstie's Homemade Home". It was again the setting for her "Kirstie's Homemade Christmas" show showing people how to have an individual Christmas using second hand and homemade products such as wreaths from material found in the nearby wood. Allsopp is a supporter of the Conservative Party.
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