I am totally sick and fed up with this!

my husband and I who have been married nearly 59 years make a joke of this saying every time we see someone holding hands "They must be buying a house"

I've known my husband since I was 16 (nearly 50 Years) and we always hold hands when we go out. No prompting, it automatic.

still on the theme of tv how about "l promise" how many times do you hear that or "l will make it up to you". Script writers need to get out more.

I'm another one who hasn't noticed the hand holding. What always irritates me is the retired or almost retired couples who want a remote home, haven't they considered what happens if they can't drive or one dies???? Also love house 2 but it would be better if in location of house 1. Comromise

I'm with you on this one phoenix. It comes across as totally stage managed, contrived and unnatural. Yep I do occasionally hold my OH's arm in public, usually when I'm feeling tired. So not averse to public displays of affection.
'Escape to the Country' is my fav ..... very relaxing apart from my muttering!

Never noticed that.

Hubby and I always hold hand when we are out and about. Married 45 years :-)
Theresa and her hubby were holding hands yesterday after the conference too

Have you noticed how presenters never arrive anywhere by car. You see them walking up a lane or street as if they've walked over the mountains to get to their destination!

I find it funny not annoying. Politicians do it too even when they have been caught out cheating . Comical

DH and I are usually arm in arm. But we very often hold hands. We have been together since 1963.

I love the programme Escape to the Country,but some of the things are well rehearsed, they are no doubt told to hold hands, say different things about the houses etc, as they nearly always say the same things, but as someone said on GN, having a free Holiday, anyone would do or say anything to charm the producer!

Property programmes are bad enough but what about the cooking ones don’t get me started

It's okay, phoenix, you didn't have to explain yourself. My posts were given with a smile on my face not a critical look.

Oh phoenix how I agree! Of course it's lovely to see people holding hands but I too get irritated by this. My DH and me rarely hold hands (after 50 years together we just don't). It actually makes me feel a bit inadequate (not sure that's the right word) when I watch these programmes. I think 'oh look how loved up they are, we're not like that'.

Um.... this is not important enough to make yourself feel ill over, Phoenix.

Kirstie looked like she was about to storm off in disgust, Auntieflo

I would love a programme to end with, 'Oh, find your own bloody house then!'

I enjoy "Homes Under the Hammer" and "Escape to the Country" but don't watch "Location x 3" because I can't stand the women presenter. I find her so irritating!!

That's probably the reason they want so many bedrooms, not 'visitors'....

It annoys me to see the hand-holding too. I also wonder how many of the older couples searching for a new home will not be sharing a bedroom but don't admit it!

Tbh hand holding by couples on tv doesn’t bother me, but the other day, the female blonde presenter of Escape To the Country, bent over the (older) couple and said “ can I call you The Sweethearts”? “Can I call you a patronising idiot?” Would have been my response, but then, they were being filmed, so settled for sickly smiles.
My annoyance is reserved for anybody who waves their hands about in a fanning motion and cries over a kitchen with an island in it and a belfast sink.?

Phoenix, I hadn't really noticed the hand holding, but the young couple, looking for a house in Goodrington?, I wanted to shake her. They didn't have the budget for the preferred area, but kept refusing the perfectly acceptable houses they were shown.

Felice brilliant! Mr T&C and I also think the TV hand holding a bit over the top, on the people who look uncomfortable with it. Of course, plenty of people do it naturally but plenty don't. And you can just imagine their discomfort...

Slightly different but I always hold hands with DGS 5, when crossing the road.
I was going out for lunch with our Minister last week, luckily a good friend, and when we got to the traffic lights I said "handies" and took his hand !!!!
We looked at each other and burst out laughing, people were giving us very strange looks as we laughed our way across the road.

We all have our pet hates. I watched The Art Lovers Guide to Barcelona last night and the female presenter's manner simply irritated me - she seemed all bulging eyes and hand gesticulations that detracted from the magnificence around her ...but maybe it was me?

DH and I sometimes hold hands in public - I guess the question re the locations programme is apparent 'spontaneity' or stage-managed? We will never know - seems they are damned if they do and damned if they don't by this measure ... but Phoenix I am quite handy with a shoe and a good aim too .

Well said Nankate!
Personally I think there are more important things to get het up about though.