BBC viewers were forced to pass around the tissues as they watched the opening episode of the brand new series.

Sort Your Life Out viewers were left in tears over emotional moment (Image: BBC)

Sort Your Life Out fans were left in floods of tears as the BBC reality show returned for its sixth series. On Tuesday (March 10), Stacey Solomon and her team got back together to help renovate some of the UK’s most cluttered homes, transforming them from rags to riches. And the first episode certainly pulled at the heartstrings as viewers met the Kings’ home in Scotland.

Viewers saw care worker Trish and her husband Gerry with their three grown-up kids decluttered their family home. Her doting husband, who works as a technician and artist, opened up about his recent diagnosis with dementia and the impact that it has had on the family unit.

Gerry explained that his visual awareness has been affected by the condition, leading him to fall over a few times in the house due to clutter. He confessed: “I’ve now been living with dementia for seven years. Unfortunately, over the last year or so, things have been starting to progress. It’s not just my memory; it’s all the mobility I’ve lost, or I’m losing.

“If anything was being done in the house or garden, it was me who would do it, the heavy lifting I’d be right in there, no problems whatsoever. Now, I’m lucky that I can lift a knife and fork; it’s been very frustrating.” Speaking to wife Trish, Stacey quizzed her about what life looks like now with Gerry’s dementia diagnosis. She admitted: “He’s getting worse.”

The loving wife then broke down in tears as she spoke about their cluttered home and the guilt she harbours over the mess that has accumulated through the years. Wiping tears from her face, she said: “The clutter in the house really upsets me. I think the DIY is my way of trying to make it better.

“Clearly, it does not make it better; it just gives us more places to hide things until it doesn’t. I hate that it’s got like this, and I hate that I’ve let it get like this. This is all down to me; this is my fault. I should be able to have a nice house; it shouldn’t be hard. I just need to do better.”

Admitting she felt like a “failure”, the BBC star was quick to assure her she wasn’t, as Stacey Solomon insisted: “This isn’t failing, this is a really difficult situation to manage on an emotional level, let alone a physical level.”

In the end, the family managed to get rid of a substantial amount of their belongings when they were transported to the warehouse. As they sorted through their valuables, they discovered Gerry’s poetry and love of art, which helps keep his brain stimulated.

When the family returned to their old stomping ground, the team had a huge surprise for the family: one of Gerry’s poems had been painted onto a wall. In a catch-up at the end of the show, Trish shared that their lives have changed dramatically.

She gushed: “The house is always tidy” as Gerry added: “The whole atmosphere has changed completely. You come in here, and it’s peaceful, which is amazing for my dementia.” It didn’t take long for viewers to flock to X to share their praise for the show online.

One user penned: “Crying at #SortYourLifeOut. Very close to home with Dad and his recent diagnosis @StaceySolomon. What a lovely family, though.” Another agreed: “Having lost both grandmothers and my mother-in-law to dementia and Alzheimer’s, I’ve seen first-hand the devastation it causes. Being diagnosed with early onset must be absolutely earth-shattering!”

A third chimed in with: “This is so sad. Dementia is cruel [sad emoji]” as a fourth echoed: “How lovely was that! such a beautiful family [crying emoji].”