Celebrity interior designer Celia Sawyer has accused Netflix of copying her idea for an erotic home makeover show, claiming the streaming giant’s How to Build a Sex Room mimics a concept she previously pitched — and was told would be “deleted”.
Sawyer, best known for Channel 4’s Four Rooms and frequently dubbed the “Queen of bling” for her lavish designs, alleges that her proposal for a series titled Kinky Rooms was sent to Netflix — only for a near-identical format to appear a year later.
“It was exactly the same idea, exactly the same format,” the 58-year-old tells The Daily Mail. “They said they were going to delete it, and then a year later it popped up as a Netflix show.”
Sawyer says her pitch included a proposed episode about designing a space for a polyamorous couple — which she notes was replicated in the Netflix series, with an episode focused on creating “a swanky dungeon” for a polyamorous family. Other episodes in the eight-part US series included a “rock ’n’ roll sex basement” and a “five-star spa” themed retreat for couples.
“You put a lot of work into this stuff and then that happens,” says Sawyer. “I was really upset. It was awful.”
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