I clean hoarder houses for a living

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

It’s one of those episodes where we dive into a TikTok curiosity hole - and we end up learning something quite profound on the way. It turns out cleaning is about a lot more than just mess...

Today, we’re speaking to Vicki - who is a biohazard cleaning specialist. You might know her from her TikTok videos - where she shows us what she does for a living - cleaning hoarder houses, crime scenes and anything which involves bodily fluids.

We explore the mental health reasons why someone might become a hoarder, how Vicki copes with the mental strain of her job - and why she choses to use her TikTok income to finance free cleans for those in need.

Follow Vicki on TikTok @pocketrocketscleaning

You can find out more about Vicki’s company - Pocket Rockets Cleaning Rescue on their website: https://www.pocketrocketcleaningrescue.co.uk/

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Should I Delete That? is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music by Alex Andrew

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