When you think of a cleaning influencer, you probably imagine someone with a pristine house that’s always perfect, thanks to their efforts with sprays, gadgets and an array of hi-tech cloths.
But these British cleaning influencers will instantly make you feel better about your own home because they are super relatable.
Ann Russell a self-employed cleaner, from Dorset, likes to be honest on her TikTok and even told her followers that she cleans her sofa covers every year, and doesn’t iron her sheets.
Remi Clog is a mother who shows the true amount of work that goes into sorting out a home with young children.
From picking up stray bits of Lego off the floor to taking out takeaway boxes and complaining about how hot the UK is, Remi keeps it candid when sharing her life online.
While some glossy cleaning influencers show how to clean an area of the house that isn’t actually dirty to begin with, they’re not shy about showing off mess and stains.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at a handful of honest cleaning influencers who will instantly make you feel better about your routine.
In another clip posted on her TikTok, Remi shares her routine for cleaning up her children’s bedroom after the school holidays
Remi Clog
East Midlands mother Remi describes herself as a ‘disorganised mum, just trying to keep on top of it all,’ and often posts candid videos about cleaning her house.
In her recent relatable video, she said ‘I’m here with some 60 minute cleaning motivation for when you just can’t be bothered.
‘And the 94th reason I can’t be bothered today is because it’s one billion degrees in the UK today, I can’t cope.
‘So I’ve gotten up extra early before it’s too warm to just get the kitchen cleaned. After that, yep, not happening.’
Remi filmed herself clearing empty pizza boxes from her worktop, along with washing up dirty dishes.
British mother Remi describes herself as a ‘disorganised mum, just trying to keep on top of it all,’ and often posts candid videos about cleaning her house
She also wiped and cleaned her baby’s high chair and swept up the crumbs and broken crackers on the floor.
She continued by saying: ‘UK heat is different. We don’t have air con, our houses are built to hold in heat, so it’s literally like sitting in an oven.
‘Fans are blowing scorching hot air in your face, our public transport is hideous, not even our shops are prepared for it.
‘Every summer in supermarkets the fridges and freezers will overheat last summer I think it got up to 40 degrees.
‘Don’t get me wrong, I do love summer and I do love the hot weather, but I have literally zero motivation to do anything around the house when it’s hot.’
She admitted that as soon she was done cleaning, she would be spending the rest of the day in the garden in a paddling pool.
Remi has almost 250,000 followers on TikTok, and they love how honest she is with them in her videos
Her other videos include her tutorial on how to clean trainers where she spoke openly about her struggles with bladder control when she goes running since she had her children.
Remi has almost 250,000 followers, and they love how honest she is in her videos.
One user wrote: ‘Every single word I can relate to.’
Another said: ‘My house always looks the same. And this heat is vile! Thank you for sharing I thought I was the only one whose home gets messy, you’re amazing.’
A third penned: ‘I’m 8 months pregnant and needed this motivation this morning to do my kitchen.’
In another clip posted on her TikTok, Remi shared her routine for cleaning up her children’s bedroom after the school holidays.
She said: ‘If you’re in the same position as me, I don’t worry, I’ve got you, we can do it together.’
She said that her sons don’t actually sleep in that bedroom and that it is more of a play room at the moment.
Footage showed her clearing up various pieces of Lego and toys off the floor to put away in drawers and cupboards.
Ann Russell
Her 2.4 million followers adore her ‘no nonsense’ approach to cleaning, as well as being very truthful about how often she washes things.
Ann, from Dorset, is a self-employed cleaner who found fame on TikTok, where she calls herself the ‘middle class English old bag’ and is dubbed the ‘the TikTok auntie’.
In one of her videos, she got honest about her methods for cleaning the sofa, saying: ‘I would just like to give you a tip, when you take off your loose covers to wash, which I do about once a year, don’t tumble dry them because they’ll shrink.
‘Put them back on when they are damp, because when they’re damp they’re easy to stretch and get on.’
Elsewhere, she revealed she’s not particular when it comes to ironing bedding.
Pointing to the creases in the sheet, she said: ‘I could probably ease them out if I wanted to iron them, but you know what, I’ve got a life and I couldn’t be a**ed.’
Ann’s 2.4 million followers adore her ‘no nonsense’ approach to cleaning, as well as being very truthful about how often she washes things
Ann said that she only washes her seat covers once a year and is very honest with her followers
Her followers like to comment various questions on her videos about cleaning in the hopes that she will give them advice, but they also compliment her for being so put-together
She often responds to others who have made videos asking for advice on how to clean things.
In a video where someone asked about how to clean a toaster they bought from the thrift store, Ann gave her advice.
She said: ‘Pull out its tray and shake it. Literally bang it upside down, on one side, shake, shake, shake.’
Ann shared that when she vacuums her kitchen she always vacuums her toaster.
The cleaning enthusiast also revealed her list of summer jobs, which included washing a rug outside.
However, while she would usually use the pressure washer, Ann hilariously said that she ‘could not be asked’ to get the jet washer out.
Ann said that she could not be bothered to search for her power washer, so she just chose to use a regular garden hose to wash a rug
She therefore just used a normal garden hose as it was easier, something that we can all relate to.
When the sun is out and the weather is good here in the UK, who wants to waste time trying to find a power washer?
Her followers like to comment various questions on her videos about cleaning in the hopes that she will give them advice, but they also compliment her for being so put-together.
One wrote: ‘I don’t know, why you make me feel so safe thank you.’
Another penned: ‘I trust everything you say,’ to which another person responded: ‘Literally she could tell me anything. I trust her with my life.’
A third said: ‘As someone who grew up with quite absent parents it’s unreal how much I’ve learnt from your channel, thank you Ann for your wealth of knowledge!’
Mollie Scott
Mollie, 25, from East Riding of Yorkshire, uploads ‘realistic’ cleaning videos on her TikTok.
In a recent video on her page, she took her 62,000 followers on a tour of her bathroom and showed the process of clearing up.
She said: ‘I’m just a girl in my twenties who honestly despises cleaning but we own a house, so it has to be done.
‘And as you can see, our bathroom has seen better days, so it’s time to give it a good clean.
‘I am so grateful to have a house to clean but I honestly took for granted living at home and having all of this done for me.
Mollie Scott is a young woman from Hessle, who uploads ‘realistic’ cleaning videos on her TikTok
Mollie, 25, says she took living at home for granted, as these chores got done for her and she didn’t need to do them herself
‘I had no idea how regularly you have to clean.’
For younger home owners or renters, Mollie is a breath of fresh air for those who are struggling to get into a routine of keeping their space tidy.
She speaks about the struggles of moving out from her parents’ house and having tasks around the house done for her.
In the bathroom video, she did not hold back from showing the reality, as she filmed herself cleaning the grim parts of the shower drain which were filthy.
She captioned the video: ‘Keeping it honest and showing you EVERYTHING.’
Her followers enjoy her truthful content, and some were even inspired to clean their own homes after watching her video.
Mollie shows herself cleaning her toilet, the shower, the drain along with the tiles and radiator
Her followers enjoy her truthful content, and some were even inspired to clean their own homes after watching her video
One person commented: ‘I have literally just cleaned my entire bathroom because of this video so thanks girl.’
Another wrote: ‘Thank you for keeping it realistic.’
A third said: ‘I find your videos so motivating, well done, you’re smashing it atm!’
A fourth penned: ‘Love how real this is! You did a great job.’
In another video of her cleaning the en-suite, she admitted: ‘I’ve been putting this off for days.’
She also says that was ‘not prepared’ for how often a bathroom needs cleaning, adding that only two of them use the bathroom.
Clean with Jen
This cleaning influencer, from Fife, has almost one million people following her on TikTok to see how she clears up her home.
Jen likes to show candidly show herself doing jobs that she has been putting off for a while.
In one clip she said: ‘Come and organise four things I’ve been avoiding all weekend because I would actually like to go to my bed tonight.’
The first task she tackled was sorting out her makeup and skincare, which she had just been ‘chucking in a big box’ since the family moved house.
She then went on to unpack a pile of her Amazon parcels, which she described as ‘wild’ and ‘random’.
British mother Jen likes to show her followers videos of her doing the jobs that she has been putting off for a while
After a short break, she went back to ‘the room of doom’ and took heaps of clothes and pairs of shoes off her bed, before stripping the sheets to be washed.
It seems everyone has that one corner of the room or one chair where piles of clothes live, and Jen is no different.
In one corner of her bedroom, she removed heaps of clothes and bags before hoovering the space.
She captioned the video: ‘I tried to ignore it…it’s time to do the jobs I have been ignoring!’
She even commented: ‘I am the queen of avoidance and I think it shows.’
In another video, she spoke about how her house has ‘become a pigsty’ and sets a timer for 90 minutes to do a speedy clean.
She captioned the video: ‘They say your rooms are a reflection of your mind, and if your rooms are OVERWHELMING you, then let’s spend 90 minutes straightening it out!’
After a short break, she went back to ‘the room of doom’ and heaps of clothes and pairs of shoes off her bed, before stripping the sheets to be washed
It seems everyone has that one corner of the room or one chair where piles of clothes live, and Jen is no different. Here she is pictured clearing her room
Cleaning for 90 minutes meant that Jen was able to do all the bathroom, her room and her children’s bedrooms
She said she likes clearing everything away first before beginning to work her way around the room clockwise.
She made it clear that this is not a deep clean, but rather a clean to ‘get our mind back in the game.’
Jen has an active Instagram where she shares tips and tricks with her followers and calls herself the ‘cleaning fairy godmother’.
Captain mum cleans
Zoe is a mother-of-five, so as you can imagine, her household may get a little hectic from time to time.
She has more than 70,000 followers on TikTok and in her bio it says ‘realistic cleaning motivation,’ along with stating her account is a ‘no judgement zone.’
Zoe, who is from London, prides herself on being a person that people can relate to, especially other parents.
This is shown in one of her videos, which says: ‘Your daily cleaning motivation. Follow for non-aesthetic, realistic cleaning motivation.’
In the video she showed herself loading her dishwasher full of dirty crockery, plates and mugs.
Zoe is a mother-of-five, so as you can imagine, her household may get a little hectic from time to time
Zoe said she is ‘drowning’ in laundry after the school holidays, with many loads of washing to do
She then moved on to manually washing up trays and other items that can’t be put in the dishwasher, and wrote: ‘Hate washing up, I always get soaked.’
Zoe then took out her very full rubbish bin, a chore that not many enjoy, but needs to be done.
She then proceeded to clean the bin and her bathroom – picking up stray towels and putting products back where they belong.
Rather than walking down the stairs with a laundry basket, the mother threw her dirty laundry down the stairs so she could retrieve it on the way to the washing machine.
Her videos are seen as refreshing and sincere by her followers, who can relate to many elements of her routine.
One person commented: ‘This is me tomorrow kids finally go back to school.’
As a family-of-seven, Zoe is often ‘drowning in laundry’ as she made another TikTok of herself gathering all of the dirty clothes together to clean
Her videos are seen as refreshing and sincere by her followers, who can relate to many elements of her routine
Another wrote: ‘Feel so motivated now.’
A third penned: ‘Great motivation.’
As a family-of-seven, Zoe is often ‘drowning in laundry’ as she made another TikTok of herself gathering all of the dirty clothes together to clean.
She gathered together heaps of washing on a bed before taking them downstairs in sections.
It made for a very satisfying clip, as she then clicked her fingers and the piles of grubby clothes turned into fresh garments.
She also has a motivational YouTube channel, where she says ‘I am passionate about cleaning, organising and home life.
‘I go by the motto “little & often” because small tasks always add up to big results.’
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