This Morning presenter Kate Lawler was left stunned after discovering she had broken the law
Kate Lawler found herself in hot water with her neighbour after a DIY blunder at her North London pad.
The 45-year-old This Morning star was sprucing up her garden shed and fence when she overstepped the mark by painting the back of her neighbour’s shed without permission.
The radio presenter revealed that her neighbour was fuming, saying «she’s not happy at all» following the surprise paint job.
Taking to Instagram, Kate issued a heartfelt apology upon realising her actions were «illegal» and amounted to «trespassing.»
In a candid video, she confessed: «I’ve just found out that I’ve broken the law. I found out that me painting someone’s shed is illegal. I can’t believe I didn’t know this, genuinely didn’t know that I was leaning over my garden, sorry not me but my gardener, that him leaning over my garden to someone else’s garden and painting the back of their shed without their permission is trespassing,» reports Wales Online.
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She added: «So I’m sorry if that offends you and I’m sorry to my neighbour because I didn’t know that what I was doing was illegal and I also genuinely just didn’t think somebody would mind me painting the back of their shed that they couldn’t see.»
To wrap up the video, she said, «I know it’s illegal now; I didn’t at the time, but I’ll never do it again, so don’t be like me. Don’t paint the back of somebody’s shed without asking first because it is illegal and it is trespassing.»
Alongside the clip, she penned: «WARNING! Do not lean into your neighbour’s garden and paint the back of their shed/fence or anything as it’s actually illegal. It’s considered trespassing or vandalism, which I genuinely didn’t realise at the time.
«So like I suggested in my previous video, I’m going to buy them a sorry present and apologise. Sorry if I offended you in my actions too.
«Just remember what Albert Einstein once said…. The man who never made any mistakes never made anything. #shedgate».
When the incident initially occurred, Kate informed her Instagram followers: «I’m in trouble with my neighbour for painting the back of their shed a different colour. Won’t be doing it again as in hindsight I know I should have asked first, but I didn’t think it would be a big deal given that they can’t see it?».
She continued: «It has made me wonder though… Would you be annoyed if you discovered the back of your shed (which you couldn’t see) had been painted by the neighbour whose garden backed onto yours? Have you had a similar fall out with your neighbour? Basically, am I an a***hole and should I buy them flowers and a box of milk tray to apologise?»
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV and ITVX
