QUIRKY WORLD … Shedding light on some hidden habits

Guilt-racked Britons are using their sheds to eat unhealthy snacks and store love letters from old flames, a new survey has shown.

One in five shed owners admits to spending time in out-buildings to avoid their partners while 8% would rather hide away in their shed than be intimate with their partner.

Britons love their sheds so much that the average person spends almost a year of their life in them.

Research by Cuprinol to mark the start of the annual Shed of the Year competition reveals more than 14m people in the UK now owns a shed.

According to the study, 9% of shed owners in Britain use it to store secret unhealthy snacks, 8% hide cigarettes, 4% keep love letters from a former partner, and 11% admit using their sheds to make secret phone calls.

The research also shows that many now see their sheds as an extension of the home, with 35% featuring electricity, and 7% having a television.

Last years winner was Alex Holland from Machynlleth, Wales, for his boat-roofed shed a unique and beautifully crafted shed made from a recycled boat for a roof and located at an altitude of 230m above sea level in the Cambrian Mountain range.

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