As interior designers, style commentators, and all-round lifestyle experts, Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are internationally known for their accessible style and signature sense of humour. The Scottish duo have hosted many beloved television shows, including Colin and Justin’s Hotel Hell, Cabin Pressure, Game of Homes, Colin and Justin’s Home Heist, and Colin and Justin’s Sub Zero Reno — programs syndicated in countless countries worldwide.
Colin and Justin regularly appear on entertainment and lifestyle programs as contributing design experts, including Breakfast Television. They have also acted as red-carpet hosts for Citytv at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2021, Colin and Justin took on a new design frontier with their purchase of a hotel on the east coast of Canada in Louisburg, Nova Scotia. Their four-part television series, Colin and Justin’s Hotel Hell, chronicled their journey as first-time hoteliers and the many ups and downs they experienced while revitalizing the 22-room seaside inn. The North Star opened to guests with much fanfare in 2022.
With four bestselling books, including their latest, Escapeology, and regular columns in The Toronto Sun and other Postmedia properties across Canada, this dynamic duo is truly unstoppable.
