Ben Fordham's on-air decluttering 'confession'

Ben Fordham has a problem and it's starting to cause a bit of tension in his marriage.

"My wife Jodi thinks I need some sort of intervention when it comes to hoarding," Fordham admitted on his 2GB breakfast show this morning.

Ben Fordham and Jodie Speers
Ben Fordham and his wife Jodie Speers. (Instagram)

"I'm one of those people that if I see people throwing things out outside their house on garbage collection day that I'll think to myself, 'Well maybe they have something that I want or that I need'," he said.

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"It got to the point that when some neighbourhood kids saw that people had thrown something out that I would probably want it, so they would put it in my front yard."

Ben Fordham made an admission about his 'decluttering' habits on-air. ( Louise Kennerley)

Fordham was joined by Space Invaders host and decluttering expert Peter Walsh, who was able to give the presenter a few tips to get back in the good books with his wife.

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"Fordham is actually an ancient Greek word that means collector of crap, I'm sorry nobody ever told you this!" Walsh joked as he joined the show.

"When we talk about clutter, we use words like, 'I was drowning, I couldn't breathe, I was buried.'

"We use those words because that's how too much stuff makes us feel... overwhelmed. Having an open and airy space does make us feel relaxed and at peace."

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Peter Walsh has helped many people with their clutter problems on Space Invaders. (Nine)

But what Fordham wanted to know is how do you get started when you have six months' worth of council collection in your garage?

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It turns out: the simpler, the better.

"Usually you can start on your own, but for many people they do feel overwhelmed, and my big advice is to start small: one shelf, one cupboard, one drawer," Walsh advised.

"Get everyone in your house to grab two trash bags and in one put things you're willing to donate, and another is rubbish. At the end of one week, you'll have 14 bags to donate, and 14 to send to rubbish."

Peter Walsh, Cherie Barber, Lucas Callaghan. Space Invaders
Peter Walsh is the host of Space Invaders with Cherie Barber and Lucas Callaghan. (Nine)

But you should always be careful to ensure that you're only tidying your own belongings — don't go touching your partner's old slippers, or there'll be hell to pay.

"It's really important that as a family you negotiate this stuff, because if you do it when someone's away, if you focus on the stuff rather than the collaborative effort, you build up resentment and anger about the stuff, which ends up being a real deal-breaker in a relationship," Walsh explained.

"You see on Space Invaders where partners end up in battle against each other, rather than being in a collaborative effort and helping the stuff we own help give us the life we want, rather than a hindrance."

Space Invaders airs on Saturday nights at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.

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