An extreme cleaner has revealed the ‘worst fridge’ she has ever seen – and it was filled with four-year-old food and overflowing with critters.
Auri Kananen, 30, from Finland, spent three days scrubbing the house in Miami, Florida to help a mother and her 13-year-old daughter.
She said the fridge was stuffed with food that had been festering for four years and the kitchen was infested with cockroaches and spiders.
The house belonged to a 42-year-old mum who slept on a single sofa with her daughter because the other rooms were inaccessible due to the piles of rubbish.
Auri collected 203 big bags of trash while cleaning five rooms in the home and documented the process to her 10 million followers.
‘Extreme cleaner’ Auri Kananen spent three days cleaning a disgusting house in Miami, Florida
She described the ‘worst fridge’ she has ever seen, which was filled with years-old food and insects
Armed with a scraper, a toilet brush and oven cleaner, she managed to get rid of the grime in three days – transforming the family home.
The kind cleaner from Tampere, Finland, said: ‘There was so much rotten food in there infested with cockroaches and spiders.
‘The fridge was something out of this world, I have never seen something so dirtylicious.
‘Other trash in the living room, girl’s room and mum’s room included dry trash, toys, food, packages and clothes.
‘You couldn’t see the bathroom floor.’
A video posted by Auri on her TikTok account @aurikatariina showed thick layers of rubbish lining the surfaces and floors, with critters littering the house.
By relentless scrubbing and polishing, Auri managed to transform the house into an unrecognisable state.
The self-professed ‘Queen of Cleaning’ travels the world tackling dirty homes for free – and earns money through social media ad revenue and sponsors.
The freezer was in a similar state and was lined with muck throughout
More bugs lurked behind the microwave and Auri said she had to ‘clean round’ them
Before and after! By relentless scrubbing and polishing, Auri managed to transform the house into an unrecognisable state
She says she hopes to show that ‘cleaning can be fun’ and says no mess is ‘impossible’ to tackle.
After Auri gutted the home, she said the mum and the daughter were incredibly grateful for her efforts.
Her cleaning made sure there was not a speck of dust in sight and the rooms were spotless enough that the family could hear an echo when speaking.
She said: ‘At first, it felt like they didn’t quite understand what we were doing.
‘When the place started to look cleaner they were amazed.
‘The mum thanked us so many times and finally, she came to hug me.
‘The girl went to her room and was cheering because it echoed there – she was so happy about that.’
Auri started professionally cleaning in 2011, at the age of 16, and no longer charges her clients.
Her cleaning made sure there was not a speck of dust in sight and the rooms were spotless enough that the family could hear an echo when speaking
She worked for her family cleaning company for 10 years where she learned her trade using specialist products and techniques.
A year before she quit, in August 2020, she began creating cleaning content on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok – and followers started asking her to clean their homes.
She said she refuses to charge for her clients as some are struggling with their mental health and mobility and find it difficult to tidy up.
Auri made an estimated £433k from her cleaning business in 2022 – despite charging her clients nothing.
Her sponsors, including German brand Sini Cleaning, help boost her income, as well as flying her out to clients abroad.