Content overview: “Home hosting hits record low: 70% drop since 1975 as Brits avoid entertaining due to clean”. The Guardian Lifestyle Oct 8, 2026 • 4:00 AM 1 views The tradition of hosting friends and family at home is in sharp decline on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, regular home entertaining has fallen from 42% of adults in 1975 to just 12% in 2026, a staggering 70% drop over 50 years.
In the UK, a recent poll of 2,000 adults found more than four in 10 avoid hosting because of the clean-up required. Rehanna, 41, from Birmingham, says she loved hosting before having children, but now prefers restaurants: “I can’t host and cook at the same time… I’d prefer to go out and try something new than make an old favourite at home.” Even celebrity chef Nigella Lawson admitted she had “got out of the habit” of formal dinner parties. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.