Cleanliness should be next to godliness, but it's kitchen devil, Gordon Ramsay's no nonsense 'clean as you go' approach that's scored top marks in Yorkshire this Spring.

In a recent poll of 1,000 people for professional domestic cleaning firm, MOLLY MAID, nearly half of men in Yorkshire likened their home cleaning style to the kitchen supremo with an astonishing 32 per cent admitting to including cleaning in their daily routine and 58 per cent ranking the kitchen and bathroom as the most important rooms to keep clean.

Almost a quarter likened their cleaning to the military precision of Boris Johnson's electoral canvassing campaigns in London while one in five domestic gods put their polishing prowess on a par with all-round helpful husband and daytime TV presenter, Philip Schofield. But it seems that male chauvinism might not be dead and buried just yet, with 11 per cent of men preferring the Alan Sugar approach to home cleaning - leave it for your partner!

In stark contrast to the dust busting males, only 17 per cent of women felt that they had graduated from the same school of obsessive cleanliness as Monica from Friends, although 26 per cent do share the same cleaning ethos as germ-free guru Aggi Mackenzie.

Women in Yorkshire are more likely to put friends and family first with one in three far too busy with the kids to worry about cleaning - just like Desperate Housewife's Lynette. More than one in ten confessed to regularly pulling a 'Hyacinth Bucket' style cleaning manoeuvre in order to keep up appearances while magical nanny, Mary Poppins failed to register with more than 11 per cent of women.

Dez Ward, MOLLY MAID Franchise Owner in Yorkshire, said; "Life is so fast paced these days that cleaning is often bottom of our list of priorities but it doesn't stop us being any less house-proud than we were in the past."

"The fact that men in Yorkshire like a clean home and more often than not take on half of the housework is not surprising as more and more households are owned by couples who both work full time. Sometimes it's good to get a helping hand from professional cleaners to make life that bit easier and less stressful to make your home spotless."

MOLLY MAID has been providing bespoke professional domestic cleaning services to homes across the UK for over 25 years. Visit www.mollymaid.co.uk to find your local Franchise Owner and to discuss your specific requirements.