's Charlie Ross has an attention-grabbing profession historical past as he started work at an property brokers earlier than auctioning off chickens and turkeys.
The star branched off into vintage furnishings, earlier than opening his personal public sale home close to Milton Keynes. He left the enterprise in 2008.
Though he's finest recognised for his TV appearances on Antiques Highway Journey and Flog It!, he's additionally identified for conducting the Pebble Seaside Classic Automobile Public sale in California.
His ardour for automobiles has additionally been explored throughout his appearances on the TV collection Chasing Basic Automobiles.
Charlie as soon as held the report for the very best worth ever achieved for an auctioned-off automotive within the US, when a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype offered for over $16 million in 2011.
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Away from his day job, the antiques skilled can also be identified for his charity work and has raised cash for the likes of CLIC Sargent and The AIDS Basis.
Viewers may have an interest to listen to he has a ardour for music and in 2017 he joined forces together with his fellow vintage specialists to report a charity track for Youngsters in Want.
The group recorded a rock model of Sleigh Journey, with Charlie returning the next 12 months to report a second festive monitor known as Rock with Rudolph, which raised funds for Nice Ormond Avenue Hospital.
In 2020 he took half in recording a 3rd track for the Alzheimer's Society and Motion for Youngsters - a brand new rendition of Merry Christmas Everybody.
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As for Charlie's private life, he's married to his spouse Sally they usually have two youngsters, Charlotte Macdonald and Olly Ross.
The auctioneer can also be a doting grandfather, having a minimum of 4 grandchildren - Finn and Max Macdonald and Ana and Zac Ross.
He has lived close to Bicester outdoors Oxford together with his household since 1981.
On why he selected a profession in antiques, he stated: "By probability, after which actually being taken in by the historical past of the objects, significantly the furnishings."
The Cut price Hunt star beforehand spoke to Specific.co.uk about his future on the present and whether or not he plans to retire any time quickly.
The 72-year-old stated: "I believe so long as I take pleasure in it I'll keep on doing it, and so long as I'm wished to do it.
"So long as nobody says 'Who's that boring bugger? We do not need him anymore'."
Cut price Hunt airs on One on weekdays from 12.15pm