Bargain Hunt expert Roo Irvine on 'heartbreaking' reason she took career break
27.03.2024 - 09:17
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Bargain Hunt expert Roo Irvine has shared the story behind her landing her role on the BBC show.
The presenter has become a staple our TV screens, often making appearances as an expert on Antiques Road Trip and Bargain Hunt. Roo, 42, found fame in 2018 after joining the Bargain Hunt team. However, prior to this she had a very different career and had been working in marketing.
The TV star previously revealed she took a break from her marketing career due to a tragedy in her family. Her career in antiques then began, and she has claimed that her new path "chose" her. Discussing her role on the BBC programmes and finding her feet in the world of antiques, Roo explained how she got her big TV break.
"I would say it chose me. My husband and I worked in the marketing world and a big, heartbreaking change in family circumstances a few years ago, made us step away from life for a while," she said. The 42 year old went on: "When we resurfaced, we opened a small antique shop in the village and one day, Antiques Roadtrip came visiting with Paul Laidlaw.
"I was asked to join the team, and the rest is history. I believe life has its own plans for you, whether we know it or not." The heartbreaking circumstances Roo referred to was the passing of her beloved father. She has been open about losing her dad in the past, explaining how she and her partner both lost their fathers within weeks of each other.
In an interview on the Things I Forgot Were Good For Me podcast, she explained how she and her partner had been living with her mum for six weeks again and needed to "find their feet again". Roo said: "We'd been with my mum for five... six months and we thought, well, we still have to pay the bills, what do we do?" She continued: "And we
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