Where Antiques Roadshow hosts are now - from health battles to tragic deaths
26.11.2023 - 17:45
/ ok.co.uk
Antiques Roadshow has not only amazed BBC viewers with the value of items over the years, it's also seen a string of celebrity hosts. Stars like Michael Aspel, Question Time's Fiona Bruce and this year's Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Rippon have all led the famous show in the past four decaades, but where are they now? From hosting some of the UK's most popular TV shows to appearing on Morecambe and Wise and winning Rear Of The Year, the Antiques Roadshow hosts have had interesting lives. Here, OK! takes a look at what's happened to the popular TV show's famous hosts...
Bruce Parker Bruce Parker, 82, was one of the original presenters of Antiques Roadshow, hosting the programme in 1979 alongside Angela Rippon and Arthur Negus. Before leading the show, he already had a successful career with the BBC, having helped launch several BBC local radio stations during the Sixties. He then joined BBC South in Southampton, before presenting South Today for more than 35 years.
After that, he became a familiar face on several programmes including Nationwide, Songs of Praise and as the voice of The Week's Antiques on BBC Radio 4, among others. Between 1992 and 2002, he was also BBC South's political editor and, before retiring in 2003, he was a member of the House of Commons press gallery. Away from the limelight, Bruce was married twice first to wife Anne before their divorce in 1984, and then to wife Suzanne.
He also has three children called James, Sarah and Charlie. Charlie followed in Bruce's footsteps to become a cameraman for the BBC and filmed his father's last broadcast in 2003. However, Bruce suffered a devastating loss when son Charlie died in 2009 at the age of 34 years old.