Bargain Hunt: Teapot sells for almost £400,000
Bargain Hunt has been airing on BBC One for 23 years and this year is set to air a special Eurovision themed episode.
Natasha Raskin Sharp will present the show which will air on Friday, May 12 on BBC One and will star some Eurovision sensations from over the years.
Joining the red team is Cheryl Baker who wowed with her voice and performance of Making Your Mind Up with Bucks Fizz in 1981.
She will be working with 2018 entrant SuRie who gave an impressive performance with her song Storm.
Battling them on the blue team is Carrie Grant who sang for the UK in 1993 as part of the group Sweet Dreams.
She will be joined by X-Factor Andy Abraham, who represented the UK in 2008 with his song Even If.
The two teams will be guided by resident experts Charles Hanson and Thomas Forrester, with each team having £300 to spend at Sandown Park Antiques Fair in Surrey.
Each team must choose three items each to sell at auction, but who will make the most profit and win the Eurovision special?
Speaking about taking part in the series, Cheryl expressed: “SuRie and I make a great team and our expert Charles is so lovely, I knew we would have fun.
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“I was thrilled to wear the famous red fleece as it was my Eurovision colour! I’m amazed at the things you can find at antiques fairs, no wonder they’re so popular.”
SuRie agreed and added: “Representing the UK at Eurovision was a total honour, but life has truly peaked now I’m the proud owner of a Bargain Hunt fleece.
“The thrill of being on Bargain Hunt was on a par with the excitement of Eurovision. It’s a very similar ride. Less sequins, more fleece, same Cheryl Baker.”
Carrie admitted that she was keen to win the episode and added: “Waiting for the bids was like watching the Eurovision scores come in. Would we get nil points? Finding a bargain was way harder than we could have imagined, thank goodness for our expert Thomas.”
Host Natasha revealed it was a “treat” for her to be part of the Eurovision special as well as enjoying filming with the stars.
She said: “Given that only a lucky few artists have represented the UK at Eurovision, what a treat it was to hear first-hand accounts from Cheryl, SuRie, Carrie and Andy, all of whom have ‘been there, done that, bought the (undoubtedly fabulous) T-shirt.’
“Our experts, Charles and Thomas were fully on-board with the Eurovision theme and it was great to see our musicians embrace both the buying and selling of their items.
“Their Bargain Hunt fleeces may be slightly less glamorous than their Eurovision stage costumes, but they wore them with pride.”
Bargain Hunt Eurovision Special airs Friday 12th May at 12.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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