Charlie Ross opens up on unexpected career path and family life beyond Bargain Hunt
dailyrecord.co.ukAntiques aficionado Charlie Ross, known from Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip fame, is gracing BBC One once more, dispensing his expertise on all things collectible.
The record-breaking maestro of the gavel didn't always mix it with mantiques and memorabilia, initially training at a humble estate agent's office before diving into the world of livestock auctions dealing in chickens and turkeys.Ross' journey took him from poultry to prized antiques, leading to the establishment of his own auction house near Milton Keynes.
Not just a household name in the UK, he's also made waves across the pond, famously presiding over prestigious vintage car auctions in Pebble Beach, California and Scottsdale, Arizona with Gooding and Company.His auctioneering prowess reached a high point with the sale of a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype fetching an eye-watering $16 million back in 2011.In an interview with Express.co.uk, the beloved Bargain Hunt expert mused over his tenure and the thoughts of hanging up his auctioneer's hammer, quipping: "I think as long as I enjoy it I will carry on doing it, and as long as I am wanted to do it.
As long as no one says 'Who is that boring bugger? We don't want him anymore'." Although ambition once steered him towards a career in dentistry, his failure to ace the medical school exams charted a new course.
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