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Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell is celebrating ‘another few months of life’ after she was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. The 36 year old antiques expert, who joined the BBC show in 2018, shared the positive news on social media after receiving her latest set of scan results. She was tragically diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour - known as a Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) - a year after giving birth to a baby boy in 2022.

A guest on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow refused to sell his collection of Vivienne Westwood items despite a staggering valuation. Expert Claire Tole-Moir was on hand to look at a collection of clothing items from Dame Vivienne, which were brought to the show by a huge fan.The fan was also wearing clothes from the fashion designer, with his coat being from the last collection that Vivienne ever worked on.They kicked off the segment with many items from Vivienne’s pirate collection from the 1980s, including pirate shirts, scarves, hats and boots.The guest, from Birmingham, said he would go down to London on the coach and save up his money for weeks just to buy some of the fashion designer's collection.

Antique’s Roadshow expert Bunny Campione’s husband Iain Grahame has died at the age of 91. The pair enjoyed 21 years of marriage after tying the knot in 2002, however, they had met years earlier after they bumped cars after driving around a country lane corner. Iain was educated at Eton College before earning the title of Major in the King’s Royal Rifle Corp.

An Antiques Roadshow expert who has an incurable brain tumour is calling on the UK Government to increase funding to study the disease. Scots TV ace Theo Burrell, 36, started suffering horrific migraines that left her unable to bend over or lie down in December 2021.

Celebrity Big Brother star Lauren Harries has confirmed that she is now in recovery after undergoing an emergency surgical procedure on her brain. The 45 year old star was rushed to hospital last week for the procedure, with the cause of her symptoms currently unknown. But now, with a little help from her mum Katy, an update has been shared on the star’s social media page that reveals she is currently recovering well following the operation.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked after her family heirloom was valued by the BBC experts.

Author and antiques expert Judith Miller, who appeared on Antiques Roadshow, has died at the age of 71. Judith’s publisher confirmed that she sadly passed away following a short illness.The Antiques Roadshow star had featured on the popular TV show since she joined in 2007.

Judith Miller has died aged 71 after a short illness, it has been confirmed.

Channel 5 programme 22 Kids and Counting. The reality show follows the couple's journey as they open up about what it's like to have 22 children and the struggles they face. However, at one point in their lives, the couple made the decision to stop having children when Noel underwent a vasectomy.

Camilla, Queen Consort showed off her impressive knowledge of antiques as she visited the Eden Project to take part in a special episode of the Antiques Roadshow.The Cornish attraction’s two enormous “biome” greenhouses hosted the BBC show’s various experts as locals brought their prized possessions and family heirlooms along to be valued. Dressed in a green floral print dress by London-based designer Fiona Clare, Camilla looked stunning as she brought along two of her own items to be valued last September, with the highly anticipated episode finally airing on Sunday night.The items selected by the Queen Consort included a rare snuffbox from the Royal Collection made from Cornish silver and a copy of Elegy In A Country Churchyard by poet Thomas Gray.

Camilla, the Queen Consort, will have two of her own special personal items valued by Antiques Roadshow experts when she guest stars in a special episode of the BBC show, it has been revealed.The unusual show was filmed in Cornwall at the Eden Project last September, and features the Royal getting involved in the programme's Guess the Mystery Object game. Meeting the team and host Fiona Bruce, Camilla, who will be visiting France and Germany with King Charles during the first official visits of their reign, brought along a rare snuffbox from the Royal Collection made from Cornish silver.

READ MORE: Baffling Antiques Roadshow episode shows dead moth used to make Queen's wedding dressWhile £130 might not sound like much to some, the price tag for the piece - which originated from the 1970s - was pretty high for Bargain Hunt.The pair splurged almost their entire budget on the timepiece with just £20 left that they spent on a Clarice Cliff mustard pot that was missing its lid.As show host Eric Knowles introduced the watch to the Somerset House based auction he teased the risk they had taken.He said: "You paid £130. Let's find out if fortune favours the brave."While it seemed that things could turn sour for the pair their risk-taking saw them get a great result as they doubled their money in a rarely-seen turn of events.The pair managed to bag themselves a healthy £260 for the vintage piece as they jumped up and down to celebrate.Congratulating them Eric said: "You doubled your money.

Antiques Roadshow fans came away from the show gobsmacked after one lucky participant was told that their treasure was worth a lot more than they paid for it.The man brought a vase in to be valued on the BBC show and admitted that he had paid a modest £7.99 for the piece.Chinese ceramics expert Lars Tharp inspected his goods where the programme had set up shop in Sefton Park, Liverpool.READ MORE: Antiques Roadshow baffles fans as guest refuses to sell John Lennon plaque worth £5kThe man said that he had no idea what his wares were worth and Lars set about dissecting the different aspects of the large green vase.Tharp explained: “In fact it’s not one vase, it’s two vases. There’s another vase inside, that’s actually quite a tricky thing to do.

AN ANTIQUES Roadshow guest was left open-mouthed after she learned the very lucky truth behind her painting. An episode of the BBC show was filmed at Sefton Park Palm House in Liverpool.

READ MORE: Antiques Roadshow guest gasps after finding out pistol given as a gift is worth £20kTalking to expert Hilary Kay, the guest spoke about his grandmother's relationship with silk and sericulture.Tom said: "This is fantastic Hillary!"Granny really was in the world of sericulture, in the world of silk."And this is the original silk moth here Bombyx mori."He added: "These and the eggs around it were responsible for the Queen's wedding dress!"The Queen's spectacular wedding gown was made from ivory silk satin, and was encrusted with 10,000 seed pearls. It was also embroidered with star lilies and orange blossoms.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has shown off her impressive knowledge of antiques, as she visited the Eden Project to take part in an episode of the Antiques Roadshow. The Cornish attraction’s two enormous “biome” greenhouses hosted the BBC show’s various experts as locals brought their prized possessions and family heirlooms along to be valued.

Antiques Roadshow expert Geoffrey Minn left a guest lost for words during a valuation on an episode of the BBC One programme.The guest appeared on the show as they presented a Faberge sculpture of a pear blossom which had belonged to the Worcestershire army regiment.But unbeknown to the guest, the item was worth a series amount of cash which is believed to be an Antiques Roadshow record-breaker.READ MORE: Antiques Roadshow guest gasps after finding out pistol given as a gift is worth £20k The guest explained where the item in question came from before the jaw-dropping figure it would fetch at auction was revealed.He told Geoffrey: "It was formed in 1794 to protect the shores against a Napoleonic invasion."It was agreed that the regiment should serve only within the United Kingdom, however, in 1899 when the Boer War was going badly, it was decided that some of [the regiment] as volunteers would be mobilised."When they left the shores, the Countess of Dudley, whose husband, the Earl of Dudley was a member of the regiment, he was second in command, she presented each and every soldier that went out with a sprig of pear blossom, worked in silk that they were to wear in their hat."He added: "As a reminder of the county that they had left, ie, the pear blossom emblem of Worcestershire."When they returned in 1903, she presented this sprig of pear blossom manufactured by Faberge, it's a lovely piece."Geoffrey added: "It certainly is a lovely piece, his looks for all the world like a glass vase and there's a stratagem here that it's filled with water, and this is the meniscus at the top of the water."It's a solid block of what is apparently glass, but it's certainly not, it's stone."It's rock crystal, it's icy cold even on this

Antiques Roadshow was left in shock when he found out a pistol he got for free as a child could be worth over £20,000.Expert Robert took a look at the pistol and said that it was “quite astonishing.”Upon closer inspection he said that he though the pistol could be worth up to £20,000.READ MORE: BBC Antiques Roadshow fans floored as £16 art unveiled as 'African currency' worth £600“It’s Italian, it’s out of Turin. It’s probably 1770, 1780,” he explained.Intrigued by the story behind the pistol, Robert asked the guest how he got it.He told Robert it was given to him as a child by his stepfather.“It was a gift from one of his business partners and later on, he wasn’t interested, so I received it from him.”Robert thought that it was bizarre that the pistol had been used as a child's toy, noting that it was so rare.He gushed: “This is a top quality presentation piece.”As he continued to analyse the piece he said: "I mean, if you start going back from the muzzle, you have this fabulous burst of gold here, gold chasing.“The two cartouches are the Turin-proof marks.

Antiques Roadshow from Ham House near Richmond, while viewers at home freaked out over an "evil looking" doll that was worth £20,000."I must admit that this is the most interesting and unusual doll that I've seen on my 36 years of the roadshow," said Bunny Campione as she introduced the fifth item on the show and inspected a strange-looking doll-type figurine.She continued: "But it's not a doll, I think it's body shows that he's not a doll," before lifting the dress to show off the body of the item.READ NEXT: BBC Antiques Roadshow fans distracted as Fiona Bruce dons denim jumpsuit to host showBunny explained how the item had hessian underneath and "wasn't a doll's body at all" because it is an "effigies' body". The woman who had brought the effigy onto the show explained that the item belonged to her mother and had been in their family for over 50 years.Her mum had bought the doll from an auction house in the early 70s and the lady said that she had always loved the doll."I believe it's a funeral effigy of a three year old son that died of the Duke of Buckingham," Bunny revealed.She explained how the son of the duke died in 1715 and that in those days the monarchy would make wooden and wax effigies to put on the funeral cars.Bunny revealed that if it can be proved to be authentic, then the effigy would be worth £10,000 or £20,000.Although the lady and her sister who brought the effigy onto the show were overjoyed, viewers at home were far from impressed by the "evil-looking" doll."Absolute f***ing horror of a doll on #antiquesroadshow right now," penned one viewer of the BBC show.Another added: "That doll looks evil #antiquesroadshow.""Creepy doll / funeral effigy.

Antiques Roadshow host Fiona Bruce got viewers talking online about her outfit choice during the latest instalment of the BBC One series.The 58-year-old presenter donned a blue denim jumpsuit during Sunday's (August 14) evening episode.She hosted the show from the Bishop's Palace in Wells, where finds included a blues guitar, a broken plate by the Victorian designer Augustus Pugin and a piece of street art on a metal panel. READ MORE: Dad who bought £12 box from junk shop staggered to find it's Louis Vuitton worth fortune Fiona was also challenged to put three pieces of stunning Fabergé jewellery in order of value.However, viewers watching at home were more distracted by Fiona's wardrobe choice.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Fiona looks amazing tonight."Another added: "I want Fiona Bruce's jumpsuit."A third person posted: "Fiona doing the double denim."While a fourth social media user said: "Fiona Bruce’s Sunday night anti-fear denim jumpsuit of hope."It comes after Fiona revealed her doctor was appalled when she told her she did no exercise following the birth of her son Sam 23 years ago.In an interview with Hello!, she said: ""I never did any exercise until I went to see a GP before or just after I had Sam.

A FORMER Antiques Roadshow worker has revealed exactly what goes on behind the scenes. An anonymous Reddit user, known only as @wellmeomy, has shared their experience as a volunteer on the long-running BBC series.