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Bargain Hunt stars now - Life saved by stranger, romance with co-worker and jail stint
BBC Bargain Hunt contestants have made a "whole lot of lolly" throughout the years, as former host Tim Wonnacott would say.Tim was just one of the many hosts and experts on hand to give advice about hidden gems, rare finds and novelty items that have either made a loss, or provided a pretty penny for the contestants.Since 2000, he and experts including David Dickinson, Natasha Raskin Sharp and David Barby have also become almost as iconic as the programme itself.READ NEXT: Bargain Hunt experts' most expensive finds – vampire slaying kit to cockerel tea cosyHere, Daily Star takes a look at where some of the Bargain Hunt stars are now.British icon David Dickinson MBE presented Bargain Hunt for more than three years between 2000 to 2003 - where his famous tan was just as iconic as the show itself.Prior to hosting Bargain Hunt, David had already made a name for himself selling antiques in the early 90s, before landing his TV break on Bargain Hunt.However, David has spoken openly about his life before fame, revealing that he once spent three years in jail for mail-order fraud when he was 19 years old.Speaking to The Mirror, he said: "I hated every moment but I knew I had to get through. I vowed I would never do anything to put myself back in this position.
