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Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts has taken to Twitter to share an update as he drives to the Ukraine border with supplies for the country's citizens.The property expert, 58, admitted that "it's all a bit scary" ahead of the 22-hour journey to deliver much-needed supplies as part of a "charity convoy" in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.In view of his 32,600 followers, the BBC star shared a short clip of himself in his van as he prepared to make the long journey.He captioned the video: "All that I need to do now is get this precious and much needed cargo to Medyka on the Polish/Ukraine border."One van. One man on a mission.

Homes Under The Hammer’s Martin Roberts has taken to social media to give fans an update after breaking down in tears at Costco while buying supplies for Ukrainian refugees. In a new video uploaded to Twitter, Martin told his 28,000 followers he had joined a “convoy” to deliver essential products to the Polish-Ukrainian border.He filmed himself in his van as he explained the journey he was set to make to “do his bit” to help those affected by the war.Martin explained: “I’m now in my van - I’ve got a VW van.“And I’ve been asked by a charity down in Bournemouth to help them and join their convoy to actually head to the Polish-Ukrainian border and take loads of supplies to literally the frontline.“So, I’ve bought some more stuff from the shops and I’m gonna pick up some pallets of stuff from their warehouse down in Bournemouth and get on the ferry and drive across France and the Netherlands and Germany, and then to the Polish border and hopefully be there in the next 24 hours or so.“And then I’ll be, hopefully, having a chance to actually see where this stuff goes, make sure it goes to the right places and just do my bit.“And I’m not doing this for any other reason other than, you know, it’s just me wanting to do what I can.“At the end of the day, in this case, I’m not a celebrity - I’m a man with a van.”Martin captioned the post: “Thank you for all your kind messages after my Costco experience.They meant the world.“Things have moved on.

Instagram today after a trip to Costco, where he tried to buy multiple bottles of Calpol to send as aid for Ukrainian children.

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Lucy Alexander, 51, has told fans she had to undergo a “tense” speed awareness course as “punishment” for speeding in a 30mph zone.She detailed the experience to her 54,000 Instagram followers, saying: “I’m just about to start a speed awareness course at home, look I've got all my props to put my phone on and my driver's license.”Lucy got herself set up in her dining room with a tower of biscuit tins to hold her phone up.The presenter exclaimed: “Two hours, it’s two hours!“I was going 40 in a 30, so yeah, this is my punishment. God!“Anyway, I’ll see you on the other side, wish me luck.

Lucy Alexander penned: "Can we please just discuss TENNIS ELBOW Wtaf ? "Sorry for shouting but I cannot believe the agony and just thought you actually had to be sporty to get it..?... anyone got any tips..?"(sic) The former Homes Under The Hammer host then asked: "Am I old and falling apart?"Tennis elbow causes pain around the outside of the elbow, and is often triggered by overusing your forearm during an activity.Lucy's Twitter followers offered their support and suggested advice.Louise Wood replied: "It's really not nice but there are things that will help.

Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts has faced it all - from crashing through broken floorboards and falling downstairs to panicking that boilers have been leaking lethal carbon monoxide. However, the 58-year-old property expert is adamant that he's in it for the long haul, and hopes to offer his skills in the years to come.Martin has encountered some horrific homes in his time, exclaiming of some: "You wonder how on earth people could have been living in there!"The open-mouthed presenter has often allowed his astonishment to show on screen, but now he has voiced the feelings behind his experiences during an exclusive interview.Referencing half a dozen particularly bad properties, he revealed: "It is like those extreme hoarder type programmes where there's just a small space for the chair, surrounded by years and years and years of rubbish piled around it!"Plus he imagines that some have housed entire menageries of animals, compelling him to wish he had fresher oxygen."You can imagine the kind of smell and the state that they're in," the horrified presenter confided.His message to homeowners is that there is much they can do to prevent, for example, the stench of mould."Just check there's airflow, so you don't get damp," he encouraged."Make sure you check for blocked gutters, blocked drains...

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts is well-known for being a whiz in the home, but regularly feels frustration when he hears of "houses exploding when it goes so badly wrong". He recently teamed up with Gas Safe Register to warn followers of the perils of having an "elephant in the room"."I've seen so many properties with extremely bad safety issues," he grimaced, during our exclusive interview."The houses I see all the time, you go into a bedroom and you'll see some cranky old boiler there...

Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts now believes he has "never had such a lovely, overwhelmingly positive response to anything I've ever done" when it came to friends and colleagues, he was initially unsure of how his family - and especially his children, who he shares with wife Kirsty Roberts - might have taken the news. His Strictly The Real Full Monty performance marked the first time Martin had ever gone fully nude in public."It was a big thing for my children having their dad strip off," Martin admitted, adding that it came with the prospect of being heckled at school."I think they were a bit worried about what their mates would say but, actually, their mates were really supportive," he enthused.That didn't mean there was no teasing, of course, and the 58-year-old admitted that friends of his children Scott and Megan were texting them, taunting: "We've just seen your dad's bum!"However, he added: "I think even kids got the reason [for The Full Monty].

Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts appeared to be frustrated as he attempted to install a new fridge in his home. But the TV personality was faced with a massive setback since the old fridge was stuck inside the cabinet.Martin hopped on to Twitter to share a string of videos with his 28,000 fans during his attempt to replace his fridge."I think I may be failing at the first hurdle here," he said."Does that look like it's going to fit in there? Oh no."He then followed up with another video explaining that after removing all of the screws, the fridge was still tied to something.1558099Martin asked for assistance from his followers, hoping that they had a clue why the fridge was not coming out of the cabinet."I'm really struggling here…," he continued."I've got the things off, and all the screws are off."The 58-year-old then began to pull on the fridge to show that it was still locked in position."But if I pull on it, the bloody thing doesn't move," Martin stressed."I've all the bits off it.

Strictly The Real Full Monty star Martin Roberts has confessed he was absolutely mortified about the idea of his former Homes Under The Hammer co-star Lucy Alexander seeing him perform his striptease.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, he has revealed the reason why."It's like, would you want your work colleagues to see you without clothes on?" spluttered Martin of the embarrassing moment he bared all for the nation."Strangers are one thing, but friends, family members, colleagues....!"I didn't want [Lucy] to see me, but obviously she watched."I always called her my TV wife, but [until then she'd] never seen me naked!"He added mischievously: "The next time I see her, it's going to be...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Martin Roberts was initially terrified when he learnt of the line-up he'd be performing his Strictly The Real Full Monty striptease with, which included Duncan James, Colin Jackson and James Jordan.

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts, 58, was left incensed after he was apparently snubbed by Strictly Come Dancing producers following his pleas to become part of the show’s celebrity line-up.The star felt baffled after the dance competition’s bosses ignored his social media campaign in a bid to join last year’s series, protesting that he should have at least been given a courtesy call due to spending “18 years on telly every day” fronting BBC show Homes Under The Hammer.Speaking about his frustrations in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Martin said: “I’ve wanted to do Strictly for years. “And you just sort of sit there quietly, and you just hope you get the call, and then nothing happens. “And then you see people on there and you think, ‘surely I’m in some kind of category, 18 years on telly every day!’“But there’s this mysterious sort of selection process, nobody really knows how it works.“Like casting of anything, you know, it’s all terribly secretive.”The property expert continued: “Obviously, they’re balancing lots of things and I respect them for that, you know, they've got lots of lots of things to juggle. “But that day, I heard from my agent that they wouldn't even take a Zoom call or a phone call, and I thought, that’s like not even getting over the first hurdle. “So what am I doing that’s so wrong that means I don’t even get a chance to say I’d be quite good at this? “So I was a bit hacked off,” he admitted.The Homes Under The Hammer presenter shared his hopes to join Strictly when he posted a video on Twitter back in June, in view of his 27,000 followers, asking fans to help him out in a campaign to land him a place in the BBC dance competition.However, his pleas fell on deaf ears, as

Homes Under The Hammer since the show started in 2003, along with Lucy Alexander. Lucy left in 2016 to pursue other avenues, with Martin now presenting the show with Martel Maxwell and Dion Dublin.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Martin revealed his plans for his future on the show.Insisting he isn't planning on leaving, the property expert said: "I will carry on until people are bored of me or I can’t drive up and down the country anymore."I still love doing it, travelling is a bit of a pain and stuff, but when you get into the properties...

Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts confessed to spending time in his fair share of barely inhabitable homes.The Strictly The Real Full Monty star was left incredulous about how anyone could have braved such tough conditions."I've seen about five or six hoarder homes over the years," he admitted."You wonder how on earth people could have been living in there...

BBC's Homes Under the Hammer since the programme began in 2003.

Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts dared to bare, he was inundated with messages. Among those praising him for taking part in the charitable event included none other than his BBC colleague, and BBC Breakfast's resident weather presenter, Carol Kirkwood."She sent me a really lovely text," he recalled during an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.While he dreaded the prospect of those he knew personally catching sight of him in the buff, his "TV wife" Lucy Alexander insisted on tuning in anyway."[She] was really proud and supportive," he elaborated."I didn't want her to see me, but obviously she watched.

The presenter said: “The really weird thing is, I haven’t seen Martin Roberts, from Homes Under the Hammer, my co-presenter for about a year and a half. “I’m not allowed to go up and give him a hug because of the Covid restrictions,” she said. The star then concluded, saying: “So when we’re finished I might.”Lucy also followed up her story with a series of other clips taken during filming of Celebrity Catchpoint. The first of the videos was a clip of her and her co-stars messing around on set. The co-stars were Martin Roberts, Louise Minchin and Mike Bushell. She captioned the video: “Me and Martin V Louise Minchin and Mike Bushell from BBC Breakfast. “Here’s the studio.” Referencing Celebrity Catchpoint, the following story clip featured Martin and Lucy side by side with the caption: “It’s tough catching the balls.” She added: “Haha never laughed so much.”She then turned the camera over for a short clip with her and Martin where she told fans what she was up to. She said: “So we’re here doing Celebrity Catchpoint. “Here’s the studio.

Homes Under the Hammer host Lucy Alexander, 51, shared her plans for the new year in a candid Instagram update. While the home renovation professional admitted that it had been a “rocky road”, she seemed excited to begin a brand new journey.Taking to Instagram this afternoon, Lucy shared a photograph of herself sporting a bright pink, red and white striped cardigan with a gold medallion-style necklace.In the caption, she opened up to her 52,300 followers about her “exciting” new chapter.“Hello Monday,” Lucy began.

Homes Under The Hammer host Martel Maxwell has taken to Twitter to reveal that she's suffered a hilarious self-tanning fail after using a product that was out of date.The TV star, 43, explained that her blunder led to some concern from her husband Jamie Parratt, who suspected his wife could be suffering from a serious skin condition.In view of her 12,500 followers, the BBC presenter revealed why it was that her spouse had been shooting her strange looks throughout the day.Martel wrote: "Husband looking at me most oddly all day."The star explained that the quizzical looks turned out to be out of concern, as he suspected his wife to be suffering from a health issue."Transpires he thought I was jaundiced," Martel penned.However, she thankfully told fans how she was feeling totally fine, but had just picked up an out of date beauty product.She continued: "In a clear out last night I happened upon some self tanning face oil."It may have been out of date," she ended her tweet.The BBC host shares three sons with her husband.Martel landed the coveted role as Homes Under The Hammer presenter following the departure of long-time host Lucy Alexander in 2016.The blonde-haired presenter had been hosting the show for 13 years when she left.Just yesterday, BBC journalist Martel broke her silence surrounding her involvement in The Masked Singer.Following the opening show last saturday, fans of the programme were quick to claim that the character Mushroom was the TV host.Taking to the stage, Mushroom sang a rendition of It’s Oh So Quiet by Björk.The character caught the attention of fans after a handful of clues were unveiled.The user penned: "@MaskedSingerUK Mushroom I'm guessing as @MartelMaxwell from Homes Under The Hammer."After

Strictly Come Dancing bosses had called him, even if it was just to explain why he couldn’t be part of the 2021 line-up. It comes after the Homes Under The Hammer presenter shared a video on Twitter back in June, in view of his 27,000 followers, asking fans to help him out in a campaign to land him a place in the BBC dance competition.However, his pleas fell on deaf ears, as Martin later revealed that he didn’t receive a phone call from the producers of Strictly, despite his best efforts and a lot of public support.Martin was then quick to hit back at those who may think he was being a “baby” by kicking up a fuss about not being contacted by the show.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the property expert and BBC

Strictly Come Dancing, however, they do not want him on the show, according to the Homes Under the Hammer star.The presenter revealed exclusively to Express.co.uk that he was "really keen" to put on his dancing shoes, but they would not take his calls.Martin recently took part in Strictly: The Real Full Monty, where he stripped off in order to raise awareness for life-saving cancer checks.He braved the challenge despite falling to pieces on the first day of filming after he lost his best friend Dave to bowel cancer.Martin spoke about how ironic it was that he was taking part in the strip show.He said: "It’s really quite ironic really.The whole thing’s called Strictly: The Real Full Monty."You know, I was really keen to try and do Strictly,