The best ever find on Bargain Hunt is an 18th-century Chinese yellow teapot, which was discovered in a Derbyshire attic and sold for a staggering £390,000 in 2025. Evaluated by expert Charles Hanson, this rare, imperial-era wine ewer was one of only three known to exist, originally valued at a fraction of its final auction price.
The biggest single-item profit on Bargain Hunt was a £660 gain on a Royal Worcester trinket box purchased for £140 by the blue team in 2002; however, a rare Chinese teapot found by an expert (not a contestant team) sold for a massive £390,000, becoming the show's most valuable item ever sold, though not part of a standard competition profit calculation.
The biggest single-item profit on Bargain Hunt was a £660 gain on a Royal Worcester trinket box purchased for £140 by the blue team in 2002; however, a rare Chinese teapot found by an expert (not a contestant team) sold for a massive £390,000, becoming the show's most valuable item ever sold, though not part of a standard competition profit calculation.
The Happy Mondays were disqualified from a special edition of the BBC's Bargain Hunt after Bez broke the show's rules by artificially inflating prices, handing victory to Pulp.
Has Charles Hanson been dropped from Bargain Hunt?
He was exonerated following a three-week trial in February. Hanson, who has been absent from Bargain Hunt since 2023, announced he would make a comeback in a post shared to X/Twitter: “Evening all for those asking, I'll be back on your screens soon – catch me on @BBCBargainHunt on 2nd June, BBC One at 12.15pm.
Christopher Trace, a revered figure in Blue Peter history, tragically died penniless despite devoting nine years to the esteemed BBC children's programme.
Has anyone not bought three items on Bargain Hunt?
Bargain Hunt host Eric Knowles was left in disbelief as one team on the BBC show made history before going on to the auction. They only bought 2 items not three.
According to Antique TV Shows, Charlie's net worth is estimated at £793,000 ($1,000,000). However, a previous report from Viral Net Worth estimated his net worth to be around £18,000,000 ($23,000,000).
Ross held the record for the largest profit on a single item on the Antiques Road Trip when in 2012 he bought a chipped Staffordshire elephant clock for £8 which was sold for £2,700 at auction.
Your support makes all the difference. Stuart Withers, an antiques seller featured on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, died shortly after filming a new episode.
Sally Nugent (born 5 August 1971) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since October 2021, she has presented BBC Breakfast along with Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay.
The hit BBC show saw one red team run out of time for the first time ever. Bargain Hunt witnessed an extraordinary moment, calling its own rules into debate as the red team became the first in the show's history to forego choosing a third auction item.
In the same month, a male Strictly star in his thirties was arrested on suspicion of rape – which is separate to the latest allegations. Separately, Giovanni Pernice left the show over abuse allegations made by Amanda Abbington, his dance partner for the 2023 series.
Zoe Ball's recent health issues include Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder, causing headaches and jaw clenching, and Bursitis, inflammation around her joints, leading to pain and swelling. These conditions prompted her to step back from her Radio 2 breakfast show to focus on health, though she continues to manage symptoms with treatments like facial therapies and exercise.
Zoe Ball had an affair with DJ Dan Peppe, a friend of her then-husband Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), which became public in 2003 and led to a temporary split in their marriage, though they later reconciled before separating permanently in 2016. Ball also had a highly public drunken kiss with Tay Tay Starhz of Franklin Lake in 2000, contributing to marital issues, and later dated Michael Reed after her divorce, a relationship that ended around 2023.
