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Bargain Hunt star rushed to hospital as they issue health update to fans
Watch the video above as the fan-favourite issued a health update to The Sun
A BARGAIN Hunt star has revealed they rushed to hospital with a worrying symptom as they issued a health update.
The BBC star exclusively told The Sun how he dashed to medics after his hands started tingling.
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Thomas Forrester was seen urgently by a doctor who quickly diagnosed him with a painful trapped nerve.
He explained how it could have been brought on by the fact he is a keen fencer.
The fan-favourite said: "The thing is I'm a fencer. I fence three times a week and I'm going to continue fencing."
He continued: "They have released it [the trapped nerve] and massaged it and hopefully within a week it will sort of stop.
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"But for the tennis elbow, again I need more massage, more treatment there.
"It's a constant battle we're told to exercise, we're sort of told to keep better and all of that but with the exercise comes the moans, the nibbles, the grunts, the this and all of that."
Thomas was speaking to The Sun as he prepares to host the charity auction at Oxfordshire’s ‘OxTrail’ for Sobell House Hospice.
He runs his own auction house in Berkshire but previously worked as the Head of Department within Ceramics, Jewellery and Silver at Gorringe’s and Phillips.
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Thomas’s speciality is in jewellery, watcher and silver.
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He started Special Auction Services in 1991 with his partners Neil Shuttleworth and Hugo Marsh.
Thomas joined Bargain Hunt in 2007 but also starred in the now axed Flog It! daytime series.
Bargain Hunt presenters
First airing on BBC One in 2000, Bargain Hunt sees two pairs of contestants tasked with buying antiques from a shop or fair and then try to make a profit at auction. With David Dickinson and Tim Wonnacott among the show's alumni, let's take a look at the current presenters.
- Christina Trevanion: Aside from presenting, Christina is also an auctioneer and a partner in the firm of Trevanion & Dean in Shropshire. Her other TV appearances include Antiques Road Trip, Flog It! and The Travelling Auctioneers.
- Eric Knowles: An antiquarian with a primary focus in ceramics and glass, Eric has also appeared on Antiques Roadshow, Noel's House Party, Call My Bluff and Going, Going Gone.
- Natasha Raskin Sharp: Daughter of artist Philip Raskin, Natasha is an antiques and art expert, especially Scottish contemporary art. She has also featured in Antiques Road Trip, Flog It! and For What It's Worth, among others.
- Charlie Ross: An antiques expert and auctioneer, Charlie's career dates back to 1963 by joining a local firm of estate agents after leaving school, later progressing to antique furniture. He has also popped up on shows such as Flog It!, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Antiques Road Trip.
- Caroline Hawley: Away from the Bargain Hunt cameras, Caroline also runs a successful antiques business in Yorkshire.
- Danny Sebastian: Having joined Bargain Hunt as an expert in 2017, Danny became part of the presenting team in 2022.
- Roo Irvine: Initially signing up for the show as an antiques expert, Roo later became a main presenter for Bargain Hunt. She's also appeared in Antiques Road Trip and Flipping Profit.
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