Homes Under The Hammer host Martin Roberts joined the show in early 2000s (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
has revealed the horrifying moment he “found a dead body” hidden in property sold on
The TV presenter, 61, revealed that during one visit to the Lake District, he experienced one of the most terrifying experiences of his career.
Speaking to , the property expert recalled that while filming an episode in Cumbria, his producer came down from viewing the upstairs of a property looking “ashen” after she stumbled upon an unexpected resident.
Confused and shaken, Martin and his crew “tiptoed” upstairs to the bedroom where they saw the “body under the sheets.”
He told the publication: “We went to this one house, which had clearly been lived in until very recently. Almost like the kettle was still hot kind of thing and we went in and then the director went and had a look around.
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The broadcaster found a “dead body” HL: (Image: BBC)
“And she came out absolutely ashen in the face. And she said, ‘There is a dead body! There’s a dead body in the bed’.
“So we all sort of tiptoed into the bedroom and sure enough, there’s this body underneath the sheet and we’re like, ‘We really don’t know how to deal with this’.
But as they stood at the door, Martin explained that the “dead body” soon started snoring with the pair discovering “someone had forgot their grandad” and it was the previous owner’s relative.
The broadcaster went on: “It started snoring and so we kind of nudged it. And then this old man sat bolt upright, no teeth and said, ‘Where’s my family?’ and the people had left in such a rush that they forgot granddad.
“Granddad was still sleeping the bed. The family had left. The house had been sold. He’s suddenly faced with film crew from homes under [the hammer].”
Thankfully Martin, who was speaking to the outlet on behalf of 10bet, revealed that their family had moved close to the original house.
Once they “gave him a cup of tea and calmed him down” the granddad was reunited with his family. Homes Under The Hammer has been on air since 2003 and follows new and experienced buyers at auctions bidding on usually run-down properties.
Subsequently, it follows them on their renovation project for either a rental or resale a profit or loss. The broadcaster has appeared on the show since it debuted in the early 2000s and has appeared in over 724 episodes.
Homes Under The Hammer is available to watch on iPlayer.