Paul Martin is the popular and enthusiastic host of Despite the show ending back in 2018, the antiques show is still a staple of British daytime television with many fans still often tuning in to repeats.
The presenter is always keen to share his knowledge and love of old items – but are not the only thing that he fell in love with on the programme.
Behind the cameras, Paul enjoys a quiet life with his family in Wiltshire. The 65-year-old fell for his wife, Charlotte, when working together on Flog It! and together they share two children – Dylan and Meredith.
Paul married Charlotte, who is 20 years younger than him, in 2007. Now, they live in Seend, Wiltshire, in an 1830s-period property surrounded by 30 acres of lush land.
Speaking fondly of his wife, Paul said in an interview with The Daily Mirror: “She was a production coordinator and went on to work with Sir David Attenborough. She is into budgets, and I spend all the money on antiques! She is TV-minded, and my kids love it.”
Paul Martin is known as the face of Flog It! (Image: BBC)
Paul is the proud dad of two children, Dylan, 16, and Meredith, 13. The presenter often talks about his hope that his children will inherit his passion for antiques.
Speaking to the Irish News, Paul revealed: “I buy [antiques] because of their wonderful history of craftmanship, or as a document of social history, which has got a real identity and tells a story of that area.
“We are giving it a new lease of life by loving it and making it survive for another century. And hopefully, my kids will love it and pass it on to their kids.”
The presenter has also given the family home a new lease of life. Their 1830s cottage and is surrounded by a 25-acre smallholding and is home to his children’s ponies, ducks, geese, a partridge, quails, three stray cats, and three dogs.
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Paul Martin has been on TV for years (Image: Getty)
His land is also used as a release site for hedgehogs and owls from a rescue centre. Paul revealed in an interview with The Scotsman: “We’re living in it as we renovate, so it does take longer.”
He continued: “The cottage was stuck in the 1940s and 1950s when we bought it. All the walls were yellow, and the skirtings and architraves were gloss black.
“The pipework and wiring was on the surface, and the windows were metal and incredibly draughty. There was also no heating and no insulation, but we really bought it for the outside space.”