Caroline Hawley Biography – Caroline Hawley Wiki
Caroline Hawley is a British television presenter and an expert on the BBC television program Bargain Hunt. She is an antique expert and dealer, auctioneer, and valuer.
She specializes in costumes and textiles, as well as French antiques. Hawley has also appeared on Flog It before joining Bargain Hunt in 2013. She has also appeared on other BBC programs such as Antiques Road Trip and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Together with her husband John, they own and co-run Hawley’s Auctioneers located in Beverley and North Cave in East Yorkshire.
When she was relatively young, she opened up her first shop in South Cave known as Penny Farthing Antiques in 1983. She told the BBC she would begin buying and selling items in her village hall with proceeds going to charity.
According to their website, John and Caroline have stated that: From the first auction in 2001 we have tried to maintain an Independent auction house in Yorkshire with the highest possible integrity. We sustain old-fashioned values but keep up to date with the modern-day technological advances that are a vital part of the industry and which enable us to be both local and global at the same time.”
It goes on, “John and Caroline have both been involved in the antique trade for rather too long to mention. John started working in his father’s antique shop in Beverley in 1966, he had some time off for bad behavior but returned full time in 1986 and has been dealing and now auctioneering and valuing since then.”
Caroline Hawley Bargain Hunt
Caroline works as a presenter and expert on the BBC antique program Bargain Hunt. The expert got involved in Bargain Hunt in the summer of 2013 after already working on the BBC’s Flog It! for a year according to an interview with BBC. Her debut program was from her home county at Wetherby Racecourse. It was a natural environment for her, the only difference being she had a great team with her and a wonderful camera crew capturing every moment!
She describes her best Bargain Hunt find as: “A ceramic toast rack from the 1851 Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace bought for £1 and sold at Catherine Southon’s auction not far from its origins for £50!”
Caroline Hawley Age
How old is Caroline from Bargain Hunt? Caroline was born in 1967.
Caroline Hawley Husband
Is Caroline Hawley still married? She is married to one-time footballer, John Hawley. The two got married in 2008. They are partners and own Hawley’s Auctioneers, located in East Yorkshire. John was born in Patrington and his interest in antiques began when he was working at his father’s antique workshop in Beverley in 1966.
Formerly, John who is a professional footballer played the forward position in several football clubs like Leeds United, Arsenal, Hull City, Arsenal, and Leyton Orient among several other clubs. His first professional match was in 1972 with Hull Cty and later moved to Leeds United in 1978. He scored 16 goals for the team in a total of 33 appearances. When he quit playing, John became a football coach for Nottingham Forest before ending his football tenure in 1986 signing out of Scunthorpe United football club.
He then went back to the antique business and later set up an auction house with his wife. The pair’s website states: “From the first auction in 2001 we have tried to maintain an Independent auction house in Yorkshire with the highest possible integrity. We sustain old-fashioned values but keep up to date with the modern-day technological advances that are a vital part of the industry and which enable us to be both local and global at the same time. John started working in his father’s antique shop in Beverley in 1966. He had some time off for bad behavior but returned full time in 1986 and has been dealing and now auctioneering and valuing since then.”
She was first married to her ex-husband Phil. The estranged pair share two sons.
Caroline Hawley Children
Caroline has two children, sons James and Charles who she had with her ex-husband Phil. Speaking about the events that surrounded the birth of her second son Charles, she narrated vividly. She said to The Sun: “I was heavily pregnant with Charles at one auction, and in fact, I went into labor as I was bidding for something or other. I managed to buy it before I was carted off to the maternity unit!”
Caroline Hawley Height
The Bargain hunt expert stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters) tall.
Caroline Hawley Net Worth
Auctioneer Caroline Hawley’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 Million.
Caroline Hawley Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @caroline_e_hawley.
