Natasha Raskin Sharp Biography – Natasha Raskin Sharp Wiki
Natasha Raskin Sharp is a Scottish television presenter, and an expert in antiques and art, especially in Scottish contemporary art, popularly known for her appearances on television. She is also best known for being the daughter of contemporary Scottish artist Philip Raskin. She has made appearances in programmes in the UK and the USA including Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Flog It!, Bargain Hunt, For What It’s Worth, and Baggage Battles.
She studied law for a year but making a decision that law was not suitable for her, she undertook a number of activities, during which she had a placement with the Alice Temperley fashion house, and worked in the primary elections of 2008 for Barack Obama in New Hampshire, during which he referred to her as part of “the Scottish contingent” of his team, and provided her with a signed reference for her work. After returning to Scotland she joined Glasgow auction house McTear’s, as an auctioneer and latterly as Head of Pictures, dealing mainly with Scottish contemporary art. After her marriage, she now shares her auctioneering and valuation event duties at McTear’s with her television career.
She is a regular expert contributor on the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Flog It! and has acted as both expert and lead presenter on BBC’s Bargain Hunt. She appeared in the US show Baggage Battles. Her most recent show is For What It’s Worth with Fern Britton. She has also featured on the Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Radio Scotland, reviewing an exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland. She has been a guest presenter on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Music Match, and since 2017, has presented a weekly programme, playing an eclectic mix of music. She has presented story segments for The One Show on BBC 1. In October 2021 it was announced that she would be seen in Susan Calman’s Antiques Adventure on Channel 5.
Initially, she studied law at Glasgow University but left her degree course after a month, taking the rest of the academic year off before heading to the University of Glasgow to study for a degree in History of Art.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Age
She was born in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Husband
She is married to her husband, Joe Sharp since 2016. They met behind the scenes at the BBC when the TV presenter joined Bargain Hunt in 2013, where Joe works as a producer and director. The pair started dating and got married in 2016 at a small ceremony in Scotland. While chatting to the broadcaster about her relationship, Natasha admitted there’s one thing the pair love to do.”My partner and I are guilty of eating out too much!
Joe has worked on Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, as well as The Great Hotel Escape on Channel 4. He also helped produce The Big Painting Challenge on BBC One in 2018.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Parents
She is the daughter of Philip Raskin who is an artist and Barbara Raskin.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Siblings
She is the second child in a family of three children. Her family is made up of art lovers and collectors.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters) tall.
Natasha Raskin Sharp Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @exhibit_auctions_.
