Natasha Raskin Sharp

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Natasha Raskin Sharp is a Scottish television presenter, and antiques and art expert, especially in Scottish contemporary art, best known for her appearances on television. The daughter of contemporary Scottish artist Philip Raskin, she has appeared in programmes in the UK and the US including Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Flog It!, Bargain Hunt, For What It’s Worth and Baggage Battles.

Natasha Raskin Sharp 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. In 2016 she appeared as a guest expert in episodes of For What It’s Worth with Fern Britton. She has also appeared 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 between 2017 and 2025, presented her own 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.

Roo Irvine

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(257 votes, average: 4.95 out of 5)

 

From a wee antiques shop in a small village in Scotland to the screens of millions of people in a matter of months, Arusha Irvine or ‘Roo’ as she is known, says she didn’t go looking for fame.

Roo Irvine was discovered after BBC Antiques Road Trip visited her store, Kilcreggan Antiques, in early 2015 and very shortly after BBC producers invited her to join the team of antiques experts.

Almost 8-years on and Roo Irvine is now a regular TV expert, and veteran, on shows such as BBC Antiques Road Trip, Flipping Profit, Bargain Hunt and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Recently Roo Irvine has also taken on the role as a main presenter for BBC Bargain Hunt – with consummate ease.

Roo Irvine has also made numerous guest appearances on BBC Celebrity shows such as Mastermind, House of Games & Pointless. In addition, during the Covid Pandemic, Roo launched her video and podcast channels under the tag #RadioRoo boosting her ever growing social media following.

Roo Irvine continues to write on antiques for several publications including Scotland Correspondent and some local monthly magazines.

Other passions for Roo Irvine are food, music and fashion. Viewers know Roo Irvine dresses to impress in her eclectic and as she says “sometimes unique fashion”. But when she is not enjoying dressing up, Roo Irvine will be found in the kitchen, cooking up amazing curries for her friends.

Roo Irvine is a passionate supporter of various charities and is an ambassador for the Blue Cross animal charity.

Roo Irvine lives in a small village in Argyll & Bute in Scotland with her husband and three much adored Maine Coon cats.