Antique dealer and professional drummer from Britain Paul Martin has captivated viewers’ attention for being the presenter of BBC critically acclaimed television antique programs, including Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution and Flog It!, Trust Me, I’m a Dealer.
In 1990, The television personality developed parallel careers as a session musician drummer, worked with Average White Band, The Dogs D’Amour, and The Quireboys, and as an antiques trader and dealer.
Besides his antiques dealing career, Paul and his session and live work, Martin taught drums and percussion in a tuition center within a local instrument shop. Reports suggest he still plays with local jazz and blues bands around Wiltshire.
At 25, the British antique dealer-owned a pitch on London’s Portobello Road. The dealer has worked as an antique props stylist for magazines like Marie Claire and New Woman, undertaking larger projects designing antique sets for television shoots for BBC One’s The Clothes Show and Granada TV.
What Illness Does Paul Martin Have?
The skilled drummer and an antique merchant were diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and opted to abstain from dairy and gluten.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects the digestive system causing symptoms like stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation.
There is no cure for IBS. Diets and medications often help control symptoms such as food passing through the intestines too fast or too slowly and nerves in the intestines due to irritable bowel syndrome, stress, and a family history of IBS.
Paul Martin Health Condition And Sickness
Former Flog It! Paul Martin will be fronting two new shows for the BBC after Flog It! The diagnosis is blood cancer, which will throw me one almighty challenge.
The journalist and father-of-four were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma earlier this year and fought a six-month battle with the disease.
He paid tribute to the staff at Belfast City Hospital’s Bridgewater Suite and MacMillan charity for his care and support throughout his illness. He is committed to running next year’s Belfast City Marathon in aid of MacMillan and is back in the gym in preparation.
He paid tribute to the staff at Belfast City Hospital’s Bridgewater Suite and MacMillan charity for his care and support throughout his illness.
Paul Martin Family Bio: Who Is His Wife?
Martin was born to his parents on January 5, 1959, in Teddington, Middlesex, U.K.
Martin married BBC production coordinator Charlotte Godfreymoved to Wiltshire, a property surrounded by its arboretum built with a smallholding of 30 acres (12 ha) of land.
His wife, Charlotte, worked as a production coordinator on TV shows, including The Gadget Show, Bargain Hunt, and The Boat That Guy Built.
Charlotte, absent, was working as a BBC production coordinator, is a 20-year age gap between the couple and the scenes of Flog It.
Where Is Paul Martin Now?
Paul, 63, lives in the small village of Seend in Wiltshire with his wife and two children.
The family lives in a period property in Wiltshire that Paul built in the 1830s, and they have a smallholding of 30 acres surrounding their property.
The small land is home to Paul’s ponies, geese, ducks, two cats, and three dogs, which also serve as a shelter for hedgehogs and owls leaving the sanctuary. Paul and Charlotte have two children, a boy named Dylan and a girl named Meredith.