Tim Wonnacott caused surprise when he left Bargain Hunt suddenly in 2015 (Image: GETTY) Tim Wonnacott revealed that he was leaving Bargain Hunt for "personal reasons" when he suddenly departed after a mammoth stint of 12 years. However, he never left the BBC , as he still contributes narration to Antiques Road Trip and its celebrity spin-off version. He's also appeared on Restoration, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Ready Steady Cook, to name a few.
So why did the veteran presenter sensationally leave the show behind? He made a statement at the time, revealing: "I am pleased to have been part of Bargain Hunt for so many years and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of my, roughly, 1,200 programmes hunting out bargains with the contestants. Alongside continuing to voice Antiques Road Trip for the BBC , I look forward to developing new programme ideas." The BBC also honoured his contributions in a statement about his departure.
It read: "We would like to thank Tim Wonnacott for his dedication to Bargain Hunt over the last twelve years and for the great expertise that he has brought to the show in that time." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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