Martin Roberts (presenter)
| Martin Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Martin Leyland Roberts 20 July 1963 Warrington, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Presenter, Author, Property Expert, Investor, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kirsty Roberts |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Website |
Martin Leyland Roberts (born 20 July 1963) is an English television presenter and is a property expert, investor, entrepreneur and author who currently presents the BBC One property auction series, Homes Under the Hammer with co-presenters Lucy Alexander and Dion Dublin, along with currently hosting Talk Radio show 'Home Rule with Martin Roberts' where he also chats about property.
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, Roberts began his career in the late 1980s at BBC Radio Manchester.
He studied Electronic Engineering at Bradford University 1983–86 and was a DJ on Ramair, the university's radio station. Roberts has been working as a property developer since the early 1990s and has contributed to several publications, both on the subject of property development and travel.
Since then, he has presented several other programmes including Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and How to Survive the Property Crisis, both for the BBC as well as ITV's travel programme Wish You Were Here...? Roberts is most famous for being BBC's UK and Overseas Property expert writing and presenting Homes Under the Hammer having done since the program began in 2003 to the present day. As well as making regular appearances on BBC Breakfast, BBC News 24 and The One Show
Roberts has also made appearances on Ready Steady Cook with Homes Under the Hammer co-presenter, Lucy Alexander. Roberts has also been a celebrity contestant on BBC gameshows Hole in the Wall and Pointless, raising money for charity. In July 2010 Roberts entered the BBC television programme Celebrity MasterChef, though he was eliminated at the first opportunity despite having performed well on the ingredient recognition task. In November 2016, Roberts was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. He was eliminated after spending 15 days in camp, coming in sixth place.
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