Martin Roberts (presenter)
| Martin Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Martin Tarquin Roberts 20 July 1963 Warrington, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Dancer, property expert, ballet dancer, investor, entrepreneur and author |
| Television |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is How to Survive the Property Crisis Wish You Were Here...? Homes Under the Hammer I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! |
| Spouse(s) | Kirsty Roberts |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Website |
Martin Tarquin 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.
Early life and career
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, Roberts began his career in the late 1980s at BBC Radio Manchester.
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...?[1]
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.
He studied Electronic Engineering at Bradford University 1982–86 and was a DJ on Ramair, the university's radio station.
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.
He is the author of Teach Yourself Making Money from Property.[2]
In September 2012, Roberts publicly criticised proposed government changes to the planning laws of England that would double the size of extensions that do not need approval.[3] He branded the move crazy and said it would "wipe away generations of sensible and sound planning law overnight".[4]
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.
Personal life
Roberts was brought up in Stockton Heath, a suburb of Warrington.[5] He lives near Bath, Somerset, and is married with two children.
References
- ↑ "Martin Roberts profile". peoplematter.tv. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, Martin (2008). Teach Yourself Making Money from Property. Teach Yourself. ISBN 0-340-96637-8.
- ↑ Roberts, Martin (September 7, 2012). "Relaxing Planning Laws will Damage British Housing". Huffington Post.
- ↑ Roberts, Martin (September 7, 2012). "Forget Homes under the Hammer, our countryside and architectural heritage are under attack". Mail Online.
- ↑ "BBC Homes under the Hammer star talks about the Warrington property market". Warrington Guardian. July 20, 2012.